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Fri, 14 Jan 2022 09:25:00 GMT
Chilean President signs into law Arms Control Bill
Chile's President Sebastián Piñera Thursday signed into law the Arms Control Bill after nearly 14 years of Parliamentary debate. The new norm regulates the possession, trafficking, and use of firearms in a more strict manner.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 09:21:00 GMT
Bolsonaro is a "threat to democracy," HRW says
President Jair Bolsonaro represents a "threat" to Brazilian democracy, according to Lawyer Maria Laura Canineu, head of the NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) local office.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 09:10:00 GMT
Colombia, Peru advance bilateral issues after a 2-year impasse
Colombian President Iván Duque Thursday met with his Peruvian counterpart Pedro Castillo Terrones at Villa de Leyva (165 kilometers north of Bogotá) to discuss the economic reactivation of the mutual border, as well as enviro...

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 09:03:00 GMT
Omicron could make booster doses counterproductive, EMA suggests
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has ventured this week that repeated booster doses of vaccine risked overloading people's immune systems and was not a "sustainable" strategy.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 08:59:00 GMT
FARC sentenced to pay US $ 36 million for Betancourt kidnapping
A US court has sentenced the former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and several of its leaders to pay US $ 36 million for the kidnapping of politician Ingrid Betancourt, it was announced Thursday.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 08:52:00 GMT
Queen's son stripped of his titles to face charges as a private citizen
Queen Elizabeth has decided to strip Prince Andrew of all of the royal offices and honorary military titles to have him face charges as a private citizen in the saga of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal in New York City.

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 21:09:00 GMT
Quebec announces health penalty for those unvaccinated: it worked
The Canadian province of Quebec has come up with the idea of imposing an extra tax on people who willingly chose not to take a vaccine against COVID-19. The measure has reportedly led to a collapse in vaccination centers with p...

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 21:07:00 GMT
Paraguay: Congresswoman says drug money runs in all political parties
Congresswoman Celeste Amarilla from the Authentic Radical Liberal Party said "money from drug trafficking exists in all parties, although this criminal influence is more prevalent in the Colorado Party."

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 21:05:00 GMT
Argentine Government decrees two days of teleworking for public employees
Argentine President Alberto Fernández has decided that all civil servants go back to teleworking for two days -Jan. 13 and 14- as a result of the heat wave and the numeous problems with electricity supply.

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 19:10:00 GMT
Argentina: Milei's salary as a lawmaker goes to Kirchnerite construction worker
Newly-elected Argentine Deputy Javier Milei hast kept his word and put out his salary on a raffle to prove he was not into politics for the money. The 40-year-old Federico Nacarado, who is far from being a Milei voter, entered ...



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