Argentina
‘May be soon’: Argentina’s $40 billion IMF deal trundles closer despite push-back
By Jorge Otaola and Adam Jourdan BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to refinance...
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‘No to the IMF’: thousands protest in Argentina against debt deal
By Miguel Lo Bianco and Horacio Soria BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Thousands of Argentines marched through the streets of Buenos...
Read moreBrazil plays down British flights to Falklands that worry Argentina
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil on Tuesday defended its decision to allow British military planes flying to the Falklands Islands to...
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Dumping plastic in waterways is ‘criminal’, pope says in TV interview
By Philip Pullella and Giulia Segreti VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Dumping plastic in waterways is "criminal" and must end if...
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‘We want justice’: Argentines vent anger after adulterated cocaine kills 22
By Eliana Raszewski and Miguel Lo Bianco TRES DE FEBRERO, Argentina (Reuters) -At least 22 people have died in Argentina...
Read moreDeaths from tainted Argentine cocaine up to 17, likely to rise
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -At least 17 people have died in Argentina after consuming cocaine suspected of containing a poisonous substance,...
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Argentina’s Fernandez set for China, Russia tour after IMF accord
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez will begin an overseas tour on Tuesday including visits to Russia and...
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Argentine truckers stranded at Chilean border by slow COVID testing
(Reuters) - Thousands of truck drivers from Argentina were stuck at the Chilean border on Saturday due to slow COVID-19...
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Argentina faces $1.1 billion debt repayment deadline as IMF protests simmer
By Adam Jourdan and Miguel Lo Bianco BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina is facing deadlines for nearly $1.1 billion in...
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You caught me: Pope congratulates reporter who saw him at record shop
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis has congratulated the reporter who caught him visiting old friends who...
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Argentine towns sizzle amid ‘hottest days in history’
By Juan Bustamante and Miguel Lo Bianco BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Cities and towns in Argentina and neighboring countries in...
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In rare move, Uruguay opens borders for residents infected with COVID-19
By Daniela Desantis MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) - Uruguay has opened its borders to citizens and residents even if they are infected...
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Pope makes surprise visit to Rome record store, gets classical CD
By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis, a lover of classical music, slipped out of the Vatican on Tuesday...
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Argentina capital hit by major power outage amid heat wave
By Eliana Raszewski BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's capital Buenos Aires was hit by a major power outage on Tuesday...
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro creates $126 million credit line to flood-ravaged northeast
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced on Friday a 700 million reais ($125.67 million) relief credit line...
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro refuses flood aid from Argentina, drawing Bahia rebuke
By Gram Slattery RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro rejected an offer of aid from Argentina, saying...
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Helicopter fighting fire crashes in Argentina’s Patagonia, killing two
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - A helicopter that was fighting forest fires in the rugged Patagonia region of southern Argentina crashed...
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Analysis-South America, battered by COVID-19, now winning global vaccination race
By Gram Slattery and Augustin Geist RIO DE JANEIRO/BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Throughout much of 2020 and early 2021, South...
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Argentina braces for new COVID wave as cases rise to highest in almost 6 months
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Argentina almost doubled on Monday from Friday to 20,263 new infections, according...
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Analysis-Chile miners brace as president elect signals environmental crackdown
By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's mining sector is bracing for tighter environmental rules ahead after President-elect Gabriel Boric...
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