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Thu, 23 Jun 2022 08:35:00 GMT
Aerolíneas Argentinas, GOL announce SAO-BUE air shuttle
Argentina's flag carrier Aerolíneas Argentinas and Brazil's GOL have announced a Buenos Aires-São Paulo air shuttle between Aeroparque Jorge Newbery and Guarulhos, in addition to increasing their codeshare operations linking ...

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 08:19:00 GMT
Argentine Army places 11 officers under suspension over 2nd Lt's death
Eleven serving officers of the Argentine Army have been suspended from duty pending inquiries into the death of Second Lieutenant Matías Chirino after an initiation party at the Artillery Group Nº 3 barracks in Paso de los Li...

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 08:12:00 GMT
Lula's team releases government plan
Brazil's opposition presidential candidate Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva has released his government plan, which includes international cooperation, new labor legislation, and differentiated taxation on the wealthiest.

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 20:28:00 GMT
Israel's Embassy in Uruguay says Venezuelan 747 involved in arms traffic
Israel's Embassy in Montevideo Wednesday claimed that the Iranian crewmembers of the Venezuelan-flagged Boeing 747-300 seized by Argentine authorities in Buenos Aires were involved “in arms trafficking to Syria” and with th...

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 20:11:00 GMT
Unconventional production boosts oil and gas output in Argentina
Argentina's oil output reached its zenith in 20 years with 584,000 barrels per day (bpd) delivered in May of 2022, thanks mostly to unconventional developments, it was reported Tuesday.

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 18:18:00 GMT
Argentine minister vows to halt speculative imports of unnecessary items
Argentina's Productive Development Minister Daniel Scioli has announced he would step in to curb speculative imports and stop those who take advantage of the existing dual exchange rate between the local peso and the US dollar.

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 18:17:00 GMT
Colombia: Petro discusses reopening borders with Maduro
Colombia's President-elect Gustavo Petro Wednesday announced he had contacted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro to discuss the reopening of the border between the two countries once he takes office, which was part of the campai...

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 10:44:00 GMT
More poverty and misery ahead for most Argentines as food prices soar
An Argentine household needs a monthly income of at least 100,000 Pesos equivalent to US$ 781 at the official rate, (128 Pesos to the dollar) or US$ 454 (free market, 220 Pesos to the dollar) to remain just above the poverty li...

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 10:25:00 GMT
The "communist" map that irked nationalists because Malvinas are Falklands and don't figure as Argentine
When it's not the father, president Jair Bolsonaro, it's one of his sons, in this case Eduardo Bolsonaro, federal lawmaker who is involved in a controversy over his interpretation of South America's political mood and trend, wh...

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 10:08:00 GMT
80 arrested in Ecuadorian protests, police say
Ecuadorian police have reported that 80 people had been arrested in arrests in anti-government protests over the past few days following riots in Quito and other parts of the country where a curfew is in force and a state of em...



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