MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for February 28th 2022
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Monday, February 28th 2022 - 09:51 UTC
Prosecutors behind plot to overthrow Peru’s President?
Peru’s President Pedro Castillo Terrones Sunday hinted the Prosecutor's Office might hold some sort of grudge on him and insisted it carried on with the ongoing investigations at the earliest.
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Monday, February 28th 2022 - 09:45 UTC
Uruguay endorses OAS statement against Russian invasion of Ukraine
Uruguay Sunday chose to join the list of Organization of American States (OAS) countries opposing Russia’s military actions in Ukraine after Friday’s initial decision not to sign the declaration in that regard.
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Monday, February 28th 2022 - 09:44 UTC
Colombia records 33rd murder of a social leader so far in 2022
Less than two months into the year 2022 and 33 social leaders have been murdered so far in Colombia after the Institute of Studies for Development and Peace (Indepaz) Sunday denounced the killing of Gustavo Antonio Torres, this time in Tibú, Norte de Santander.
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Monday, February 28th 2022 - 09:34 UTC
Oruro carnival parade goes on like before, albeit with face masks
Rio de Janeiro’s street carnival parades may be off but other parts of South America are returning to their traditional celebrations following a ban during 2021 as a result of COVID-19 measures.
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Monday, February 28th 2022 - 09:27 UTC
President overflies Argentine provinces under fire
President Alberto Fernández has overflown together with local authorities the areas in the Argentine provinces of Corrientes and Misiones which have been devastated by fires.
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Monday, February 28th 2022 - 09:24 UTC
Paraguayans rush to bordering city to buy fuel smuggled in from Argentina
Hundreds of Paraguayans rushed over the weekend to the coastal town of Nanawa – formerly Puerto Elsa – in the Presidente Hayes province to buy cheaper fuel smuggled from Clorinda, Argentina, it was reported.
