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Mon, 28 Mar 2022 21:25:00 GMT
Girl wounded at bombing of Colombian police station dies
A bomb attack against a police station in the Colombian capital of Bogotá last Saturday has a new fatal victim after a 5-year-old girl who was wounded in the incident died Monday, authorities have confirmed.

Mon, 28 Mar 2022 21:17:00 GMT
Havoc at Cancún Airport due to bogus gunshots
Cancun Airport authorities activated a Coode Red emergency Monday after a shooting allegedly took place at Terminal 3, causing havoc among travelers who rushed for shelter. But in the end, it turned out to be a false alarm, sin...

Mon, 28 Mar 2022 10:29:00 GMT
Uruguayans decide to maintain key law for Lacalle’s government with tight referendum result
After the voting on this Sunday, in which Uruguayans went to the polls in a referendum to decide whether to keep or repeal the flagship legislative package of President Luis Lacalle Pou's government, the preliminary results end...

Mon, 28 Mar 2022 09:41:00 GMT
El Salvador under “State of Emergency” due to gang violence
The Parliament of El Salvador Sunday agreed to validate a State of Emergency nationwide after 62 people died Saturday in clashes between gangs, it was announced.

Mon, 28 Mar 2022 09:29:00 GMT
Top lawyer for Nicaragua before ICJ resigns over Ortega's new attitude
Paul Reichler, the solicitor representing Nicaragua before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has turned in his resignation citing "moral conscience" issued.

Sun, 27 Mar 2022 23:51:00 GMT
Polls are closed in Uruguay: Vote count begins in referendum questioning the government
The Uruguayan Electoral Court started counting the votes cast for the referendum against the Law of Urgent Consideration (LUC), the main project of the Government of Luis Lacalle Pou, after the closing of the more than seven th...

Sat, 26 Mar 2022 09:51:00 GMT
Invasive hippos may become a plague in Colombia by 2030
Brought into the country in the 1980s by former drug-trafficking capo Pablo Escobar, the 133 hippopotamuses already in Colombia might reach over 400 by the year 2030, and have thus been declared an invasive species Friday.

Sat, 26 Mar 2022 09:44:00 GMT
Peruvian court to rule on habeas corpus requested by Castillo in 10 days
A Peruvian Court Friday started weighing the habeas corpus writ requested by President Pedro Castillo Terrones in a move to quash charges of treason filed against him after he admitted granting Bolivia access to the Pacific Oce...

Sat, 26 Mar 2022 09:00:00 GMT
KLM to resume route between Buenos Aires and Santiago de Chile
Effective March 27, Dutch carrier KLM will drop its nonstop route between Amsterdam and Santiago de Chile but will continue to serve that destination from Buenos Aires.

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 22:05:00 GMT
Peruvian mine workers roundup 48-hour strike
Workers of the Chinalco mining company have announced they would remain for 48 hours on strike, in addition to blocking the Peruvian Central Highway, thus halting traffic.



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