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Mon, 18 Apr 2022 08:52:00 GMT
Over half of Chileans disapprove of President Boric's administration
Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font's disapproval ratings have grown around 10%, reaching 51%, in about a month, according to a survey by consultants Pulso Ciudadano released Sunday.

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 08:46:00 GMT
Chemical castration an option for rapists of minors, says Peru's President
Peruvian President Pedro Castillo Terrones Saturday announced he was eyeing the use of mandatory chemical castration for rapists of minors, adolescents, and women in a move to curb the increasing number of such crimes. The init...

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 08:37:00 GMT
Argentina has too many pensioners, according to an IMF report
A recent report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has underlined the fact that Argentina has a larger proportion of citizens earning pensions when compared to other countries in the world.

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 08:33:00 GMT
Former Peruvian president hospitalized yet again
Peru's prisons bureau Sunday reported former President Alberto Fujimori had been hospitalized as a precaution due to a blood pressure issue amid a recurrent heart condition.

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 08:26:00 GMT
Brazil enters new phase in C19 crisis as cases drop significantly
Brazilian Health authorities Sunday announced a new phase in the fight against COVID-19 and the subsequent lifting of most restrictive measures adopted since 2020 to curb the spread of the disease.

Sun, 17 Apr 2022 09:31:00 GMT
Disease outbreak in UK among children: acute hepatitis of unknown etiology
On 5 April 2022, the International Health Regulations (IHR) National Focal Point (NFP) for the United Kingdom notified WHO of 10 cases of severe acute hepatitis of unknown etiology in previously healthy young children (age rang...

Sat, 16 Apr 2022 10:08:00 GMT
Uruguayan tourism full steam ahead during Easter Week
Some 114,000 have crossed from Uruguay over to Argentina for Tourism Week, a lay holiday version of Easter Week between April 11 and 17. According to local media, 95,000 of them were Uruguayan nationals, followed by 11,000 Arge...

Sat, 16 Apr 2022 10:00:00 GMT
Inflation in LatAm highest in 15 years, IMF says
According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), inflation in Latin America's leading economies has reached its highest levels in 15 years. The finance agency Friday reported that these results were the consequence of the â€...

Sat, 16 Apr 2022 09:48:00 GMT
Brazilian scientists find new way to capture carbon from the atmosphere
According to a report published Friday by Agencia Brasil, a group of scientists from that country has found new techniques which could be of use in forest recovery and increase the capture of carbon from the atmosphere. April 1...

Sat, 16 Apr 2022 09:44:00 GMT
EuroLat joins calls for resumption of dialogue between Argentina and UK
The European-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (EuroLat) closed its Buenos Aires convention Thursday with a statement from both co-Speakers calling for the resumption of dialogue between Argentina and the United Kingdom ove...



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