Latin America
Wed, 27 Jan 2021 09:31:00 GMTArgentina and Chile “indissolubly twinned countries”, underlines president Fernandez
Argentina and Chile are “indissolubly twinned countries”, said Argentine president Alberto Fernandez during the ceremony at the Palacio de la Moneda in Santiago where, next to his peer Sebastián Piñera, and members of the...
Tue, 26 Jan 2021 11:22:00 GMTState of the art USCG Stone docks in Montevideo heading for the South Atlantic
One of the US Coast Guard newest vessels docked in Montevideo early Monday looking for supplies and fuel, but given the strict sanitary isolation measures no member of the crew will be disembarking or anybody visiting the vesse...
Tue, 26 Jan 2021 10:52:00 GMTUruguay's Jose Pepe Mujica bestowed with the highest honor of Argentina
Uruguayan former president, Jose Pepe Mujica has been bestowed by the Argentine government, the country's highest honor, the Collar of the San Martin Liberator Order. The honor is extended to foreign officials, civilian or mili...
Tue, 26 Jan 2021 08:47:00 GMTColombian ex paramilitary boss deported back from the US
REUTERS – A Colombian ex paramilitary boss accused of crimes including torture and murder was deported from the United States on Monday, Bogotá migration authorities revealed. Hernan Giraldo, 72, was extradited to the United...
Mon, 25 Jan 2021 08:23:00 GMTBolivia announces new biodiesel production plan
Bolivia will build ecological diesel and biodiesel plants to reduce imports of liquid fuels, Hydrocarbon and Energy Minister Franklin Molina announced over this past weekend.
Mon, 25 Jan 2021 08:15:00 GMTGlobal FDI collapsed in 2020, down 37% for Latin America, and 2021 does not look much better, UNCTAD
Global foreign direct investment (FDI) collapsed in 2020, falling 42% from US$ 1.5 trillion in 2019 to an estimated US$ 859 billion, according to a UNCTAD Investment Trends Monitor released on Sunday.
Fri, 22 Jan 2021 09:31:00 GMTFitch forecasts Latin American economies will rebound but with downside risks
Fitch Ratings forecasts Latin American economies will rebound this year from the 2020 recession but risks remain in particular because of the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fri, 22 Jan 2021 09:30:00 GMTCovid-19: Peruvians doctors on hunger strike to protest government non action
A group of Peruvian doctors launched a hunger strike this week to protest the government’s lack of preparation for a second wave of COVID-19 cases.
Thu, 21 Jan 2021 09:29:00 GMTSouth American leaders congratulate Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
Leaders of South America congratulated and celebrated the new United States administration on Wednesday as President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were officially inaugurated.
Wed, 20 Jan 2021 09:26:00 GMTPeruvian leader pledges to pardon ex-president Fujimori if she wins April's general election
Peru's opposition leader Keiko Fujimori has said that she would pardon her jailed father, former president Alberto Fujimori, if she wins April's general election. The 82-year-old Fujimori is serving a 25-year sentence for crime...