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Tue, 27 Jul 2021 09:42:00 GMT
Bad start for Castillo in Peru: he does not have control over congress
As anticipated Peruvian Socialist elect president Pedro Castillo was unable to gain control of the one-house Congress, which on Monday chose the candidate of an opposition-led alliance.

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 08:56:00 GMT
Rosatom resumes construction of nuclear reactor in Bolivia
Russia's atomic agency Rosatom Monday resumed construction of a nuclear reactor for the Center for Research and Development of Nuclear Technology (CIDTN) of Bolivia, a project which had been paralyzed in 2019, it was reported.

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 07:58:00 GMT
Paraguayan President says Covax mechanism “did not work”
Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benítez Monday said he was frustrated with the purchase of anticoronavirus vaccines through the World Health Organization's (WHO) Covax program, because “it did not work.” Abdo also thanked ...

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 07:39:00 GMT
Chinese currency takes third place in global trade
The Chinese yuan has taken third place among internationally-traded currencies in 2020, according to a Renmin University of China report released over the weekend, which also foresees it may continue to expand.

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 07:31:00 GMT
Community case of Delta coronavirus variant detected in Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul
The Brazilian State of Rio Grande Do Sul, where President Jair Bolsonaro said last week they should get ready to welcome Argentine refugees, has instead Monday confirmed the community transmission of the coronavirus Delta varia...

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 07:20:00 GMT
Raisins, victim of the chaotic climate conditions
Chaotic climate conditions are having an impact on agriculture worldwide and in Chile the most recent victim of instability are raisins. Last January when grapes are expected to mature and develop a high content of sugar, torre...

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 07:09:00 GMT
COVID 19: In first half of the year more Uruguayans died than live births
During the first half of the year, the number of deceased in Uruguay was 38% higher than the historic average, with Covid-19 becoming the main cause of death.

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 07:05:00 GMT
Equatorial Guinea will shut down embassy in London to protest corruption charges
The former Spanish colony of Equatorial Guinea announced on Monday it was shutting down its embassy in London following on sanctions imposed by the UK on the son of the president alleging corruption. Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangu...

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 06:34:00 GMT
Young political leader from Punta Arenas leads presidential vote intention in Chile
Gabriel Boric, 35, born and raised in Punta Arenas, could be the next Chilean president according to the latest CADEM public opinion poll, particularly since in the primary of the alliance of parties to which he belongs, he cle...

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 18:05:00 GMT
Orcas sighted off the coast of Argentine province of Rio Negro
A calf of killer whales only a few days old has been sighted for the first time off the Punta Bermeja area, on the Rio Negro coast, leading specialists to speculate that its parents would not be far away.



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