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Tue, 12 Jul 2022 08:38:00 GMT
PAHO supports Uruguayan Health Ministry in vax judicial ruling
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has sent a letter of support to Uruguay's Health Minister Daniel Salinas after a judge ordered all vaccination of children under 13 years of age against COVID-19 be halted in the coun...

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 08:12:00 GMT
Number of monkeypox cases in Brazil crosses 200 threshold
Brazilian health authorities Monday confirmed there were 219 confirmed cases of monkeypox nationwide, with the bulk of them in São Paulo (158) and Rio de Janeiro (34), according to an Agência Brasil report.

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 07:54:00 GMT
US dollar soars in Colombia as Petro's inauguration looms over
The Colombian peso Monday suffered a historic devaluation amid uncertainty less than a month ahead of President-elect Gustavo Petro's inauguration.

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 07:34:00 GMT
Argentina to file protest against Bolivia for motorbiker's death
Argentina's Foreign Ministry Monday announced it will seek an explanation from Bolivian authorities regarding the death of the 61-year-old retired teacher from the province of Salta who was allegedly denied medical care after a...

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 22:25:00 GMT
Bolsonarist murderer of PT treasurer remanded
A Brazilian court has ordered Jorge José da Rocha Guaranho to be remanded after charging him with murdering Workers' Party (PT) Treasurer Marcelo Arruda in Foz do Iguaçu, a city on the Brazilian sector of the three-way border...

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 22:22:00 GMT
Batakis announces spending cuts for Argentine gov't
Argentina's Economy Minister Silvina Batakis Monday warned that the government of President Alberto Fernández "will not spend more than we have," while launching a series of measures aimed at curbing inflation and restoring fe...

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 20:55:00 GMT
Abuse within Paraguayan Military Academy reported
Just weeks after two cases of abuses within Argentina's Army surfaced, Paraguay's National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture (MNPT) Monday confirmed the cruel treatment of cadets at the Francisco Solano López Military Ac...

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 20:52:00 GMT
Life expectancy drops from 2019 figures, UN says
The United Nations' World Population Prospects (WPP) report released Monday foresees the world's population will reach 8 billion people by November of 2022 and that India will surpass China as the country with the largest numbe...

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 10:45:00 GMT
US Ambassador insists on no special IMF treatment for Argentina
The United States Ambassador to Buenos Aires Marc Stanley insisted there would be no special treatment for Argentina following President Alberto Fernández Government's request to cut down the International Monetary Fund (IMF) ...

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 10:17:00 GMT
Argentine authorities ready to launch batch of economic measures
Argentine President Alberto Fernández and newly-appointed Economy Minister Silvina Batakis reviewed over the weekend a series of measures to be launched shortly in a move to curb inflation and strengthen the Treasury's coffers...



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