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Thu, 05 May 2022 19:47:00 GMT
Car manufacturing in Argentina grows interannually
Car manufacturing in Argentine recorded a substantial increase in April, according to the latest monthly report by the Association of Manufacturers (Adefa), making it the third consecutive month with a favorable output.

Thu, 05 May 2022 19:41:00 GMT
Otoniel extradited to United States
Despite several convictions in his native Colombia, Dairo Antonio Usuga, leader of the Gulf Clan drug-trafficking gang better known as “Otoniel” has been extradited to the United States on Wednesday to face various charges ...

Thu, 05 May 2022 10:55:00 GMT
Uruguay begins Parliamentary debate to legalize euthanasia
Uruguayan lawmakers have begun this week the debate to legalize euthanasia, despite opposition from the National Party of President Luis Lacalle Pou and the Catholic Church. The Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide bill was first in...

Thu, 05 May 2022 10:21:00 GMT
Multi dimensional poverty conditions affect 25 million Argentines, 54,9% of the population
Some 25 million Argentines, 54,9% of the whole population can be described as poor, following monetary criteria and simultaneously a multi-dimensional approach. This approach refers to such structural factors as housing, basic ...

Thu, 05 May 2022 10:15:00 GMT
Markets react positively to Fed's rate increase and reduction of debt beginning June
United States markets on Wednesday reacted positively to the Federal Reserve's 50 points basis rate increase, the first of such magnitude since 2000, to try and control inflation. Likewise stocks rallied on Fed chair Jerome Pow...

Thu, 05 May 2022 10:11:00 GMT
Falklands War: MPs demand inquiry on Exocet "kill switch"; how transparent was France?
British lawmakers have demanded an inquiry into whether France was dishonest about the existence of a “kill switch” in missiles used by Argentina in attacks that killed British sailors during the Falklands War, with the sin...

Thu, 05 May 2022 09:52:00 GMT
Chile's future constitution makes room for indigenous ancestral land rights
Chile's Constituent Assembly Wednesday approved in a Plenary Session the right of indigenous peoples and nations to their lands, territories, and resources by 106 votes in favor, 37 against, and 10 abstentions.

Thu, 05 May 2022 09:48:00 GMT
Nicaragua's NGO outlawing spree seems to have no end
Nicaragua's National Assembly Wednesday voted to outlaw another 50 NGOs at the request of the Government of President Daniel Ortega.

Thu, 05 May 2022 09:46:00 GMT
BAS Director Professor Jane Francis awarded Patron's Medal from the Royal Geographical Society
The director of the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), Professor Dame Jane Francis has been awarded the prestigious Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British Geographers (IBG) Patron’s Medal for contributions to e...

Thu, 05 May 2022 09:46:00 GMT
INIDEP toothfish workshop as part of Argentina's Fisheries Improvement Project
A toothfish workshop in the framework of an ambitious Fisheries Improvement Project sponsored by Argentina's National Fisheries Research and Development Institute, INIDEP, took place with the participation of a Chilean expert, ...



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