MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for April 12th 2021
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Monday, April 12th 2021 - 11:20 UTC
Pedro Castillo ahead in Peruvian elections but results will take about a month to be known
Ultra left-wing candidate Pedro Castillo of the Perú Libre party was surprisingly ahead on Monday morning after the first round of Peru's presidential elections, but the names of those advancing to the runoff will not be known for about a month, officials said.
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Monday, April 12th 2021 - 10:45 UTC
Third-time lucky: Lasso becomes Ecuador's president-elect
Contrary to expectations, Guillermo Lasso Sunday surprisingly beat Andrés Arauz to become Ecuador's next president. Lasso, a conservative, was a sure winner in the evening as 97.91% of the votes were counted.
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Monday, April 12th 2021 - 10:40 UTC
Chile has new immigration law after eight years in Congress
Chile's President Sebastán Piñera Sunday signed into law the new migration law which spent eight years in Congress before being passed.
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Monday, April 12th 2021 - 10:20 UTC
Argentine Government to discuss further restrictions as coronavirus cases soar
Argentina's Cabinet Chief Santiago Cafiero and Health Minister Carla Vizzotti are to hold a meeting Monday to discuss additional measures as the spread of the coronavirus pandemic seems increasingly out of control.
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Monday, April 12th 2021 - 10:13 UTC
Brazil “falls” to third place among covid-19 affected countries behind the U.S. and now India
Brazil has been displaced from its shrine as the world's second-worst country regarding coronavirus infections. Its place has been taken over by India.
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Monday, April 12th 2021 - 09:55 UTC
Argentine Journalist Mauro Viale dies of covid-19 aged 73
Famous Argentine TV-radio host and former sportscaster Mauro Viale has died in Buenos Aires at the age of 73 due to covid-19 complications, it was reported. He had received the first dose of the vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus last week.
