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Wed, 24 Nov 2021 09:30:00 GMT
Pardons and deportations granted to reduce overcrowding at Ecuador's jails
Pardons and deportations granted to reduce overcrowding at Ecuador's jails Government of Ecuador have decreed a series of pardons and extraditions of prison inmates in a move aimed at reducing overcrowding at detention faciliti...

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 09:16:00 GMT
Bi-Oceanic Corridor to bring Mercosur closer to Asia, Paraguay's FM says
Paraguay's Foreign Minister Euclides Acevedo said the Bi-Oceanic Corridor will bring Mercosur's entire economic development closer to Asia. His remarks came at a press conference after meeting with his Japanese counterpart Yosh...

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 08:40:00 GMT
Peru's President picks new Secretary of Government
Peru's President Pedro Castillo Terrones has appointed Carlos Jaico as Secretary of the Government Palace to replace Bruno Pacheco, who was forced to resign amid a series of corruption scandals for which he is now under investi...

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 23:21:00 GMT
UN Secretary-General arrives in Colombia for 5th anniversary of peace deal with FARC
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has arrived Tuesday in Bogotá to participate in the ceremonies marking the fifth anniversary of the peace agreement between the Colombian Government and the FARC Guerrillas.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 09:28:00 GMT
Nicaragua's regime arrests yet another dissident voice
Nicaragua's regime has arrested 79-year-old former diplomat Edgar Parrales. The former priest was one of the few critical voices still active within the Central American country, where dozens of opposition leaders have been eit...

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 09:04:00 GMT
Peru's Congressional Committee declares Evo persona non grata
A Committee within Peru's Congress Monday agreed to declare former Bolivian President Evo Morales a persona non grata for meddling with internal politics, it was announced.

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 23:05:00 GMT
Kast is very much anti-Argentine, says ambassador
Argentina's Ambassador in Santiago, Rafael Bielsa, said right-wing candidate José Antonio Kast, who finished first in Sunday's elections was an anti-Argentine Pinochetist “that dares speak its name” and likened him to form...

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 22:58:00 GMT
Vigilante group on horseback fends off Mapuche attack
Residents of the Argentine town of El Bolson Sunday confronted reasoning Mapuches on horseback and kept them from doing any further damage as authorities failed to provide an institutional response to the increasing unrest caus...

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 09:58:00 GMT
Fears of devaluation loom over Argentina as Central Bank reserves run almost dry
Argentine Economy Minister desperately needs to reach an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) this week, because the Central Bank (BCRA) has only US $ 800 million left in cash with which to intervene in the loca...

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 09:48:00 GMT
Venezuela's PSUV grabs most of the seats at stake amid poor turnout
With 58% of Venezuelans not showing up to vote, the ruling PSUV Sunday won regional and local elections by a landslide.



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