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Mon, 12 Jul 2021 09:56:00 GMTPeruvian prosecution to investigate Keiko Fujimori's alleged "disturbing of the vote"
Peru's State Attorney has announced conservative presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori is to be investigated for allegedly disturbing the electoral process through the filing of 760 requests for annulment of different polling s...
Mon, 12 Jul 2021 08:49:00 GMTMagallanes with first elected governor wants to freeze or relocate concessions for news salmon farms
Next Thursday Magallanes Region will be living a historic event, for the first time an elected governor will be taking office in Punta Arenas. Until now it was the central government, Santiago that appointed the official, but s...
Mon, 12 Jul 2021 08:36:00 GMTPunta Arenas expects 40 vessels and 226 calls for the 2021/22 cruise season starting next October
Punta Arenas port authorities announced over the weekend that they expect the 2021/22 cruise season to begin next 19 October when "Sylvia Earle" calls at Chile's extreme south terminal. She will be the first of some 226 calls, ...
Mon, 12 Jul 2021 08:23:00 GMTBrazil: São Paulo's elderly unable to cope with inflation, study shows
More than 50% of São Paulo's senior citizens interviewed during a survey have admitted they could not make ends meet.
Mon, 12 Jul 2021 08:10:00 GMTTop Argentine health official sees covid-19 vaccination of children “imminent”
The Minister of Health of the Argentine province of Buenos Aires Sunday said other anticovid-19 vaccines were understudy to be used on children aged 3 to 18 in addition to the Pfizer drug.
Mon, 12 Jul 2021 08:05:00 GMTHaiti's Senate appoints interim president and fuels domestic disputes
Haiti's Senate has appointed Speaker Joseph Lambert as interim president following the assassination of Jovenel Moïse and denied Acting Prime Minister Claude Joseph was in charge of the country, despite endorsement from the Un...
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 12:42:00 GMTArgentina stage a Maracanazo of their own to win the Copa América again after 28 years.
Argentina Saturday won the Copa América football tournament by beating hosts and defending champions Brazil 1-0 at the iconic Maracaná Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Ángel DiMaría scored halfway through the opening half.
Sat, 10 Jul 2021 09:47:00 GMTArgentina slowly allows for return of more nationals stranded abroad
After rumours of all kinds, it was announced Friday that Argentina would gradually increase the number of travellers who may come back to the country through the Ezeiza international airport in Buenos Aires.
Sat, 10 Jul 2021 09:15:00 GMTArgentine Economy Minister wants common tax on multinational companies higher than 15%
Argentina's Economy Minister Martín Guzmán Friday requested that a global tax to be applied to multinational companies was higher than the 15% put forward by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
Sat, 10 Jul 2021 08:31:00 GMTFernández hosts Argentine Independence Day ceremony at historic Tucumán house amid protests
Argentine President Alberto Fernández Friday headed the celebrations marking the 205th anniversary of the country's Declaration of Independence. From the historic house in the Argentine province of Tucumán, where dignitaries ...