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A major upset and uncertainty: Argentina heads to run-off
AFP, Published on 24/10/2023
» BUENOS AIRES - Despite overseeing record inflation and poverty levels, Argentina's Economy Minister Sergio Massa confounded expectations by scoring the most votes in Sunday's first-round election.
Fernandez under pressure as polls open for Argentine legislative vote
AFP, Published on 14/11/2021
» BUENOS AIRES - Argentines headed to the polls Sunday in midterm legislative elections that could see the party of center-left President Alberto Fernandez lose its Senate majority.
Another presidential hopeful arrested in Nicaragua
AFP, Published on 25/07/2021
» MANAGUA - Another presidential candidate was arrested in Nicaragua on Saturday, police said -- the seventh detained by Daniel Ortega's government in the lead-up to elections on November 7.
New blackout hits swaths of Venezuela including Caracas
AFP, Published on 26/03/2019
» CARACAS - A new blackout hit many regions in Venezuela including much of Caracas on Monday, sowing alarm two weeks after a nationwide outage that paralysed the country.
Laos seeks donations, medical supplies
News, Chakkrapan Nathanri, Published on 31/07/2018
» The consulate-general of Laos in Khon Kaen appealed Monday for donations of medical supplies, camp beds, kitchen utensils and condiments for flood victims who are suffering in the wake of the collapsed Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy dam on July 23.
Government forces in Managua clashes leave at least five dead
AFP, Published on 24/06/2018
» MANAGUA - At least five people were killed including a baby Saturday when pro-government forces clashed with opponents in Nicaragua, according to reports from young people, the church and humanitarian groups.