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They denounce that the Municipality of Maldonado spent $400 million in “illegitimate and illegal” hiring

file photo The Court of Accounts of the Republic (TCR) observed purchases for some $400 million by the Maldonado Departmental Intendancy (IDM), according to the Frente Amplio mayor Joaquín Garlo. The IDM

February 4, 2022

Uruguay

The President arrived in China to meet with Xi Jinping

Alberto Fernández stepping on Chinese soil (Photo: Presidency). President Alberto Fernández arrived in China this Thursday night, where he will meet with the president of that country, Xi Jinping, and will participate

February 4, 2022

Argentina

Bolivia registers 3,396 infected by covid-19 on the first Thursday of February

Bolivia does not stop counting by thousands the infections by covid-19, On this first Thursday of February 2022, 3,396 new positive cases were reported in national territory (of 15,608 tests carried out)

February 4, 2022

Bolivia

Loan to energy distributors will be up to BRL 10.8 billion

The new loan to electric energy distributors to cover the costs of the water crisis should reach up to R$ 10.8 billion, announced today (3) the technical area of the National Electric

February 4, 2022

Brasil

Governments of Chile and Bolivia will hold a working table to face the migration crisis

The governments of Chile and Bolivia announced this Thursday that they will hold a round table “in the next few hours” with a view to facing difficulties in border issues, such as

February 4, 2022

Chile

The new law that extends the useful life of public transport vehicles

Law would stop transition to vehicles with clean technologies

The entry into force of Law 2198 of January 25, 2022 brings with it a series of changes for transportation. On the one hand, the regulation of the useful life of the

February 4, 2022

Colombia

IESS official was arrested when asking for bribes

The entity’s Board of Directors seeks to dismantle a network of corruption that operates within the institution. The network would have been asking for money in exchange for speeding up payments to

February 4, 2022

Ecuador

Fallen trees in Asunción after rains this Thursday

En algunos puntos de la capital se reportaron árboles caídos tras las lluvias con fuertes vientos que se registraron en la tarde de este jueves. La Municipalidad de Asunción informó que el

February 4, 2022

Paraguay

Minem coordinates with companies from Colombia and Ecuador in the face of possible fuel shortages

Updated on 02/03/2022 04:57 pm The Ministry of Energy and Mines (mine) revealed that its sector is already in coordination with hydrocarbon companies in Colombia and Ecuador in view of the possibility

February 4, 2022

Peru

Inflation rose and stood at 8.15% year-on-year

Photo: Carlos Loría – LARED21 The National Institute of Statistics (INE) reported this Thursday that inflation showed a monthly variation of 1.78, an annual variation of 1.78% and an interannual variation (the

February 4, 2022

Uruguay

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