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Wed, 23 Jun 2021 08:50:00 GMT
Bachelet says Ortega regime must release all political prisoners in Nicaragua
Former Chilean President and current United Nations Human Rights High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet Tuesday called for the release of Nicaraguan opposition politicians who have been placed under arrest by the Daniel Ortega reg...

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 09:56:00 GMT
Peruvian judge allows Keiko Fujimori to stay out of jail, for now
Peruvian presidential contender Keiko Fujimori has been allowed to stay out of jail Monday, but the judge's decision bars her from meeting with her closest campaign aides.

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 09:41:00 GMT
Argentina and Mexico recall ambassadors to Nicaragua out of concern for human rights violations
The Governments of Mexico and Argentina Monday recalled their respective ambassadors in Managua, where Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is undertaking a dubious campaign towards his reelection by having his political challeng...

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 09:14:00 GMT
Copa America: Chile players skip health bubble in major scandal
A Brazilian stylist broke through the Chilean squad's health bubble and players uploaded to social media photographs of them having their hair cut in Cuiabá in what has been so far the biggest scandal at the Copa America footb...

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 09:01:00 GMT
Ecuadorean President Lasso travels to US for surgery but will stay in command
Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso Sunday flew to Miami to undergo spinal cord surgery, after which he is expected to spend several days in rehabilitation.

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.

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 07:42:00 GMT
UK born Blackburn player becomes the star of Chile's national football team
Chilean fans are celebrating the new idol of their national football team, English-born Ben Brereton who became the unlikely hero when Chile beat Bolivia 1-0 in the Copa America, hosted by Brazil, last Friday.

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.”



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