MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for October 25th 2020
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Sunday, October 25th 2020 - 09:02 UTC
Colombia joins the “select” club of countries with a million confirmed cases of Covid-19
Colombia reached 1 million confirmed coronavirus cases on Saturday, becoming the second country in Latin America to report that number in less than a week. The nation of 50 million saw cases peak in August and has seen a decline since but still continues to register around 8,000 new infections a day.
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Sunday, October 25th 2020 - 08:54 UTC
Argentina resumes domestic flights with strict health protocols
Argentina resumed regular domestic flights this week after an interruption of seven months due to the Covid-19 pandemic, although within a format of restrictions and health protocols limiting operations.
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Sunday, October 25th 2020 - 08:48 UTC
Decomposed human remains found in a fertilizer container in Paraguay
The decomposed remains of seven people, believed to be undocumented migrants, have been discovered in a fertilizer container in Paraguay, officials said. It set off from Serbia on 21 July.
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Sunday, October 25th 2020 - 08:40 UTC
Evo Morales leave Argentina for Venezuela
Bolivia's former president Evo Morales has traveled to Venezuela from Argentina, where he was living in exile, according to media reports.
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Sunday, October 25th 2020 - 08:30 UTC
Prominent opposition activist in embassy refuge flees Venezuela and is expected in Spain
Prominent opposition activist Leopoldo López has abandoned the Spanish ambassador's residence in Caracas and left Venezuela after years of frustrated efforts to oust the nation's socialist president, his party said Saturday.
