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Sat, 19 Mar 2022 10:10:00 GMT
Chile: Boric signs environmental agreement Piñera had discarded
Chile's President Gabriel Boric Font Friday signed the so-called Escazú environmental agreement, which his predecessor Sebastián Piñera discarded at the last minute after having sponsored it. “We have changed course,” Bo...

Sat, 19 Mar 2022 09:52:00 GMT
IACHR concerned over Court decision to reinstate Fujimori's pardon in Peru
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) Friday said it was "concerned" following Thursday's decision by Peru's Constitutional Court to uphold a pardon to former president Alberto Fujimori, who is about to be relea...

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 20:38:00 GMT
Office of Medellín's Mayor launches masturbation-awareness campaign
The Office of the Mayor of the Colombian city of Medellín has launched a most unusual campaign on social media to rid masturbation from the moral prejudices surrounding it.

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 09:54:00 GMT
Vaccinated travelers to be spared further testing to enter Uruguay
Uruguay's Minister of Tourism Tabaré Viera has requested his Public Health colleague Daniel Salinas to review the possibility that incoming travelers fully vaccinated against COVID-19 are spared the swab test at the earliest.

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 09:53:00 GMT
Peru's Constitutional Court ruling clears path to Fujimori's release
Peru's Constitutional Court Thursday upheld a Presidential pardon granted in 2017 by Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (PPK) to Alberto Fujimori, who is serving a 25-year prison sentence for crimes against humanity.

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 09:48:00 GMT
Cuban demonstrators given jail terms of 4 to 30 years
Cuba's Judiciary handed down prison sentences ranging from 4 to 30 years to the July 11 demonstrators who filled the streets demanding an improvement to their living conditions, it was reported Thursday.

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 09:00:00 GMT
Nicaragua outlaws yet another 25 NGOs
The Government of Nicaragua has outlawed yet another 25 Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), bringing that figure up to 87 since December of 2018, it was reported Thursday.

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 09:43:00 GMT
Judge rules former Honduran President may be extradited to US
A Honduran judge Wednesday ruled in favor of extraditing former President Juan Orlando Hernández to the United States, where he is wanted for alleged drug trafficking and illegal use of weapons.

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 20:58:00 GMT
South American corn seeks to offset Ukrainian supply to Europe
France and Spain have requested the European Union to loosen up its requirements for the import of cereals given the current impact the war in Ukraine is having on the price of food globally, it was reported.

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 09:54:00 GMT
Peruvian President claims his innocence before Congress
Peru's President Pedro Castillo Terrones Tuesday denied his alleged involvement in acts of corruption and denounced opposition politicians for their campaign to remove him from office.



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