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Wed, 13 Oct 2021 08:54:00 GMT
Glencore sells Bolivian zinc operations to a Canadian company
Swiss corporation Glencore has agreed to sell its zinc businesses in Bolivia to the Canadian company Santa Cruz Silver Mining, it was announced Tuesday.

Tue, 12 Oct 2021 23:54:00 GMT
Chile's economy to grow 11%, according to IMF report
Chile's economy has been projected to grow 11%, way above the average of 6.3% foreseen for Latin America throughout 2021 by the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Global Economic Outlook released Tuesday.

Tue, 12 Oct 2021 23:41:00 GMT
Cuban authorities say no to “peaceful” demonstrations
Cuban authorities have ruled against the staging of an opposition demonstration which was scheduled for Nov. 15 because it entailed "unconstitutional and destabilizing purposes."

Tue, 12 Oct 2021 23:25:00 GMT
Costa Rica decrees compulsory COVID-19 for civil servants
Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado Monday signed the decree mandating all civil servants to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and also allowing private employers to follow suit.

Tue, 12 Oct 2021 22:15:00 GMT
Argentine inflation is world's fourth highest, says IMF
Argentina's inflation turned out to be the world's fourth-highest, according to the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) World Economic Outlook report released Tuesday in Washington.

Tue, 12 Oct 2021 09:10:00 GMT
Demonstrators stage anti-gov't protests in Bolivia; Arce, Evo speak of “failed coup”
Opposition demonstrators in Bolivia staged over the weekend a series of roadblocks and marches to protest against the Government of President Luis Arce's move to pass a law allowing for in-depth investigations into the personal...

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 21:37:00 GMT
Ecuador's Parliament narrows Pandora Papers enquiry down to one Congressional committee
Ecuador's National Assembly Monday decided only the Specialized Committee for Constitutional Guarantees will investigate President Guillermo Lasso's alleged wrongdoings after his name came out in the so-called Pandora Papers.

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 09:30:00 GMT
Bolivian Air Force single-engined plane crashes, kills 6
A Bolivia Air Force single-engined Cessna C-206 crashed Saturday morning in the Amazon region of Pando, killing all six on board, it was reported.

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 09:13:00 GMT
Key witness in corruption case against former Peruvian president dies
While former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo is jailed in California pending his extradition to stand trial for his alleged involvement in a corruption scandal, one of the prosecution's main witnesses died this weekend in I...

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 09:00:00 GMT
No euthanasia for Colombian woman suffering from ALS
Colombian health authorities had second thoughts Saturday about administering a euthanasia procedure to a 51-year-old woman suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and ordered its cancellation because the required cr...



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