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Mon, 26 Jul 2021 08:46:00 GMT
“State of Hydric Emergency” decreed throughout Argentine provinces within the Parana river basin
Argentina Sunday declared a "water emergency" due to the historic downspout in the Paraná river.

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 08:26:00 GMT
Dissident FARC group claims responsibility for attack against Colombian President Duque
The June 25 attack against the helicopter carrying Colombian President Iván Duque and some of his closest aides finally sees some light as the Magdalena Medio Bloc, a dissident group of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colomb...

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 08:09:00 GMT
Lacalle the best, Maduro the worst - says survey of how LatAm Presidents have handled the covid-19 pandemic
Uruguayan President Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou was Latin America's best president when it came down to handling the coronavirus pandemic, a study by the international consulting firm Ipsos released over the weekend has shown.

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 07:41:00 GMT
Food Systems Pre Summit takes off this Monday in Rome: UN and Italy hosts
Several Mercosur top officials will be attending the 2021 United Nations Food Systems Pre Summit that takes off this Monday in Rome until 28 July. The UN and Italy are hosting the Pre-Summit gathering under the leadership of UN...

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 07:27:00 GMT
Nicaraguan gov't arrests yet another presidential candidate
The Nicaraguan regime of former Sandinista guerrilla leader Daniel Ortega has placed right-wing presidential hopeful Noel José Vidaurre Arguello under house arrest for alleged treason.

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 07:21:00 GMT
Norwegian vessel with several Covid cases off the coast of Uruguay
The Uruguayan navy together with the Health ministry evacuated this weekend a fourth member of the crew from the Norwegian flagged vessel "Synnove Knutsen" anchored off the seaside resort of Piriapolis, and with several positiv...

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 07:07:00 GMT
Lindblad Expeditions incorporates the National Geographic Endurance to its fleet
Lindblad Expeditions has inaugurated its first polar expedition cruise ship, National Geographic Endurance, in honor of explorer Ernest Shackleton's iconic Antarctic vessel. The incorporation to the fleet which took place in Re...

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 06:54:00 GMT
Experts voice concern as Chile prepares to reopen its borders following months of harsh isolation
As announced last week, Chile is opening its borders as of July 26 to nationals and foreign residents stranded abroad since March on the condition that they are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus.

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 06:49:00 GMT
A pro-Falklands lawmaker in Argentine congress: not to be dismissed...
An academic respectful of historic events and understanding towards the people of the Falkland Islands sitting in the Argentine congress? That could be the outcome of the scheduled September primaries and midterm elections in N...

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 05:08:00 GMT
Ushuaia encouraged by a promising winter holidays season
It's winter holidays in Argentina and the season is working out to be far better than expected for Ushuaia in the extreme south of the country, with August expectations also on the bright side.



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