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Fri, 02 Jul 2021 08:04:00 GMTWorld Bank names new LatAm, Caribbean Chief Economist
The Washington DC headquarters of the World Bank Thursday announced William Maloney has been appointed as of July 1 as its new Chief Economist for the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) Region.
Thu, 01 Jul 2021 09:47:00 GMTMega petition for Bolsonaro's impeachment filed before Brazilian Congress
A request to impeach President Jair Bolsonaro was submitted Wednesday into Brazil's House of Deputies by opposition political parties, social movements and organizations.
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 09:50:00 GMTYet another setback for Keiko Fujimori's legal effort to become President of Peru
Peru's National Elections Jury (JNE) Tuesday found seven additional appeals from conservative candidate Keiko Fujimori against the outcome of June 6's presidential elections to be unfounded.
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 09:30:00 GMTRio de Janeiro allows pregnant women to mix one dose of Pfizer with one of AstraZeneca vaccines
Health authorities in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro announced Tuesday that they had approved combination doses of Pfizer and AstraZeneca anticoronavirus vaccines on pregnant women.
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 09:13:00 GMTFloods and droughts mean yearly losses worth US $ 1 billion for Argentina, says World Bank
A new report titled “Impact of Climate Crisis on Poverty and the Argentine macroeconomy” points out the serious consequences of the impact of climate change on the Argentine economy, mainly due to losses caused by floods an...
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 09:09:00 GMTArgentina's economy keeps falling, INDEC data shows
Economic activity in Argentina fell 1.2% monthly in April and accumulated three months of decline, according to data released Tuesday by the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INDEC).
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 09:00:00 GMTLow flying fighter jets over Ushuaia in mid afternoon
Monday mid-afternoon Argentine air force fighter planes overflew Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego province capital and the Beagle Channel, as part of training exercises in Patagonia and which are expected to continue for the next two ...
Tue, 29 Jun 2021 09:21:00 GMTBiden calls Duque to make sure Colombia remains US top ally in the region
US President Joseph Biden Monday telephoned his Colombian colleague Iván Duque in what the first direct talk between the two leaders since the 78-year-old Democrat took office on January 20.1
Tue, 29 Jun 2021 07:18:00 GMTEastern lifts Guayaquil route from Miami but JetBlue adds flights from New York
US carrier Eastern Airlines, which started the nonstop Miami-Montevideo route just last week, has announced that as of July it will be lifting flights to Guayaquil until further notice.
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 09:20:00 GMTTierra del Fuego plans to vote a bill banning salmon farming in the province's waters
The Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego will be voting a bill on Wednesday to ban salmon farming in the waters of the extreme south territory, according to reports in the Ushuaia media.