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Sat, 09 Apr 2022 15:43:00 GMT
Argentine FM off to Paraguay
Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero flew to Paraguay Friday on his first official visit to the neighboring country. It was the first trip by any top Argentine diplomat in five years.

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 22:39:00 GMT
Brazil abstains as Russia suspended from UN Human Rights Council
The Government of Brazil abstained as Russia was being suspended from the United Nations Human Rights Council Thursday evening, with only 23 countries voting against the measure, adopted as a consequence of "gross and systemati...

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 23:17:00 GMT
Former Mauricio Macri aide booed at Parlasur: his dismissal to be voted on shortly
Argentina's Fabián “Pepín” Rodríguez Simón, a former aide to then-Argentine President Mauricio Macri, was forced to leave the Parlasur's building Monday when he showed up and was jeered at by the other legislators, who ...

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 21:55:00 GMT
Uruguayan 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.

Tue, 29 Mar 2022 09:21:00 GMT
Brazil still committed to joining OECD, Minister Guedes tells the group
Brazil's Economy Minister Paulo Guedes Monday reaffirmed in Paris his country's commitments to the guidelines of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

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 09:00:00 GMT
Paraguay changes into GMT-4 Daylight Saving Time
Paraguay has moved into “winter time” Sunday on the advice of the National Electricity Administration, which seeks to curb consumption. It has thus become the only Mercosur country living under a GMT (or UTC) -4 time zone, ...

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...

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 22:01:00 GMT
Mercosur health ministers agree sanitary measures need to be unified
Health Ministers from all four Mercosur full member countries in addition to Chile's Thursday agreed during a meeting in Montevideo to work on unified sanitary requirements regarding COVID-19 for international travel.

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 09:04:00 GMT
Punta del Este needs more schools to accommodate new residents
The exclusive Uruguayan beach resort of Punta del Este is experiencing an increase in the development and establishment of schools, as migrating inflows of Argentines and also of people from other parts of the country to becom...



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