Latin America
Thu, 22 Jul 2021 09:50:00 GMTAs in the Falklands, Colombian children in rural areas taught to identify mines and unexploded ordnance
As happened during decades in the Falkland Islands, children in rural Colombia are being taught how to identify landmines and ordnance planted near their villages by the several guerrilla groups that ravaged the country during ...
Thu, 22 Jul 2021 09:45:00 GMTSputnik V vaccine cleared to land in Chile
Chile's Public Security Institute (ISP) Wednesday authorized the emergency use of the Russian anticoronavirus Sputnik V vaccine by 5 votes in favour, two abstentions and one against, it was announced.
Wed, 21 Jul 2021 09:18:00 GMTEx Bolivian imprisoned president requests to present her case of UN human rights chief Bachelet
Former Bolivian interim president Jeanine Añez has requested a formal audience with the United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, in a letter which she made public on Tuesday in social networks.
Wed, 21 Jul 2021 09:05:00 GMTPeru's President-elect outlines plans which include people from every political background
Peru's President-elect Pedro Castillo Tuesday sought to calm down a shaken country just one day after being declared the winner.
Wed, 21 Jul 2021 09:00:00 GMTDemonstrators back to the streets of Colombia on Independence Day to push for reforms
Colombian demonstrators took once again Tuesday to the streets of the country's biggest cities such as Bogotá, Cali, Medellín, Barranquilla, Cartagena and Manizales to step up their demands against the Government of Iván Duq...
Tue, 20 Jul 2021 09:56:00 GMTArgentina and Brazil commemorate when they agreed to make Latin America a region free of nuclear arms
Argentina and Brazil commemorated on Monday the thirtieth anniversary of the creation of the Brazilian-Argentine Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials, which was signed on 18 July 1991, with the exclusive purpo...
Tue, 20 Jul 2021 09:50:00 GMTCastillo to be Peru's next president after all
Peru's National Electoral Jury (JNE) Monday declared leftist Pedro Castillo has won June 6's presidential runoff by 44,263 votes (50.12%) over the conservative Keiko Fujimori.
Tue, 20 Jul 2021 09:40:00 GMTBolivian Government files charges against former military, police chiefs and Argentine ambassador
The Government of Bolivia Monday announced charges were to be filed against former police and military chiefs as well as a former Argentine ambassador for the shipment of arms which resulted in the toppling of Evo Morales from ...
Tue, 20 Jul 2021 09:39:00 GMTForgotten Latin America; EU can ill afford to ignore its strategic importance
By Ana Palacio (*) – The EU well knows that when it comes to expanding its influence within a country or region, China plays the long game. But China is also adept at identifying opportunities to make rapid progress, and Lat...
Tue, 20 Jul 2021 09:20:00 GMTChile leads the region on its way to sustainable energy-powered cars
As the leading country in the region on the road to new sources of energy for vehicles, Chile last week added a new charging point for battery-powered engines next to the Nueva Angostura tollbooth and is the first of a total of...