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Mon, 21 Jun 2021 08:53:00 GMT
Anvisa green-lights sale of 480 tons of medical oxygen to Paraguay
Paraguay's Foreign Ministry Sunday confirmed Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) had agreed to allow the sale of 480 tons of oxygen for medical purposes.

Sat, 19 Jun 2021 09:50:00 GMT
Retired military officers call for annulment of Peru's elections as political unrest mounts
Peru's President Francisco Sagasti has ordered the Minister of Defense to investigate the sending of a letter by retired military officers which may imply a breach “to the constitutional order.”

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 09:55:00 GMT
Castillo advisor says there will be “no expropriations, no nationalization, or price controls” in Peru
Pedro Francke, a 60-year-old economy professor and advisor to presidential frontrunner Pedro Castillo, has announced “there will be no expropriations, no nationalization, or price controls” in Peru, the Madrid daily El Paí...

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 09:49:00 GMT
WHO focuses on possible dangers of coronavirus lambda variant
The World Health Organization (WHO) has decided to focus on the possible threats by the coronavirus variant known as Lambda, which was first found in August 2020 in Peru, when it was called C.37 or “Andean.”

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 09:54:00 GMT
Peru's fortunes start packing up in case Castillo becomes President
Peru's wealthiest people feel threatened by the likelihood of leftwing Pedro Castillo becoming the next president and have therefore started wiring money abroad, it was reported.

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 09:57:00 GMT
Castillo edged Fujimori by 44,000 votes as counting ends in Peruvian presidential runoff
Peru's electoral authorities have completed counting votes from June 6's presidential runoff, after which left-wing candidate Pedro Castillo was determined to have finished some 44,000 votes ahead of right-wing populist Keiko F...

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 09:18:00 GMT
When 26 OAS countries condemned human rights violations in Nicaragua, Argentina was among the 5 who abstained
A resolution by the Organization of American States (OAS) condemning human rights violations and massive arrests of opposition leaders by Nicaragua was supported by 26 countries, opposed by three (one of them Nicaragua), while ...

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 09:13:00 GMT
52 cases of covid-19 detected so far at Copa America football tournament in Brazil
Brazil's Health Ministry Tuesday reported a total of 52 cases of covid-19 had been detected through testing among delegations taking part in the Copa America football event.

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 08:56:00 GMT
Explosion shocks Colombian Army post, opposition CNP halts demonstrations to advance dialogue
Colombian President Iván Duque Tuesday ordered Defense Minister Diego Molano today to open up an investigation into the explosion of a vehicle at Army facilities in Cúcuta, it was reported.

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 08:50:00 GMT
Former Nicaraguan President Enrique Bolaños Geyer dies, at age 93
Just when Nicaragua is going through a wave of mass arrests against political opponents of incumbent President Daniel Ortega, former President Enrique Bolaños Geyer, who had beaten him at the 2001 elections, has died Tuesday a...



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