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Sat, 02 Apr 2022 07:47:00 GMTFormer Chilean Army Chief under preventive arrest
Former Chilean Army Chief Ricardo Martínez-Menanteau has been placed under preventive arrest for five days, following his appearance before Martial Court Visiting Justice Romy Rutherford to testify in the so-called Milicogate ...
Sat, 02 Apr 2022 07:43:00 GMTIt is official now: Fully vaccinated travelers need no covid-19 test to enter Uruguay
The Government of Uruguay has agreed to allow people vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter the country with no further testing or swabbing as of April 1, it was announced Friday.
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 22:22:00 GMTBolsonaro praises 1964 coup yet again
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Thursday said his country would be a precarious republic had it not been for the military coup d'etat staged in 1964.
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 22:16:00 GMTBrazil's Central Bank workers go on indefinite strike
Employees of Brazil’s Central Bank (BCB) Friday went on strike to demand better wages. The workers have announced that their measure will continue until an answer has been achieved. The new circumstances affect local payments...
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 22:11:00 GMTArgentine Armed Forces Joint Chiefs of Staff has new operational commander
The Argentine Government has appointed General Jorge Fabián Berredo to replace General Martín Deimundo Escobal as Operational Commander of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Escobal is under investigation for alleged mishandling of t...
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 09:59:00 GMTFalklands' war vivid frontline sketches by Linda Kitson who marched alongside the troops
The National Memorial Arboretum, in Staffordshire, has opened a new free exhibition featuring frontline sketches of the Falklands War by Linda Kitson who was appointed as the official war artist by the Imperial War Museum.
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 09:55:00 GMTArgentine FM meets with Chilean ambassador ahead of Boric's trip
Argentina's Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero met Thursday with Chile's new Ambassador to Buenos Aires, ahead of President Gabriel Boric's visit next Sunday in his first trip abroad since taking office.
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 09:55:00 GMTRoad assailants burn trucks in Chile's Araucanía
A group of masked assailants burned three lorries in Chile's Araucanía region four days after the government of President Gabriel Boric decided not to extend the state of emergency on that area some 670 kilometers south of San...
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 09:55:00 GMTRRS Sir David Attenborough completes ice trials during maiden voyage to Antarctica
Falklands' flagged RRS Sir David Attenborough is completing ice trials during its maiden voyage to Antarctica – a critical milestone in the commissioning of Britain’s new polar ship. This is the first in a series of trials ...
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 09:53:00 GMTICC to open Caracas office, Prosecutor Khan announces in surprise trip
International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan Thursday announced the opening of an office in Caracas to further strengthen President Nicolás Maduro's pledge to abide by international law in matters of human rights.