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Tuesday, April 13th 2021 - 09:48 UTC
Chile's Central Bank monthly report foresees 2021 inflation at 3.2%

Chile's monthly report issued by the Central Bank Monday forecast inflation to close 2021 with a cumulative 3.2%, with no significant changes in sight for 2022 and 2023.
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Tuesday, April 13th 2021 - 08:58 UTC
Guterres endorses millionaire's tax to help fight covid-19

UN Secretary-General António Guterres Monday agreed with several world leaders on the convenience to tax the wealthiest, so that States have more resources to support the vulnerable population which has been severely affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Tuesday, April 13th 2021 - 08:56 UTC
Major setback for Evo's party: none of its candidates win governors' elections in Bolivia

As the results of Sunday's departmental elections in Bolivia were becoming known Monday, former President Evo Morales' Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) recorded one defeat after another.
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Tuesday, April 13th 2021 - 08:29 UTC
Brazil STF Justice Weber halts Bolsonaro's easing on firearms, pending plenum ruling

Justice Rosa Weber of Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF), Monday issued a provisional preemptive injunction against parts of decrees from President Jair Bolsonaro which enabled or facilitated the acquisition and use of firearms by regular people.
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Monday, April 12th 2021 - 11:20 UTC
Pedro Castillo ahead in Peruvian elections but results will take about a month to be known

Ultra left-wing candidate Pedro Castillo of the Perú Libre party was surprisingly ahead on Monday morning after the first round of Peru's presidential elections, but the names of those advancing to the runoff will not be known for about a month, officials said.
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Monday, April 12th 2021 - 10:45 UTC
Third-time lucky: Lasso becomes Ecuador's president-elect

Contrary to expectations, Guillermo Lasso Sunday surprisingly beat Andrés Arauz to become Ecuador's next president. Lasso, a conservative, was a sure winner in the evening as 97.91% of the votes were counted.
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Monday, April 12th 2021 - 10:40 UTC
Chile has new immigration law after eight years in Congress

Chile's President Sebastán Piñera Sunday signed into law the new migration law which spent eight years in Congress before being passed.
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Monday, April 12th 2021 - 10:20 UTC
Argentine Government to discuss further restrictions as coronavirus cases soar

Argentina's Cabinet Chief Santiago Cafiero and Health Minister Carla Vizzotti are to hold a meeting Monday to discuss additional measures as the spread of the coronavirus pandemic seems increasingly out of control.
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Monday, April 12th 2021 - 10:13 UTC
Brazil “falls” to third place among covid-19 affected countries behind the U.S. and now India

Brazil has been displaced from its shrine as the world's second-worst country regarding coronavirus infections. Its place has been taken over by India.
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Monday, April 12th 2021 - 09:55 UTC
Argentine Journalist Mauro Viale dies of covid-19 aged 73

Famous Argentine TV-radio host and former sportscaster Mauro Viale has died in Buenos Aires at the age of 73 due to covid-19 complications, it was reported. He had received the first dose of the vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus last week.
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