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Fri, 16 Apr 2021 08:45:00 GMT
Argentina reinstates beef exports registry
Argentina's government Thursday created a registry of beef exporters among other measures to curb under-invoicing, which authorities fear has been going on for a while now.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 08:09:00 GMT
Raúl Castro to step down as leader of Cuba's Communist Party
Iconic leader Raúl Castro is expected to step down as First Secretary of Cuba's Communist Party (PCC) as the VIII Congress of the PCC is set to start this Friday at the Havana Convention Center, under the title “The Congress...

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 09:30:00 GMT
Argentine president tells US envoy there will be no new Chinese base
Argentine President Alberto Fernández Tuesday told US National Security Council advisor Juan Gonzalez that “there will be no foreign bases,” it was reported.

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 09:05:00 GMT
Full lockdown in four Colombian cities going through third wave of covid-19
The Colombian government Tuesday imposed a full-scale lockdown on the cities of Bogota, Medellin, Barranquilla and Santa Marta as new covid-19 infections push Intensive Care Units to their limit, it was reported.

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 09:54:00 GMT
Pedro Castillo and Keiko Fujimori likely candidates for Peru's presidential runoff
Ultra-leftist candidate Pedro Castillo of the Peru Libre party and perennial conservative contender Keiko Fujimori looked poised to advance to the runoff after Peru's National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) had counted 93...

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 08:56:00 GMT
Major setback for Evo's party: none of its candidates win governors' elections in Bolivia
As the results of Sunday's departmental elections in Bolivia were becoming known Monday, former President Evo Morales' Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) recorded one defeat after another.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 11:20:00 GMT
Pedro Castillo ahead in Peruvian elections but results will take about a month to be known
Ultra left-wing candidate Pedro Castillo of the Perú Libre party was surprisingly ahead on Monday morning after the first round of Peru's presidential elections, but the names of those advancing to the runoff will not be known...

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 10:45:00 GMT
Third-time lucky: Lasso becomes Ecuador's president-elect
Contrary to expectations, Guillermo Lasso Sunday surprisingly beat Andrés Arauz to become Ecuador's next president. Lasso, a conservative, was a sure winner in the evening as 97.91% of the votes were counted.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 10:40:00 GMT
Chile has new immigration law after eight years in Congress
Chile's President Sebastán Piñera Sunday signed into law the new migration law which spent eight years in Congress before being passed.

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 10:16:00 GMT
Brazil: Ex-President Cardoso says Bolsonaro wants to run for presidency against Lula; and will win
Former Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso (1995-2002) said in a newspaper interview that Jair Bolsonaro wanted to take on ex-President Lula da Silva in the next elections. And he would beat him.



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