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Mon, 17 May 2021 08:55:00 GMT
Chileans vote against traditional politicians and demand substantial reforms
None of Chile's traditional political parties has managed to win at least one-third of the seats at stake in this past weekend's elections to appoint a new Constituent Assembly which will have to write up a new constitution to ...

Mon, 17 May 2021 08:45:00 GMT
Uruguay: tourism almost back to normal by October – travel pass on the way
Uruguay's Tourism Undersecretary Remo Monzeglio Sunday explained in a radio interview that his country envisions a quasi total return to normalcy for this coming October and that “we are preparing for the (summer) season.”

Mon, 17 May 2021 08:36:00 GMT
Datafolha says 49% of Brazilians support Bolsonaro's impeachment
A survey by pollsters Datafolha revealed 49% of Brazilians were in favour of impeaching President Jair Bolsonaro, it was reported.

Mon, 17 May 2021 04:52:00 GMT
São Paulo mourn Mayor Bruno Covas who dies of cancer aged 41
São Paulo Mayor Bruno Covas (PSDB) died at 8:20 am on Sunday at age 41, victim of cancer, it was announced.

Sat, 15 May 2021 18:52:00 GMT
Argentine scientist Kini Roesler wins Whitley Award for nature conservation in Patagonia
In 2009, he had a plane ticket to the United States and everything set as a young biologist to start a PhD on tropical Andean birds. However, Argentine biologist Ignacio “Kini” Roesler, decided to stay at home to investigat...

Sat, 15 May 2021 09:39:00 GMT
Argentine President tells IMF head no more efforts from Argentine people acceptable
Argentine President Alberto Fernández Friday rounded up his one-week European tour with meetings in Rome with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Director Kristalina Georgieva and former US Secretary of State John Kerry before ...

Sat, 15 May 2021 09:12:00 GMT
Chile going to polls this weekend to elect Constitutional Convention to replace Pinochet-era text
Chile is about to write another chapter in its history this coming weekend when members of an Assembly to write up a new constitution to replace the one left by the military regime of General Augusto Pinochet are elected.

Sat, 15 May 2021 09:04:00 GMT
Google buys 30-hectare property in Uruguay's Science Park
Google's subsidiary in Uruguay, Eleanor Applications SRL, Friday purchased 30 hectares in the duty-free Science Park in Canelones, where it will install a data centre, it was announced.

Sat, 15 May 2021 09:00:00 GMT
Diplomatic rift with China results in shortage of active ingredient to produce vaccines in Brazil
São Paulo Governor Joao Doria Friday blamed Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro for a diplomatic crisis with China, which led to the suspension of supplies to manufacturing vaccines against the coronavirus.

Sat, 15 May 2021 08:55:00 GMT
Lula, CFK seal alliance regarding education of future political leaders
Former Argentine President and current Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) and former Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula Da Silva Friday agreed to join forces for the future of the region.



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