On Dec. 31, 2020, the governments of Argentina and Bolivia agreed on a fifth addendum to the natural gas sales agreement of 2004, by which Argentina will receive up to 14 million cubic meters per day during the winter months in 2021.
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Despite the global pandemic and border closings, refugees continue to flee Venezuela. Numbers of migrants are predicted to rise substantially once the Colombian border reopens.
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–Researched and Written by Anna Buchberger— Since the approval of the vaccination for COVID-19, there has been a controversy around whether Venezuelan immigrants should be eligible to receive this vaccination in Colombia. President Iván Duque’s decision to make the vaccination accessible to documented Venezuelan immigrants and not accessible to undocumented Venezuelan immigrants has been both
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–Researched and Written by Taylor Wegner— Hurricanes Eta and Iota struck Central America earlier this year, leaving a devastating outcome for many in the area. Both storms caused destruction throughout the region, leaving people without homes or means to provide for themselves and their families in what was already a difficult year.
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Countries like Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Ecuador, and Peru have been greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, having some of the highest death rates throughout the past months globally.
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The presidents of Brazil and Paraguay, Jair Bolsonaro and Abdo Benítez, respectively, met on December 1st to verify the progress of the Integration Bridge, which will unite both countries.
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Among all of the remarkable events of 2020, including COVID-19, the Chilean referendum in favor of a new constitution, the political changes without citizen participation in Peru, and Maradona’s death, Bolivia was at the epicenter for 2020.
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The President of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, and the President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, contrary politically, dialogued by video call on Monday November 30th in the first private meeting since the inauguration of the Argentine leader, the government in Buenos Aires said.
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The authorities of Norte de Santander, Colombia, reported on November 13 that the border with Venezuela would be opened the following weekend to allow 169 Venezuelan students to enter the country in order to take their final tests of high school, in what is being called a “student passage.”
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The letter sent by the Foreign Policy Commission from Venezuela denounces comments by Claudia López about Venezuelan immigrants.
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