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Thu, 18 Nov 2021 09:09:00 GMT
STF ruling compels Bolsonaro gov't to account for malnourished Yanomami children
Brazil's Federal Supreme Court (STF) Justice Luís Roberto Barroso Wednesday gave President Jair Bolsonaro's administration five days to rectify the situation of malnourished Yanomami deprived of medical care, portrayed in a TV...

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 09:00:00 GMT
Suspect in Haiti president's murder dies presumably of COVID-19
A former Haitian policeman who had been arrested for his alleged involvement in the July 7 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse has died presumably of COVID-19 while in custody, it was reported.

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 23:37:00 GMT
Lacalle ratifies Uruguay's stance regarding Mercosur opening up to the world
Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou has insisted Mercosur needed modernizing and it is along those lines that his country was seeking one-on-one free-trade deals with the United States and China

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 09:42:00 GMT
Chile's President survives new impeachment attempt
Chile's President Sebastián Piñera will be allowed to stay in office until March 11, 2022, after an attempt to impeach him Tuesday failed to be endorsed by the Senate.

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 09:14:00 GMT
Bolivia repeals controversial Law 1386
Bolivia's Parliament finally voted in favour of repealing Law 1386 Tuesday afternoon, which resulted in a general strike called for in Santa Cruz and Potosí being lifted, although some demonstrators wanted to go after addition...

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 09:00:00 GMT
Brazil rice exports in 2021 should reach 1,2 million tons
Brazil's rice exports are expected to reach 1.2 million tons this year according to estimates from ABIARROZ (the Brazilian rice industry association), based on overseas sales between January and October which totalled 958,000 t...

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 08:59:00 GMT
Biden bans Nicaraguan officials from entering US territory
Irregularities in Nicaragua's recent elections after which President Daniel Ortega is to stay in office for yet another term while all of his political opponents are either in jail or exile have led the administration of US Pre...

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 08:02:00 GMT
Yet another suspect arrested in Haitian President's murder case
Turkish authorities have arrested businessman Samir Handal in connection with the July 7 assassination of Haiti's President Jovenel Moïse at his Port-au-Prince residence, it was announced.

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 19:27:00 GMT
Ecuador: President Lasso says drug traffic gangs behind prison riots
Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso Monday said his country was under attack by drug trafficking gangs, which are allegedly trying to take over the country's prisons, where riots have cost the lives of hundreds of inmates over...

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 09:08:00 GMT
Peru extends vaccination mandates for indoor spaces and domestic travel
The Government of Peru has decided people over 18 years of age who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 will be banned from closed public places as of Monday. The measures include shopping malls, restaurants and banks.



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