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Tue, 20 Jul 2021 08:58:00 GMT
Castillo to be Peru's next president after all
Peru's National Electoral Jury (JNE) Monday declared leftist Pedro Castillo has won June 6's presidential runoff by 44,263 votes (50.12%) over the conservative Keiko Fujimori.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 08:51:00 GMT
Argentina and Bolivia have bills in Parliament to boost transitioning to e-cars
Just as the European Commission sent a bill last week to the European Parliament regarding electric vehicles, the Governments of Argentina and Bolivia are also taking similar paths.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 09:55:00 GMT
Argentina committed to a WTO agreement on fishing subsidies – but don't forget the Falklands
Argentina participated in the recent Trade negotiations of the World Trade Organization at the ministerial level, which addressed the issue of rules for global fisheries and limits to government subsidies to fishing, committing...

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 09:40:00 GMT
Uruguay 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 09:35:00 GMT
Underdogs emerge triumphant from Chile's primary elections
Independent candidate Sebastián Sichel took most of the votes within the right-wing bloc, Chile Vamos, while Frente Amplio Deputy Gabriel Boric was chosen in the left-wing Apruebo coalition after Chile's primary elections held...

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 09:11:00 GMT
OPEC and Russia+10 will increase output, 400,00 bpd, as of August first
The world's leading oil-producing countries agreed on Sunday to continue with the gradual increase of output, 400,000 barrels per day, beginning August first, to help global economic recovery following the pandemic, according t...

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 09:00:00 GMT
Chile increases basic interest rate to 0,75%, working on a two year horizon
Chilean Central Bank board members decided unanimously to increase the reference inter-bank interest rate some 25 base points to 0.75%, which represents the first rise in over two and a half years, given the improved economic p...

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 08:54:00 GMT
Argentine 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 GMT
Foreign 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 08:40:00 GMT
Paraguay needs maximum security correctional facilities for women, Justice Minister says
Paraguayan Justice Minister Cecilia Pérez Sunday considered maximum security wards for imprisoned women were necessary after ammunition was found near the Buen Pastor correctional facility. women's prison and the work they did...



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