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Fraud in the Army: Martial Court rejects bail for General (r) Óscar Izurieta

The Martial Court rejected, by three votes to two, granting bail for the former commander in chief of the Army, general (r) Oscar Izurieta Ferrerprosecuted for the crimes of embezzlement of public

February 17, 2022

Chile

Tres accidentes de avionetas generaron temor en aeropuertos de Bogotá, San Andrés y Palmira

Three plane accidents generated fear at airports in Bogotá, San Andrés and Palmira

Two went off the runway, one of them ended up crashing into a wall and the other had a “main gear fracture” when landing at the Alfonso Bonilla Aragón Airport. Colombia News.

February 17, 2022

Colombia

Mangroves are destroyed with authorization

Mangrove deforestation reaches a critical point without the authorities taking action on the matter. Since September 2021, mangroves are subjects of law. Ecuador has lost almost a third of its total mangrove

February 17, 2022

Ecuador

The company Cantera Tricemar SA was awarded for G. 155,300,353

In the course of the morning, the DNCP published that the company Cantera Tricemar SA was awarded for a total value of G. 155,300,353, and managed to win the bid for the

February 17, 2022

Paraguay

Avanza País announces that it will not attend the round of dialogue with Prime Minister Aníbal Torres

Updated on 02/16/2022 10:31 pm The bench of Country advances announced that he will not attend the dialogue round convened by the chief of the ministerial cabinet, Hannibal Torresahead of the vote

February 17, 2022

Peru

With inflation out of range, the BCU raised the interest rate again, to 7.25%

As I had anticipated in January, The Central Bank of Uruguay (BCU) decided this Wednesday to increase the interest rate by 75 basis points to 7.25%, in line with the objective announced

February 17, 2022

Uruguay

ANSES: who gets paid today, Thursday, February 17

This Thursday the 17th, the National Social Security Administration (ANSES) resumes the payment schedule corresponding to the month of February for retirement, pensions and various social allowances. In itself, during this day,

February 17, 2022

Argentina

Atlético Madrid falls at home with the bottom of the Spanish tournament

The bottom team Levante won 1-0 in the field of Atlético de Madrid (5th) this Wednesday in a late game of LaLiga matchday 21, deepening the doubts of the rojiblanco team that

February 17, 2022

Bolivia

Brazil records 22.9 million cases and 620,700 deaths from covid-19

Senate approves program that finances transport tickets for seniors

The Senate approved today (16) a bill (PL) establishing the National Program for Assistance to the Mobility of the Elderly in Urban Areas (Pnami). The program consists of transferring funds from the

February 17, 2022

Brasil

The economic uncertainty brought by the elections in the country

“The fiscal deficit in 2021 fell more than we expected”: IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) published its comments this week after the 2022 mission on the Article IV Consultation, as the review that the body makes of economies every year is known.

February 17, 2022

Colombia

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