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Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:55:00 GMT
Boric wins runoff to become Chile's youngest ever President
Leftwing Deputy Gabriel Boric (35) beat first-round frontrunner Conservative José Antonio Kast in Sunday's presidential runoff to become Chile's youngest-ever head of state. After more than 90% of the votes were counted, Boric...

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:48:00 GMT
Mexico tightens travel requirements on South American visitors
Mexican migration authorities have decided over the past few days to reinstate a visa requirement for travelers from Venezuela, Ecuador, and Brazil after it was detected large numbers of those alleged tourists were seeking to g...

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:30:00 GMT
Colombian authorities seize assets from arrested drug traffickers
Colombian prosecutors have seized assets worth around US $ 37.2 believed to have been acquired by Gulf Clan leader Dairo Antonio Úsuga, a.k.a. “Otoniel,” with money from illegal deeds.

Sat, 18 Dec 2021 09:11:00 GMT
Peru's president under investigation for corruption
Peru's President Pedro Castillo is once again under the spotlight after the Attorney General said his Office was already investigating press allegations that businesswoman Karelim López had paid the head of state offered to he...

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 09:57:00 GMT
Argentina to donate 1 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to Bolivia
Argentina has announced one million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine will be sent to Bolivia next Monday, making it “the largest donation of doses between countries in South America since the global pandemic was decl...

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 19:39:00 GMT
Former Bolivian Foreign Ministry official arrested over 2019 uprising against Evo
A former top-ranking official from Bolivia's Foreign Ministry has been placed under arrest for his alleged involvement in the reception from Argentina of tear gas and other military supplies in the events surrounding the resign...

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 09:00:00 GMT
Gov't of Haiti and transport unions reach deal over price of fuel
A memorandum of understanding was signed Wednesday between the Government of Haiti and transport unions barely a week after an increase in the price of fuels was decreed by Prime Minister Ariel Henry.

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 21:10:00 GMT
Former Chilean President Bachelet announces she will vote for Boric
Former Chile President and current United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet Wednesday admitted she would support leftwing candidate Gabriel Boric for the Dec. 19 presidential runoff against far-right ...

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 23:09:00 GMT
Dozens killed or wounded after explosion in Haiti
At least 60 people have been killed and dozens more were injured when a fuel truck blew up Monday night in the Samari area near Cap-Haitien, the country's second-largest city.

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 20:54:00 GMT
Explosion at Colombian airport leaves three dead
At least three people have been reported dead after an explosion at the Camilo Daza airport in the Colombian city of Cúcuta, near the Venezuelan border.



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