Latin America

Tuesday, July 27th 2021 - 09:42 UTC
Bad start for Castillo in Peru: he does not have control over congress

As anticipated Peruvian Socialist elect president Pedro Castillo was unable to gain control of the one-house Congress, which on Monday chose the candidate of an opposition-led alliance.
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Tuesday, July 27th 2021 - 09:08 UTC
Duque wants Venezuela to be declared “promoter of terrorism” for harboring FARC dissidents

Colombian President Iván Duque Monday said several former guerrilla commanders were being granted shelter in Venezuela and asked the United States that Venezuela be added to the list of countries that promote terrorism.
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Tuesday, July 27th 2021 - 08:56 UTC
Rosatom resumes construction of nuclear reactor in Bolivia

Russia's atomic agency Rosatom Monday resumed construction of a nuclear reactor for the Center for Research and Development of Nuclear Technology (CIDTN) of Bolivia, a project which had been paralyzed in 2019, it was reported.
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Monday, July 26th 2021 - 09:50 UTC
Lacalle the best, Maduro the worst - says survey of how LatAm Presidents have handled the covid-19 pandemic

Uruguayan President Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou was Latin America's best president when it came down to handling the coronavirus pandemic, a study by the international consulting firm Ipsos released over the weekend has shown.
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Monday, July 26th 2021 - 09:17 UTC
Mexico favors creation of new body to replace OAS

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has launched the idea to create a new body that would replace the current Washington-based Organization of American States (OAS).
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Monday, July 26th 2021 - 08:26 UTC
Dissident FARC group claims responsibility for attack against Colombian President Duque

The June 25 attack against the helicopter carrying Colombian President Iván Duque and some of his closest aides finally sees some light as the Magdalena Medio Bloc, a dissident group of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) claimed responsibility for it over this weekend.
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Monday, July 26th 2021 - 07:27 UTC
Nicaraguan gov't arrests yet another presidential candidate

The Nicaraguan regime of former Sandinista guerrilla leader Daniel Ortega has placed right-wing presidential hopeful Noel José Vidaurre Arguello under house arrest for alleged treason.
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Saturday, July 24th 2021 - 08:58 UTC
Argentina's Security Minister says her predecessor's buying weapons sent to Bolivia is a “proven” fact

Argentina's Security Minister Sabina Frederic Friday said there was proof corroborating that her predecessor Patricia Bullrich was behind the shipment of weapons and ammunition to Bolivia during the revolt that toppled Evo Morales.
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Friday, July 23rd 2021 - 09:50 UTC
Studies show third dose needed to fight Delta variant for those who have received a full Sinovac inoculation

A study by Chile's Catholic University has shown that the Chinese-developed Sinovac anticoronavirus vaccine's effectiveness was down after six months and patients would then need a third dose of the immunizer.
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Friday, July 23rd 2021 - 09:38 UTC
Venezuela rejects accusations of “hosting” armed groups that attempt against Colombian institutions

Venezuelan foreign minister Jorge Arreaza rejected accusations from the Colombian government regarding the recent attack on the helicopter of president Ivan Duque in the city of Cúcuta and claimed Bogotá is using his country to hide the tragedy of its neighbour.
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