MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for July 19th 2022
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Tuesday, July 19th 2022 - 09:27 UTC
Venezuelan gov't speaks of terrorist attack as oil pipe burns
Venezuelan authorities were speaking of a “terrorist attack” Monday after a state-owned gas pipeline went up in smoke Sunday in the country's eastern region.
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Tuesday, July 19th 2022 - 09:25 UTC
Yet another AMIA bombing anniversary and nobody jailed
Relatives of the 85 casualties and the entire Argentine society Monday wondered once again how it could be that 28 years after the bombing of the AMIA welfare Israeli Association nobody has ever been held accountable.
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Tuesday, July 19th 2022 - 09:19 UTC
Petro wants FTA with US repenned
Colombia's President-elect Gustavo Petro and US Ambassador to Bogotá Francisco Palmieri met Monday to discuss common goals with the incoming administration which might include renegotiating the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed ten years ago between the two countries.
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Tuesday, July 19th 2022 - 09:15 UTC
Pepe Mujica favors legalizing drugs to hurt traffickers
Former Uruguayan President José “Pepe” Mujica has retired from active politics but his witty statements keep making headlines, even at a time when his wife is about to undergo surgery following a domestic accident.
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Tuesday, July 19th 2022 - 09:11 UTC
Another low-cost airline makes it to Argentina
Wingo, a Colombian budget subsidiary carrier of Panama's Copa Airlines, has been cleared by Argentina's National Civil Aviation Administration (ANAC) to start operating in the country, although it still needs to confirm its schedules before being allowed to sell tickets.
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Tuesday, July 19th 2022 - 09:06 UTC
Brazilian unicorns hit by mass layoffs as financing runs scarce
Brazilian startup companies also known as “unicorns” are going through mass layoffs after their momentum seems to have calmed down and the consequences of COVID-19 lockdowns and their ensuing economic crises begin to take their toll, it was reported.
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Tuesday, July 19th 2022 - 09:00 UTC
Telemarketing companies in Brazil banned for being too bold
Brazil's Federal National Consumer Secretariat ( ) has suspended 180 companies for their molesting telemarketing practices harassing would-be consumers unrestrictedly, it was reported Monday.
