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Mon, 19 Jul 2021 09:40:00 GMTUruguay back in yellow, according to Harvard Index of covid-19 contagion risk
Uruguay was depicted in yellow Sunday in Harvard's Index of contagion risk, which is tantamount to “moderate” after seven months listed among the more dangerous countries.
Mon, 19 Jul 2021 08:54:00 GMTArgentine President seeks unity against impunity on 27th anniversary of AMIA bombing
Argentine President Alberto Fernández Sunday called on all citizens to “unite against impunity,” on his Twitter account on the 27th anniversary of the terrorist bombing of the AMIA Jewish social association in Buenos Aires...
Mon, 19 Jul 2021 08:48:00 GMTForeign observers change their minds on who should rule Haiti until elections
The group of foreign powers monitoring Haiti's situation has changed its mind as to who should lead the country to speedy elections to restore normalcy following President Jovenel Moïse earlier this month.
Mon, 19 Jul 2021 08:00:00 GMTUK PM Johnson to isolate after close contact with positive covid-19 case
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was forced to backtrack on his decision to stick to his commitments despite having been in touch with a positive case of covid-19.
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 09:49:00 GMTCharges filed against former Argentine President Macri for helping overthrow Evo in Bolivia
Argentine prosecutors have agreed to file charges against former President Mauricio Macri and several senior officials for allegedly supporting the overthrowing of Evo Morales in November 2019.
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 08:54:00 GMTBrazilian Vice President breaks two-day silence and roots for Bolsonaro's prompt recovery
Brazil's Vice President Hamilton Mourão Friday celebrated the prompt recovery of President Jair Bolsonaro, who is still hospitalized in São Paulo for an intestinal obstruction.
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 08:03:00 GMTDinosaur-era egg nests found in Argentine Patagonia
The Argentine University of Comahue Friday announced the discovery on its campus of dinosaur-era egg nests. The 73 specimens found are birds 85 million years old from the Cretaceous period.
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 08:00:00 GMTSouth African President says last week's attempted insurrection has failed
Last week's wave of unrest and massive looting all across South Africa, which has left 212 people dead and 2,524 under arrest, was an “attempted insurrection” which “has failed” to achieve its goals, President Cyril Ram...
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 07:59:00 GMTUshuaia names commission to prepare Malvinas war 40th anniversary
Ushuaia officials and Malvinas war veterans have been meeting to start preparing the agenda of commemorations for the fortieth anniversary of the South Atlantic conflict next year.
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 07:45:00 GMTChina rejects any further investigation to COVID-19 origins at the Wuhan lab
China openly rejected the World Health Organization request for more information, and transparency, regarding an investigation into the origins of the COVID 19 pandemic.