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Fri, 28 May 2021 09:53:00 GMT
Minister Guedes says Brazil favors the modernizing of Mercosur
“We are liberal but not stupid,” said Brazil's Economy Minister Paulo Guedes Thursday during a virtual event where he explained that his country has no intention of leaving Mercosur, but it does want to modernize it.

Fri, 28 May 2021 09:47:00 GMT
IACHR still waiting for full green light to land in violence-torn Colombia
As protests and violence remain part of Colombia's “normal” landscape, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) continues to wait for an official response from the Government to visit the country.

Fri, 28 May 2021 09:40:00 GMT
Peru's government extends state of emergency for yet another month as presidential runoff looms over
The government of Peru Thursday decided to extend the current state of emergency, which has been in force since March 2020, for yet another month to bring down the number of covid-19 infections, it was announced. Current restri...

Fri, 28 May 2021 09:07:00 GMT
Family Planning in Latin America threatened as women and pregnant mothers prove most vulnerable to Covid
The coronavirus pandemic is affecting women more than men in Latin America and pregnant mothers above all, threatening to roll back 20 years of advances in access to family planning, the Pan American Health Organization said on...

Thu, 27 May 2021 08:55:00 GMT
Demonstrators back to the streets in Colombia
Demonstrators showed up yet again Wednesday in the streets of most Colombian cities to protest against the government of President Iván Duque.

Wed, 26 May 2021 08:55:00 GMT
Covid-19 deals 10-year setback to Latin America income levels, IMF top official says
The International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s Director of the Western Hemisphere Department Alejandro Werner has said that the current coronavirus pandemic will result in a 10-year setback to the income levels of the region.

Wed, 26 May 2021 08:30:00 GMT
Bolivia's economy grows 5.3% in between January and April 2021
Economic activity in Bolivia has grown 5.3% from January to April 2021, according to The Global Index of Economic Activity (IGAE), Economy Minister Marcelo Montenegro announced Tuesday.

Wed, 26 May 2021 08:17:00 GMT
Moscow reacts to claims by Colombian Minister that Russia was behind the ongoing political unrest
Russia's Foreign Ministry summoned Colombian ambassador Alfonso Lopez Caballero following remarks by Bogotá's Defense Minister Diego Molano, who claimed that Moscow was behind "cyberattacks” linked to the political unrest th...

Wed, 26 May 2021 08:06:00 GMT
Alleged Shining Path attack leaves 18 dead in Peru
A terrorist attack allegedly perpetrated by a column of the Shining Path group has left at least 18 dead in the Peruvian province of Satipo, in the Junín region, in the jungle Valley of the Apurímac, Ene and Mantaro rivers, i...

Wed, 26 May 2021 07:17:00 GMT
Biden administration decided to keep Cuba in the “bad boys” list
Cuba complained that the Biden administration has continued the policies of former U.S. President Donald Trump against Havana with a decision to maintain a Trump-era determination that it is not fully cooperating in the fight a...



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