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Wed, 01 Dec 2021 09:53:00 GMT
Brazil reports first two cases of Omicron Covid-19 variant
Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) Tuesday reported having detected the first two local cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, which are also the first two infections of this kind in the entire Sout...

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 09:46:00 GMT
Famine takes a grip of Latin America and the Caribbean
A United Nations official from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Tuesday announced famine in Latin America and the Caribbean had increased at a higher rate compared to other regions in the world during the COVID-19 pa...

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 09:58:00 GMT
Uruguay's strategy against Omicron is to just be alert, President says
Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Monday said his Government had no specific strategy against the Omicron strain of the coronavirus, other than “being alert.”

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 09:14:00 GMT
Argentine 2022 diplomatic strategy: promoting "Malvinas Support Groups" world wide
Argentina's Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands Affairs Secretary, Guillermo Carmona was recently in Peru to prop support for the campaign planned to reinstate the Falklands/Malvinas dispute top of the country's international...

Mon, 29 Nov 2021 19:18:00 GMT
LATAM Airlines plunges at Santiago stock exchange
Latam Airlines stock plunges over 80% at the Santiago market after a reshaping plan was announced, one which evaporated the value of current shares. The proposal is yet to be voted on by creditors between January and February 2...

Mon, 29 Nov 2021 12:22:00 GMT
Honduras about to have first woman president; LatAm takes turn to the left
Chavist candidate Xiomara Castro seemed on track Monday morning to become the first female president of Honduras after 38.94% of the votes had been counted. Castro, a former first lady whose husband Manuel Zelaya was ousted by ...

Mon, 29 Nov 2021 09:50:00 GMT
Argentine Health Pass coming up, mandatory vaccination not compulsory “for now”
Argentina's Health Minister Carla Vizzotti has admitted a Health Pass was coming up effective Dec. 1 as new strains of the coronavirus were being detected in other continents. The new pass would be mandatory for higher risk act...

Mon, 29 Nov 2021 09:45:00 GMT
Scores of Peruvians demonstrate against President Castillo and call for his removal from office
Peruvian President Pedro Castillo Terrones has been under heavy criticism over the past few days as people are still trying to understand who the head of state's allies is.

Mon, 29 Nov 2021 09:29:00 GMT
LATAM presents reorganization plan, rejects Brazilian group offer, and has to wait until January 27
LATAM Airlines Group said on Friday it had filed a reorganization plan, proposing a US$8.2 billion injection of capital in a bid to exit its Chapter 11 bankruptcy process, and at the same time announced it had rejected the Braz...

Sat, 27 Nov 2021 21:48:00 GMT
Peruvian lawmakers want Castillo impeached
Peru's President Pedro Castillo Terrones has been served with a notification that a vacancy motion had been filed against him. The constitutional procedure requires "at least 40%" of the votes – 52 being the "magic number."



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