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Fri, 27 May 2022 09:55:00 GMT
Lula regains decisive advantage over Bolsonaro, survey shows
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva is once again on track for a landslide victory at this year's Oct. 2 elections over the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, according to Datafolha's latest survey released Thursday.

Fri, 27 May 2022 09:43:00 GMT
FBI tips Paraguay of possible school massacre copycat
The United States Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has warned Paraguayan Police of a local possible encore of the recent massacre at a Texas primary school in which 21 people were killed.

Fri, 27 May 2022 09:30:00 GMT
Lacalle Pou said Uruguay not going back to sanitary restrictions
Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Thursday said going back to sanitary restrictions over an increase in cases of COVID-19 was not on the table.

Fri, 27 May 2022 09:29:00 GMT
Oldest man in the world turns 113
Venezuelan resident Juan Vicente Perez Mora is turning 113 years old Friday. The Spain-born man is officially the world's longest-living man, according to the Guinness organization.

Fri, 27 May 2022 09:16:00 GMT
Bolivia wants better gas deal with Brazil
Bolivia's Minister of Hydrocarbons and Energy Franklin Molina said the agreement with Brazil for the sale of cooking gas signed during the arguably illegitimate administration of Janine Áñez was detrimental to his country and...

Fri, 27 May 2022 09:04:00 GMT
Biden negotiating Argentina's presence at Summit of the Americas
US President Joseph Biden's envoy Christopher Dodd arrived in Buenos Aires to talk Alberto Fernández into attending next month's Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, a gathering many leaders intend to boycott following the h...

Thu, 26 May 2022 22:58:00 GMT
Pandemic shed light on gap between rich and poor, Alberto Fernández says
Argentine President Alberto Fernández Thursday said this region had tasted first-hand what it means to be less developed than other parts of the world as he opened the III Regional Meeting of Ministers of Education of Latin Am...

Thu, 26 May 2022 22:52:00 GMT
Bernie Ecclestone arrested in Brazil for carrying handgun at airport
Former Formula 1 car racing mogul Bernie Ecclestone has been arrested in Brazil for carrying a concealed weapon as he tried to board a flight bound for Switzerland, it was announced Thursday.

Thu, 26 May 2022 22:48:00 GMT
Strong quake felt in Peru, Chile and Bolivia
A strong earthquake rocked Chile, Perú, and Bolivia Thursday morning. Authorities in the three countries are still to release detailed reports on the aftermath of the event.

Thu, 26 May 2022 21:28:00 GMT
Genes make Antarctica bacteria immune to antibiotics
A team of Chilean scientists doing research in Antarctica has come up with bacteria resistant to antibiotics and other man-developed treatments thanks to information passed on through genes, it was reported.



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