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Mon, 04 Oct 2021 08:59:00 GMT
Rightwing candidate challenges Kirchnerite's hopes for second place in City of Buenos Aires
Libertarian Economist Javier Milei is closing on Kirchnerite Leandro Santoro in their Nov. 14 quest for a seat on Argentina's Lower House on behalf of the City of Buenos Aires, the firm CB Consultora Opinion Pública said Sunda...

Sun, 03 Oct 2021 16:48:00 GMT
Brazil out to elect new Mayors, 13 of them in the state of São Paulo
Brazilian voters are to go out Sunday to choose 19 new Mayors in six states after the Electoral Court has banned those chosen in 2020 to take office, citing legal grounds.

Sun, 03 Oct 2021 16:35:00 GMT
New candidate for longest ever living person dies in Eritrea aged 127
Eritrean citizen Natabay Tinsiew has died last week at the age of 127, making him eligible for a berth within the Guinness Book of Records as the world's longest-living person, his family hoped.

Sun, 03 Oct 2021 16:26:00 GMT
Fire destroys half a small Honduran island
At least 90 houses in the small Honduran island of Guanaja, a most coveted beach resort in the Caribbean Sea, have been brought down to its ashes Saturday when a fire broke out, it was reported.

Sun, 03 Oct 2021 00:34:00 GMT
Brazilians stage new protests against Bolsonaro: president wants civilians armed to halt spread of violence
Scores of Brazilians Saturday flocked to the streets of many cities nationwide demanding the impeachment of President Jair Bolsonaro, who in an unrelated event once again insisted firearms in the hands of civilians would preven...

Sat, 02 Oct 2021 10:19:00 GMT
Colombian guerrillas warn there will be consequences for Fabián's killing
Colombia's National Liberation Army (ELN), the largest remaining armed group in the country, Friday warned the government that the killing of one of their leaders earlier this week would not go unpunished.

Sat, 02 Oct 2021 09:50:00 GMT
Macri summoned to account for espionage against relatives of lost submarine just ahead of Argentine mid-term elections
Former Argentine President Mauricio Macri has been summoned to appear on Oct. 7 before the Courts in a case of alleged espionage against relatives of the Navy's ARA San Juan submarine crew.

Sat, 02 Oct 2021 09:34:00 GMT
Argentina: Carmona's appointment as Malvinas Secretary heralds confrontation, report says
The appointment of former Mendoza Deputy Guillermo Carmona at the helm of the Malvinas Secretariat has been interpreted by the Argentine armed forces as a sign that the Government intends to toughen up on the sovereignty disput...

Sat, 02 Oct 2021 09:24:00 GMT
Sinopharm's COVID-19 drug good for children aged 3 to 11, Argentine health authorities say
Argentine Health Minister Carla Vizzotti Friday announced the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine had been approved for use on children aged 3 to 11.

Sat, 02 Oct 2021 09:17:00 GMT
Punta Arenas will have its International Antarctic Center following financing of the project
Punta Arenas, as the capital of the Chilean Magallanes Region and Chilean Antarctica, will finally have its International Antarctic Center making the city the logistic hub and gate of access to Western Antarctica, following on ...



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