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Thu, 10 Jun 2021 09:45:00 GMT
Peru's elections: Castillo claims victory by around 80,000 votes, Fujimori will challenge the results legally
Leftwing candidate Pedro Castillo, from the Peru Libre party, Wednesday announced he had won the presidential runoff in Peru when votes were still being counted.

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 09:38:00 GMT
Argentine President's gaffe overshadows Spanish PM's presence at Casa Rosada
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's presence at the Casa Rosada Wednesday was shadowed by a racist remark from Argentine President Alberto Fernández, who said that "Mexicans came from the Indians, Brazilians came from the ...

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 09:30:00 GMT
Bitcoin legal tender in El Salvador, first country ever
The Parliament of El Salvador has passed with 62 out of 84 votes a bill submitted by President Nayib Bukele to classify Bitcoin as legal tender, thus becoming the first country in the world to adopt a cryptocurrency. Its use as...

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 08:46:00 GMT
Argentina: Medical equipment donated by Lionel Messi stranded at Rosario airport for 10 months
Some 32 ventilators donated by footballer Lionel Messi have been stored at his native Rosario's Fisherton international airport for 10 months, entangled in red tape.

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 08:42:00 GMT
Vaccination for teenagers aged 17 to 12 starts in Uruguay
Uruguay Wednesday became the first country in Latin America to extend its anticovid-19 vaccination campaign to children aged between 12 and 17, it was announced.

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 08:40:00 GMT
Falklands Governor: a “superb season” for Fisheries based on catch volumes
On June first Falklands governor Nigel Phillips CBE, delivered the annual address to the Islands Legislative Assembly on the budget for the new financial year. The following is the chapter on Fisheries and the “superb season...

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 06:40:00 GMT
Duke of Edinburgh rose planted to mark what would have been Prince Philip's 100th birthday
Queen Elizabeth II marked what would have been her husband's 100th birthday by planting a rose named after the Duke of Edinburgh in the East Terrace Garden of Windsor Castle.

Wed, 09 Jun 2021 10:14:00 GMT
Peru: After over 99% of votes counted, Castillo's narrow win looks imminent, but Fujimori cries there was fraud
Leftwing candidate Pedro Castillo of the Peru Libre party was leading conservative Keiko Fujimori of Fuerza Popular by 50.253% against 49.747% with 99.282% of the votes counted, according to the National Office of Electoral Pro...

Wed, 09 Jun 2021 09:50:00 GMT
Interpol red alert out against "Pepín" Rodríguez Simón but arrest will have to wait
Interpol Uruguay received a red alert for the arrest of former Macrist aide Fabián “Pepín” Rodríguez Simón but his arrest will have to wait until his request for political asylum is answered, it was reported.

Wed, 09 Jun 2021 09:48:00 GMT
UN concerned over deportation of 56 Venezuelan migrants from Chile
The United Nations (UN) Tuesday voiced their concern about Sunday's deportation of 56 Venezuelan migrants from Chile despite legal actions taken against such a measure.



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