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Sexteto Electronico Moderno – Song of the Day

Today’s featured band is Sexteto Electronico Moderno from Uruguay with the song “El Mundo Que Conocimos” (1968).

The ongoing constitutional process in Chile is being observed with great interest and enthusiasm by many internationally.

Gasoline prices will be $3.25, down from $5.25 before the protests began. The negotiations now move to medicine prices and distribution.

A growing group of Nicaraguan migrants has formed in the last decade in the canton of Atenas, in the central valley of Costa Rica.

The price of gasoline was over $5.00 a gallon before the protests and has been temporarily lowered to $3.25 after an initial drop to $3.90.

The Government promised to include 72 products with a price cap, marketing margin and subsidies on basic foods.

The sharp increase in the cost of living is seriously aggravated by rampant social inequality and widespread corruption.

The social sectors and the government seek to sign an agreement on the first of eight demands. Meanwhile, some roadblocks remain in Chiriqui.

Negotiations between government representatives and organized protesting groups entered a third day on Saturday in central Panama.

Tired of media censorship and the political and economic crisis in Venezuela, Maria Jose Vargas gave up her job with a digital TV channel.