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Sun, 23 May 2021 07:23:00 GMT
Uruguay's Interior Minister Jorge Larrañaga mourned by political friends and foes alike
Uruguay's Interior Minister Jorge Larrañaga has died of a heart attack at the age of 64, President Luis Lacalle Pou announced Saturday. "Jorge Larrañaga passed away. Very hard! I've learned to love and respect him. He was aff...

Sat, 22 May 2021 09:29:00 GMT
Colombian administration drafts protocol for police repression but protests remain on for next week
Colombia's National Strike Committee Friday (CNP) decided that protests will continue in light of the negative response from the Government of President Iván Duque, although some progress regarding police repression is on the ...

Sat, 22 May 2021 09:20:00 GMT
Bolsonaro critical of Lula, Venezuela, Argentina, Communism and lockdowns
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has had words of anything but praise regarding former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Argentina, Venezuela and Communism.

Sat, 22 May 2021 09:02:00 GMT
Uruguay now a part of the Alliance for the Decarbonization of Transport
Uruguay's entry into the Alliance for the Decarbonization of Transport was formalized Friday when Industry, Energy and Mining Minister Omar Paganini Friday took part in the virtual Transport Forum Summit 2021, an event organize...

Sat, 22 May 2021 08:51:00 GMT
Latin America new covid-19 epicenter; labs vow to help but hold on to vaccine patents
The total number of deaths due to covid-19 in Latin American countries has crossed for the first time the psychological barrier of one million people, it was reported Friday.

Fri, 21 May 2021 09:08:00 GMT
Last LATAM Argentina Airbus flies back home from Aeroparque which halts regional flights
Operation of regional flights at the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA)'s only airfield commonly known as Aeroparque Jorge Newbery Airport (AEP/SABE), which reopened recently following renovations, have been shifted to the ...

Fri, 21 May 2021 09:00:00 GMT
No Copa America for Colombia – where then?
The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) Thursday decided to reschedule the Copa America matches which were going to be played in Colombia starting next month but has yet to confirm the new venues.

Fri, 21 May 2021 08:51:00 GMT
Biden picks for Western Hemisphere career diplomat who favors sanctions against Venezuela
US President Joseph Biden's candidate for the office of Undersecretary of the State Department for the Western Hemisphere, Brian A. Nichols, has said sanctions against the Nicolás Maduro regime must continue.

Thu, 20 May 2021 09:08:00 GMT
Duque picks Colombia's Vice President Ramírez for the Foreign Ministry
After Foreign Minister Claudia Blum handed in her resignation last week due to the social and political unrest Colombia is going through, President Iván Duque chose to appoint Vice President Marta Lucía Ramírez as her succes...

Thu, 20 May 2021 08:39:00 GMT
Astra-Zeneca vaccines produced jointly by Mexico and Argentina almost ready for delivery
The first batch of Oxford-Astra Zeneca anticoronavirus vaccines produced jointly by Mexico and Argentina are almost ready to start shipping, Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard announced Wednesday.



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