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Fri, 02 Sep 2022 19:25:00 GMTGang brutally beats brother of Chilean President
Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font's brother Simón was attacked by demonstrators Thursday at the University of Chile in Santiago's Alameda as he tried to prevent an ongoing case of looting, it was reported.
Fri, 02 Sep 2022 19:06:00 GMTVenezuelan devaluation drives prices upwards
Unofficial reports in Venezuela speak of an increase of around 33% in mass-consumption products after the US dollar went up against the local Bolivar and local consumers increasingly prefer black market deals.
Fri, 02 Sep 2022 19:00:00 GMTCaptain of Gibraltar oil spill ship arrested for ignoring instructions
The captain of the OS 35 bulk carrier ship leaking fuel off Gibraltar since Thursday has been arrested, police sources confirmed Friday.
Fri, 02 Sep 2022 18:52:00 GMTBolsonaro guilty of crimes against humanity for COVID-19 measures
The Rome-based Permanent Peoples' Tribunal (PPT) found Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro guilty of crimes against humanity and Human Rights violations for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fri, 02 Sep 2022 18:39:00 GMTGuedes: Brazil's GDP to beat most optimistic projections
Brazilian Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said Monday that his country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) would outpace the most optimistic projections by the end of 2022.
Fri, 02 Sep 2022 18:33:00 GMTNew drastic lockdown ordered in a Chinese city
Some 21 million people have been placed under sanitary confinement Thursday in the Chinese City of Chengdu as a result of a new outbreak of COVID-19 in a move to tackle "an extremely complex and serious pandemic situation," it ...
Fri, 02 Sep 2022 18:26:00 GMTUruguayan exports keep blooming
According to an Uruguayan Exporters Union (UEU) report released Thursday, orders from abroad have increased by 28% interannually, reaching a total of US$ 1.076 billion.
Fri, 02 Sep 2022 10:46:00 GMTThe profile of the suspect accused of trying to kill Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner
A suspect who has been identified as the 35-year-old Brazilian national Fernando André Sabag Montiel has been arrested after pointing a gun at Cristina Kirchner's head.
Fri, 02 Sep 2022 10:39:00 GMTMassa says hatred and violence destroy societies
Superminister of Economy Sergio Massa was among the first to condemn through his Twitter account the attack against Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK):
Fri, 02 Sep 2022 10:30:00 GMTArgentina in state of shock after attack on CFK
Argentina is in a state of shock after the assassination attempt on Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. So much so, that the Argentine Football Association (AFA) decided to call off all matches scheduled for Friday.