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How much did the Tokyo Olympics cost?

The Tokyo Olympics they cost $13.6 billionUS$5,900 of them contributed by the organizing committee and US$7,700 by public administrations. (Read: Athletes who will represent Colombia in the Winter Olympics). Games Executive Director

February 6, 2022

Colombia

Piura: felt discomfort when brushing and they detected a tumor about to compromise other organs

Doctors from the National Institute of Child Health-Breña successfully removed a maxillofacial tumor from a 13-year-old minor from Piura, which spread to other organs. The alerts that the minor presented began with

February 6, 2022

Peru

Labor reconversion: the key to maintaining employment figures

Employment continues to recover in Uruguay and in December it reached figures not seen since 2017. In that sense, experts foresee a positive year 2022 for the Uruguayan labor market –always subject

February 6, 2022

Uruguay

CC reiterates its proposal to change justice

Page Seven / La Paz Faced with impunity in cases of femicide and rape, the first opposition political force, the Citizen Community (CC), reiterated its proposal for judicial reform. This alliance proposes

February 6, 2022

Bolivia

Government of Minas opens public consultation on highway concession

RJ: with the cancellation of the street carnival, street vendors will have help

Street vendors who would work in the street carnival in the city of Rio de Janeiro will receive an allowance of R$ 500, to be paid in a single installment on February

February 6, 2022

Brasil

New lawsuit against former administration of Virginia Reginato: this time for “self-granted” settlements

The administration of Virginia Reginato (UDI) in the Municipality of Viña del Mar adds a new legal action, after the current mayor, Macarena Ripamonti (RD) filed a complaint for the crime of

February 6, 2022

Chile

Government increased economic growth forecast to 5% by 2022

The Minister of Finance, Jose Manuel Restrepo presented the Financial plan for 2022, in which he delivered the updated fiscal projections for this year. “I can anticipate that the 2022 fiscal scenario

February 6, 2022

Colombia

Truck drivers will not go on strike after agreement with the authorities

Following an agreement with the authorities, members of the Truck Drivers Federation of Paraguay will not go on strike this Monday, February 7, as planned. The force measure was made as a

February 6, 2022

Paraguay

Tax refund: check this LINK if you are one of the beneficiaries

The National Superintendency of Customs and Tax Administration (Sunat) reported that this year around 500,000 workers on the payroll will be able to receive a refund of a balance of Income Tax

February 6, 2022

Peru

Prosecutor Alfaro explained why he ordered access to Ignacio Álvarez’s cell phone

The sexual crimes prosecutor Mariana Alfaro explained that he requested a search warrant at the radio station Blue FM this friday at noon to “obtain” the cell phone of journalist Ignacio Álvarez,

February 6, 2022

Uruguay

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