South America
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 10:43:00 GMTCFK links her corruption trial to the murder attempt against her
Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) Friday told the court judging her for alleged corruption in the awarding of public bids to build roads while she was President (2008-15), that the case under treatm...
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 10:08:00 GMTUruguayan President still highly approved of, but...
Halfway through his presidency, Uruguayan leader Luis Lacalle Pou continues to have a 47% approval rating, according to a survey by pollsters Equipos Consultores released Friday in Montevideo
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 09:59:00 GMTBolsonaro reminds voters next president will have 2 STF vacancies to fill
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Friday pledged to appoint anti-abortion judges in case he wins next month's elections for which opposition candidate Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva is reportedly the favorite, according to all pol...
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 09:40:00 GMTUruguay forecasts promising cruise season for next Summer
Uruguayan authorities are forecasting a promising cruise season for next Summer, according to Tourism Undersecretary Remo Monzeglio, who confirmed there were so far 130 confirmed reservations for calls in Montevideo and 57 for ...
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 09:29:00 GMTArgentina limits door-to-door purchases abroad
Argentina's Federal Administration of Public Revenues (AFIP) tax bureau has lowered the cap from US$ 3,000 to US$ 1,000 on door-to-door online purchases effective Sept. 23, in a move to curb foreign currency expenditures that d...
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 07:43:00 GMTRoyal Caribbean and DAP plan to promote Antarctica cruises from Puerto Williams in the Navarino island
A large boost for the cruise industry in Chile, according to the leading newspaper of the country, El Mercurio. Royal Caribbean and Punta Arenas airline DAP are planning to invest some 18 million dollars in the construction of ...
Fri, 23 Sep 2022 19:23:00 GMTPeruvians allowed to take off their facemasks indoors, but
Peruvian health authorities announced that face coverings will no longer be mandatory in indoor settings nationwide, except in hospitals, public transport, and among people with respiratory symptoms.
Fri, 23 Sep 2022 19:20:00 GMTResidents in Russian-held territories vote between staying Russian or going back under Kyiv
Residents in the eastern Ukrainian republics of Donetsk and Lugansk in the Donbas regions and in other parts of Russian-controlled territories began voting Friday in a referendum with which Moscow seeks to legitimize the milita...
Fri, 23 Sep 2022 19:13:00 GMTChile's top general resigns over intel leak
Chilean General Guillermo Paiva Hernández has resigned as head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (EMCO) following the leaking of classified information to the press which went viral Thursday
Fri, 23 Sep 2022 18:12:00 GMTUruguayan authorities tackle arsenic in drinking water
Uruguayan authorities are reviewing their options to tackle the presence of arsenic in faucet water in various towns nationwide, it was reported this week.