Stories for 2021

Wednesday, April 14th 2021 - 14:30 UTC
Parole granted to former Argentine Public Works Secretary jailed for hiding bags with corruption money

An Argentine court Tuesday granted parole to Former Argentine Public Works Secretary José López, who is serving a 7.5-year jail sentence for his involvement in what became known as the bags of money case.
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Wednesday, April 14th 2021 - 09:59 UTC
Uruguayan duty free shops seek ways to cut down losses amid anti-covid-19 restrictions

Uruguayan duty-free shops in the Brazil bordering location of Rivera Tuesday hoped a solution will be found soon to their need to reopen their businesses after a meeting with federal authorities.
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Wednesday, April 14th 2021 - 09:42 UTC
Argentine Vice-President and aides acquitted in Central Bank “future dollar” case

Argentina's top penal court of appeals Tuesday acquitted former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (2008-2015) and her aide Axel Kiciloff of all charges in the so-called future dollar case, because there had been no damage to the State, and that economic policy issues are not subject to prosecution.
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Wednesday, April 14th 2021 - 09:30 UTC
Argentine president tells US envoy there will be no new Chinese base

Argentine President Alberto Fernández Tuesday told US National Security Council advisor Juan Gonzalez that “there will be no foreign bases,” it was reported.
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Wednesday, April 14th 2021 - 09:05 UTC
Full lockdown in four Colombian cities going through third wave of covid-19

The Colombian government Tuesday imposed a full-scale lockdown on the cities of Bogota, Medellin, Barranquilla and Santa Marta as new covid-19 infections push Intensive Care Units to their limit, it was reported.
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Wednesday, April 14th 2021 - 09:04 UTC
Venezuela: Money scam by opposition leaders unveiled by Maduro’s Government

Venezuela’s National Assembly Speaker, Jorge Rodríguez – recognized by Nicolás Maduro’s Government – Tuesday denounced opposition leaders were behind a scam plan to “steal” more than 53 million dollars of Venezuela's money frozen in the United States.
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Tuesday, April 13th 2021 - 16:59 UTC
To curb spread of Manaus coronavirus strain, France bans flights to Brazil

France's government has banned all flights to/from Brazil effective following the increase of covid-19 cases of the Manaus strain detected in the European nation.
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Tuesday, April 13th 2021 - 14:32 UTC
Argentina finished Antarctica Summer Campaign without Covid-19 cases

Argentina's 2020/2021 Antarctic campaign successfully finished last week after the arrival of the Argentine Navy icebreaker “Almirante Irízar” at the port of Buenos Aires without registering any positive case of Covid-19 among its 392 crew members, military and scientists.
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Tuesday, April 13th 2021 - 09:54 UTC
Argentina: Experts advise further restrictions necessary to curb coronavirus spread

Argentine Chief of Cabinet, Santiago Cafiero and Health Minister Carla Vizzotti Monday met online with a committee of experts to assess the country's current covid situation. The recommendation was, as expected, harsher restrictions.
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Tuesday, April 13th 2021 - 09:54 UTC
Pedro Castillo and Keiko Fujimori likely candidates for Peru's presidential runoff

Ultra-leftist candidate Pedro Castillo of the Peru Libre party and perennial conservative contender Keiko Fujimori looked poised to advance to the runoff after Peru's National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) had counted 93.479% of the votes.
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