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Wed, 23 Jun 2021 20:25:00 GMT
Mapuche flag hoisted at Argentine university in Patagonia
The Argentina's National University of Comahue in Neuquén has hoisted the "Wenufoye", the Mapuche national symbol during the "Wiñoy Xipantu" festivities, a celebration according to indigenous traditions for the beginning of a...

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 09:46:00 GMT
Argentina skips default thanks to agreement with Paris Club
Argentina's Economy Minister Martín Guzmán Tuesday announced that the Paris Club had agreed to give his country until March 31, 2022, to pay the US $ 430 million in instalments while the rest of the debt is renegotiated.

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 09:10:00 GMT
Bachelet says Ortega regime must release all political prisoners in Nicaragua
Former Chilean President and current United Nations Human Rights High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet Tuesday called for the release of Nicaraguan opposition politicians who have been placed under arrest by the Daniel Ortega reg...

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 09:56:00 GMT
Peruvian judge allows Keiko Fujimori to stay out of jail, for now
Peruvian presidential contender Keiko Fujimori has been allowed to stay out of jail Monday, but the judge's decision bars her from meeting with her closest campaign aides.

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 09:41:00 GMT
Argentina and Mexico recall ambassadors to Nicaragua out of concern for human rights violations
The Governments of Mexico and Argentina Monday recalled their respective ambassadors in Managua, where Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is undertaking a dubious campaign towards his reelection by having his political challeng...

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 09:14:00 GMT
Copa America: Chile players skip health bubble in major scandal
A Brazilian stylist broke through the Chilean squad's health bubble and players uploaded to social media photographs of them having their hair cut in Cuiabá in what has been so far the biggest scandal at the Copa America footb...

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 09:01:00 GMT
Ecuadorean President Lasso travels to US for surgery but will stay in command
Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso Sunday flew to Miami to undergo spinal cord surgery, after which he is expected to spend several days in rehabilitation.

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 08:53:00 GMT
Anvisa green-lights sale of 480 tons of medical oxygen to Paraguay
Paraguay's Foreign Ministry Sunday confirmed Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) had agreed to allow the sale of 480 tons of oxygen for medical purposes.

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 07:42:00 GMT
UK born Blackburn player becomes the star of Chile's national football team
Chilean fans are celebrating the new idol of their national football team, English-born Ben Brereton who became the unlikely hero when Chile beat Bolivia 1-0 in the Copa America, hosted by Brazil, last Friday.

Sat, 19 Jun 2021 09:50:00 GMT
Retired military officers call for annulment of Peru's elections as political unrest mounts
Peru's President Francisco Sagasti has ordered the Minister of Defense to investigate the sending of a letter by retired military officers which may imply a breach “to the constitutional order.”



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