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Sat, 01 May 2021 09:50:00 GMTFormer President Uribe calls on police and army to use weapons in Colombian protests
Colombian former President Álvaro Uribe on Friday urged that police and military have the right to use arms in the context of demonstrations against the tax reform being promoted by the government of Ivan Duque, his political ...
Fri, 30 Apr 2021 09:03:00 GMTPeru Libre candidate Pedro Castillo hospitalized with respiratory problems
Peruvian presidential hopeful Pedro Castillo was hospitalized Thursday with a "respiratory decompensation," his party Peru Libre announced.
Fri, 30 Apr 2021 08:35:00 GMTBrazilian airline Gol reports millionaire losses due to travel restrictions
Brazilian airline Gol Thursday reported losses of US $ 473 million for the first quarter of 2021 due to the travel restrictions effective worldwide as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Thu, 29 Apr 2021 09:40:00 GMTArgentina interested in manufacturing Cuban vaccine against covid-19
Argentine Foreign Minister Felipe Solá Wednesday discussed with Cuba's Ambassador to Buenos Aires the possibility of developing locally a Cuban-created vaccine against covid-19, it was announced.
Wed, 28 Apr 2021 09:57:00 GMTAmnesty International against deportation of migrants in Chile
Amnesty International's office in Chile Tuesday “repudiated” the wave of arrests and deportations of migrants after the enactment of the new immigration law promoted by the administration of President Sebastián Piñera, it...
Wed, 28 Apr 2021 09:53:00 GMTWealth tax returns twice as much as expected in Bolivia
Bolivian President Luis Arce announced on Tuesday his country's tax bureau had collected twice as much as originally estimated through the “very rich tax.”
Tue, 27 Apr 2021 09:29:00 GMTEurope willing to welcome US tourists if vaccine passport question is worked out
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen admitted this past weekend there was a growing interest in welcoming tourists from the United States.
Tue, 27 Apr 2021 09:27:00 GMTChilean truck drivers retaliate for roadblocks, isolate Tierra del Fuego
The Argentine Province of Tierra del Fuego continues to be isolated from the mainland since this past weekend as lorries keep blocking the Chilean road linking it to the Province of Santa Cruz, leaving the only sea and air trav...
Tue, 27 Apr 2021 08:53:00 GMTChile's borders to remain closed in light of little progress fighting covid-19
Chilean authorities decided Monday not to reopen the borders throughout May to try to prevent the entry into the country of new strains of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, Health Undersecretary Paula Daza announced.
Mon, 26 Apr 2021 09:03:00 GMTVenezuela remains the most “miserable” country - Argentina not far behind
Venezuela easily held to the dubious honour of being at the top of the list of the 2020 Global Economic Misery Index, while Argentina was merely seven notches behind.