MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for January 23rd 2023
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Monday, January 23rd 2023 - 09:06 UTC
Canada agrees to compensation for abuses of Indigenous peoples at the hands of the Catholic Church
Canada has reached a settlement agreement worth US$2.09 billion, (€1.93 billion) with representatives of Indigenous peoples, abused for nearly a century by Church residential institutions. The sum will be placed in a not-for-profit trust aimed at financing Indigenous education, culture, and language, the Canadian government announced.
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Monday, January 23rd 2023 - 08:18 UTC
Lula lands in BA to sign bilateral deals and attend Celac Summit
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva landed Sunday shortly after 9 pm Buenos Aires' Aeroparque Jorge Newbery to hold a series of state meetings with local authorities on Monday and attend the VII summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) on Tuesday.
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Monday, January 23rd 2023 - 07:53 UTC
Some 200 Peruvian protesters arrested for occupying university campus
Peruvian authorities have arrested some 200 demonstrators during the weekend after the March of the Four Suyos (Inca empire provinces) advanced on Lima -the so-called “Lima Takeover”- demanding President Dina Boluarte's resignation, in addition to fresh elections and a constituent assembly.
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Monday, January 23rd 2023 - 07:26 UTC
Argentine Navy needs underwater units, manned or otherwise
The Argentine Navy plans to purchase two unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) for hydrographic and minehunting missions for € 450,000, in addition to new traditional units for its submarine command, it was reported.
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Monday, January 23rd 2023 - 07:12 UTC
Bullrich asks DEA to arrest Maduro in Buenos Aires
Argentina's opposition leader Patricia Bullrich, chairwoman of the Propuesta Republicana (PRO) party, a majority partner in the Together for Change (Juntos por el Cambio - JxC) alliance Sunday filed a request before the United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) for the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro once he lands in Buenos Aires for the VII Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac).
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Monday, January 23rd 2023 - 06:55 UTC
Lawmakers from Uruguay's ruling coalition to visit the Falklands; opposition rejects embassy invitation
Uruguayan opposition rejected an annual invitation from the UK embassy in Montevideo for lawmakers from all political parties represented in Parliament, to visit the Falklands/Malvinas Islands. The ruling coalition in Uruguay, made up of five parties accepted the invitation.
