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Stories for April 18th 2023

• Tuesday, April 18th 2023 - 10:55 UTC

  Argentine Defense Minister holds meeting with US Southern Command’s chief

  

  Argentina's Defense Minister Jorge Taiana met Monday with General Laura Richardson, head of the US Southern Command, to discuss bilateral issues.

• Tuesday, April 18th 2023 - 10:50 UTC

  Argentina: “Blue” Dollar hits new ceiling of AR$ 408

  

  The “blue” (a euphemism for “black market”) dollar closed rose by AR$ 8 and closed at AR$ 408 Monday, reaching a new all-time high, it was reported in Buenos Aires. It had closed at AR$ 400 on Friday. The Argentine Central Bank bought US$ 73 million to add to its dwindled coffers.

• Tuesday, April 18th 2023 - 10:17 UTC

  Chile announces first 5G tech business development center

  

  Chile's Catholic University (PUC) is to implement the first 5G technology business development and pilot center in the country. The facility will develop prototypes and scaling of digital solutions for different industries, the Chilean government's Production Development Corporation (Corfo) announced Monday in Santiago.

• Tuesday, April 18th 2023 - 10:13 UTC

  Argentina to host U-20 World Cup next month

  

  Football's governing body FIFA Monday confirmed Argentina will be hosting the U-20 World Cup between May 20 and June 11 after Indonesia was disqualified as the organizer for refusing to welcome Israel's team. Hence, Argentina -as hosts- will participate in the tournament instead of Indonesia, after failing to make it through the qualifying round.

• Tuesday, April 18th 2023 - 09:05 UTC

  Peru: Castillo's arrest not arbitrary, court rules

  

  A Peruvian court Monday upheld a previous ruling declaring the inadmissibility of a habeas corpus request filed in favor of former President Pedro Castillo to seek his release from jail.

• Tuesday, April 18th 2023 - 08:05 UTC

  Senior ISIS leader taken down in Syria by US forces

  

  A senior ISIS leader was killed Monday by US forces in northern Syria, it was announced. The raid targeted Abd-al-Hadi Mahmud al-Haji Ali, who was said to be plotting attacks in the Middle East and Europe, according to the Pentagon.

• Tuesday, April 18th 2023 - 06:33 UTC

  Ukraine war: Russia praises Brazil's pro peace position but is scolded by United States

  

  Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Brasilia on Monday, where he discussed issues such as trade and Russia’s war in Ukraine with members of Lula’s administration.