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Thu, 08 Jul 2021 06:46:00 GMT
Uruguay swears allegiance to Mercosur, but will negotiate independently with third countries
On the eve of Thursday's Mercosur summit, Uruguay informed its partners that it will proceed with negotiations, expecting to reach trade agreements with third parties or blocks, outside of the four founding members group.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 19:35:00 GMT
Haitian President Moïse shot dead by “foreigners who spoke Spanish and English”
Unidentified gunmen have shot Haitian President Jovenel Moïse dead at his private residence in Port-au-Prince overnight on Wednesday, interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph said.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 09:06:00 GMT
Peru's middle class shrinks from 43% to 24% during 2020
A new study released Tuesday by the Institute of Economics and Business Development (Iedep) of the Lima Chamber of Commerce showed that some 6.3 million Peruvians fell from the country's middle-class social group during 2020.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 09:00:00 GMT
Nicaraguan government continues to arrest opposition politicians
Nicaragua's regime headed for Daniel Ortega has ordered the arrest of opposition presidential hopeful Medardo Mairena late Monday.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 08:55:00 GMT
Uruguayan Lower House passes resolution condemning actions by Nicaraguan regime
Uruguay's House of Deputies Tuesday passed a resolution condemning the anti-democratic practices of Nicaraguan leader Daniel Ortega, who continues to place opposition politicians under arrest for allegedly planning to overthrow...

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 08:51:00 GMT
Argentine authorities evaluating new cap to airborne arrivals after July 9
The Government of Argentina is said to be considering a gradual reopening of its borders after the controversies erupted from its decision to impose a cap of 600 airborne passengers per day through the Ezeiza international airp...

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 09:56:00 GMT
Migrations Chief admits Argentine borders with neighboring countries may reopen soon, depending on vaccination rate
Argentina's Migrations Director Florencia Carignano Monday said reopening borders with neighbouring countries was under consideration for when vaccination has reached a larger number of people.

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 09:12:00 GMT
Mexico to raffle assets belonging to drug lord "El Chapo" Guzmán
Mexico's government announced that it will raffle a house belonging to drug lord Joaquín Guzmán, "El Chapo" and where he was arrested in 2014. "El Chapo" head of the Sinaloa cartel is now serving a life sentence in a US high-...

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 09:04:00 GMT
Violence present in fact and thought all across Colombia over the weekend
Violence was present over the weekend all across Colombia either as a factor as a subject of debate.

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 10:31:00 GMT
Colombian President says the rule of law has prevailed
Colombian President Iván Duque said that during the past months of political and social unrest, “the rule of law, institutionality, and democracy has prevailed,” despite the numerous cases of police brutality and human rig...



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