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Wed, 28 Jul 2021 07:48:00 GMT
Julian Assange's Ecuadorean nationality revoked by a court
An administrative court in Ecuador revoked the country's nationality of Wikileaks founder, Australian-born Julian Assange. The Monday 26 July ruling was notified to Assange's attorney Carlos Poveda and the Ecuadorean foreign mi...

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 09:42:00 GMT
Bad start for Castillo in Peru: he does not have control over congress
As anticipated Peruvian Socialist elect president Pedro Castillo was unable to gain control of the one-house Congress, which on Monday chose the candidate of an opposition-led alliance.

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 09:08:00 GMT
Duque wants Venezuela to be declared "promoter of terrorism" for harboring FARC dissidents
Colombian President Iván Duque Monday said several former guerrilla commanders were being granted shelter in Venezuela and asked the United States that Venezuela be added to the list of countries that promote terrorism.

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 08:56:00 GMT
Rosatom resumes construction of nuclear reactor in Bolivia
Russia's atomic agency Rosatom Monday resumed construction of a nuclear reactor for the Center for Research and Development of Nuclear Technology (CIDTN) of Bolivia, a project which had been paralyzed in 2019, it was reported.

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 09:50:00 GMT
Lacalle the best, Maduro the worst - says survey of how LatAm Presidents have handled the covid-19 pandemic
Uruguayan President Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou was Latin America's best president when it came down to handling the coronavirus pandemic, a study by the international consulting firm Ipsos released over the weekend has shown.

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 09:17:00 GMT
Mexico favors creation of new body to replace OAS
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has launched the idea to create a new body that would replace the current Washington-based Organization of American States (OAS).

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 08:26:00 GMT
Dissident FARC group claims responsibility for attack against Colombian President Duque
The June 25 attack against the helicopter carrying Colombian President Iván Duque and some of his closest aides finally sees some light as the Magdalena Medio Bloc, a dissident group of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colomb...

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 07:27:00 GMT
Nicaraguan gov't arrests yet another presidential candidate
The Nicaraguan regime of former Sandinista guerrilla leader Daniel Ortega has placed right-wing presidential hopeful Noel José Vidaurre Arguello under house arrest for alleged treason.

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 08:58:00 GMT
Argentina's Security Minister says her predecessor's buying weapons sent to Bolivia is a "proven" fact
Argentina's Security Minister Sabina Frederic Friday said there was proof corroborating that her predecessor Patricia Bullrich was behind the shipment of weapons and ammunition to Bolivia during the revolt that toppled Evo Mora...

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 09:50:00 GMT
Studies show third dose needed to fight Delta variant for those who have received a full Sinovac inoculation
A study by Chile's Catholic University has shown that the Chinese-developed Sinovac anticoronavirus vaccine's effectiveness was down after six months and patients would then need a third dose of the immunizer.



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