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Sat, 13 Aug 2022 03:32:00 GMT
Former Economy Minister wants Argentines to retire older
Former Argentine Economy Minister Nicolás Dujovne said people should retire at age 68, regardless of their sex, in a country where under current legislation men do so at 65 and women at 60.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 21:08:00 GMT
"Satanic Verses" author stabbed before a lecture in NY
Indian-born writer Salman Rushdie, on whose head there has been a bounty since the 1980s for his novel The Satanic Verses, has been stabbed Friday during a conference in New York State.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 21:07:00 GMT
Newborns kept dying in mysterious circumstances in Argentine city
The death of at least 5 newborn babies between May and June in a hospital in the Argentine city of Córdoba has made the news nationwide. There may be more cases, it was reported. Pending investigations, staff at the Maternal N...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 21:02:00 GMT
Non-Bolsonarist Brazilians sign open letter in favor of democracy
Over 900,000 Brazilians from various political ideas including scholars, business people, and artists Thursday warned against “authoritarian setbacks” through an open letter which included former Presidents Fernando Henriqu...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 13:51:00 GMT
Petro: Pecci murder by Uruguayan drug trafficker "shows that drug trafficking has long ceased to be a US-Colombian bilateral problem"
Colombian new president Gustavo Petro has referred to the murder of Paraguayan prosecutor Marcelo Pecci, who was killed in May on the island of Barú, in the Colombian Caribbean. This crime has been linked this week to Uruguaya...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 10:30:00 GMT
Hectic July shoots up Argentina's inflation
After having almost three economy ministers in one month, it was no surprise to see Thursday that July's inflation was the highest since 2002, as the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) released its latest repor...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 10:15:00 GMT
Uruguayan drug trafficker involved in several crimes, accused of ordering murder of Paraguayan prosecutor Marcelo Pecci
Uruguayan drug trafficker Sebastián Marset has been accused of ordering the death of Paraguayan prosecutor Marcelo Pecci, who was murdered in May on the island of Barú, in the Colombian Caribbean, reported Colombian newspaper...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 10:10:00 GMT
US Senators discuss investments with Argentina's Cabinet Chief
Argentine Cabinet Chief Juan Manzur Thursday welcomed a delegation of US Senators together with Ambassador Marc Stanley to discuss “all the investment possibilities for the near future,” according to the hosting official.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 10:01:00 GMT
Argentine judge ok with sending over Emtrasur's 747 to US
The Argentine federal judge investigating the suspected underlying reasons for the Venezuelan-flagged Boeing 747-300 cargo airplane banned from leaving the country Thursday acquiesced to a request from the United States to brin...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 09:38:00 GMT
Lugo still in serious condition after surgery
Former Paraguayan leftwing President Fernando Lugo underwent surgery Thursday and remains in intensive care in serious condition at an Asunción Sanatorium, it was reported.



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