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Wed, 20 Oct 2021 09:50:00 GMT
Presidents Duque and Bolsonaro show mutual understanding during Brasilia meeting
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Tuesday welcomed his Colombian counterpart Iván Duque in Brasilia to discuss bilateral issues as well as a joint agenda ahead of the COP-26 environmental summit next month in Glasgow.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 08:57:00 GMT
Argentine food prices grow below overall inflation
Argentina's basic food basket rose 3.2% in September, according to data released Tuesday by the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec).

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 08:54:00 GMT
State of exemption declared in Ecuador to fight crime
Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso Monday declared a state of exception for 60 days to set in place military checkpoints to stop criminal activity linked to drug consumption and trafficking.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 00:50:00 GMT
Two dead, 450 arrested as looting marks 2nd anniversary of Chilean uprising
At least two people have died and no less than 450 others were arrested Monday in Santiago and other parts of Chile as demonstrators took to the streets to commemorate the second anniversary of the popular uprisings which led t...

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 21:22:00 GMT
LATAM Airlines passengers affected by violence at Buenos Aires' Aeroparque
A protest by laid-off LATAM Airlines workers at Buenos Aires' metropolitan Aeroparque Jorge Newbery ended up in fistfights, beatings, chases, arrests, and struggles with the police.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 18:38:00 GMT
UK signs agreement with Bill Gates to further develop environment-friendly technologies
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and world-leading entrepreneur Bill Gates Tuesday announced a Clean Energy Partnership worth about 400 million pounds sterling (more than US $ 550 million), according to a 10 Downing St. sta...

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 18:20:00 GMT
Uruguay launches literacy plan for prison inmates
The Government of Uruguay Tuesday launched an education plan to reverse the large number of prison inmates who are unable to read and write in this day and age, Interior Minister Luis Heber announced.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 09:32:00 GMT
No more caps for passengers arriving in Argentina by air
Argentina's Government Monday announced there will be no more caps for air travellers allowed into the country as of Tuesday. The measure was confirmed through a statement from the National Civil Aviation Administration (ANAC).

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 09:25:00 GMT
Argentine Government extends tax benefits to Tierra del Fuego
The Argentine government of President Alberto Fernández has extended the so-called industrial promotion regime for the Province of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands (which technically includes British Ove...

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 09:22:00 GMT
Bolivia: Medical reports say Áñez would be better if hospitalized
Former Bolivian Interim President Jeanine Áñez, under preventive arrest for her alleged involvement in the repressions during the 2019 revolt that led to Evo Morales' resignation and her subsequent accession to power, has bee...



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