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Tue, 05 Apr 2022 20:14:00 GMTGas supply deal with Bolivia almost closed, Argentine officials say
Pending Brazil's approval, Argentina has announced it had agreed to purchase additional gas from Bolivia to meet wintertime demand, Integración Energética Argentina Sociedad Anónima (IEASA) announced Tuesday, according to pr...
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 20:00:00 GMTSouth American Football Confederation opens office in London
The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) Monday opened its offices in London, England. It consists of a Joint Representation with the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 21:55:00 GMTUruguayan President announces the end of the sanitary emergency
Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou Monday announced he would be lifting all sanitary restrictions in place in his country following a meeting with Health Minister and other aides.
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 20:23:00 GMTArgentine President welcomes Chilean colleague with whom he shares many views
Argentine President Alberto Fernández Monday welcomed his Chilean counterpart Gabriel Boric Font at the Casa Rosada in Buenos Aires. It was the visiting head of state's first trip abroad since taking office on March 11.
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 09:58:00 GMTChilean President lands in Buenos Aires
Chile's President Gabriel Boric Font landed Sunday afternoon at BuenosAires' Ezeiza international airport for a two-day official visit which marks his first trip abroad as head of state.
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 09:57:00 GMTNew riot at Ecuadorian prison leaves at least another 12 inmates dead
A new episode of Ecuador's prison crisis Sunday has resulted in the death of yet another 12 inmates following clashes at the correctional facility in the southern city of Cuenca. Last year, 316 prisoners were killed in fights b...
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 09:53:00 GMTPresidents of Colombia, Ukraine hold phone talk
Colombian President Iván Duque Márquez Saturday held a telephone conversation with his Ukrainian colleague Volodimir Zelensky. Duque offered Colombia's assistance to the European leader, given the South American country's lon...
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 09:47:00 GMTChilean minister apologizes for pro-Mapuche remarks
Chile's Interior Minister Izkia Siches has conveyed her apologies to the Government of Argentina for statements that appeared to endorse the Mapuche claim to the "Wallmapu," the indigenous ancestral lands which would challenge ...
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 09:30:00 GMTRodrigo Chaves becomes Costa Rica's President-elect
Costa Rica's Supreme Electoral Court Sunday confirmed Rodrigo Chaves of the Social Democratic Progress Party had won the Presidential elections with 52.9 % of the votes, against José María Figueres' 47.11%.
Sat, 02 Apr 2022 09:45:00 GMTBolivia and Argentina postpone decision on gas supply contract
Bolivia's Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) and Integración Energética Argentina Sociedad Anónima (IEASA) agreed to postpone the decision on a sixth addendum to the contract for the supply of natural gas f...