Latin America
Fri, 17 Dec 2021 09:57:00 GMTArgentina to donate 1 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to Bolivia
Argentina has announced one million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine will be sent to Bolivia next Monday, making it “the largest donation of doses between countries in South America since the global pandemic was decl...
Thu, 16 Dec 2021 19:39:00 GMTFormer Bolivian Foreign Ministry official arrested over 2019 uprising against Evo
A former top-ranking official from Bolivia's Foreign Ministry has been placed under arrest for his alleged involvement in the reception from Argentina of tear gas and other military supplies in the events surrounding the resign...
Thu, 16 Dec 2021 09:00:00 GMTGov't of Haiti and transport unions reach deal over price of fuel
A memorandum of understanding was signed Wednesday between the Government of Haiti and transport unions barely a week after an increase in the price of fuels was decreed by Prime Minister Ariel Henry.
Wed, 15 Dec 2021 21:10:00 GMTFormer Chilean President Bachelet announces she will vote for Boric
Former Chile President and current United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet Wednesday admitted she would support leftwing candidate Gabriel Boric for the Dec. 19 presidential runoff against far-right ...
Tue, 14 Dec 2021 23:09:00 GMTDozens killed or wounded after explosion in Haiti
At least 60 people have been killed and dozens more were injured when a fuel truck blew up Monday night in the Samari area near Cap-Haitien, the country's second-largest city.
Tue, 14 Dec 2021 20:54:00 GMTExplosion at Colombian airport leaves three dead
At least three people have been reported dead after an explosion at the Camilo Daza airport in the Colombian city of Cúcuta, near the Venezuelan border.
Tue, 14 Dec 2021 09:50:00 GMTKast closes in on Boric ahead of Chile's presidential runoff
A new survey has shown Conservative candidate José Antonio Kast has narrowed the gap between him and his leftwing opponent Gabriel Boric, who according to most polls, is expected to win the Dec. 19 presidential runoff in Chile...
Tue, 14 Dec 2021 09:30:00 GMTEcuador decrees oil production under 'force majeure'
The Government of Ecuador has declared a situation of force majeure for the country's oil sector due to the effects of erosion in the Coca River, one of the tributaries of the Amazon basin.
Tue, 14 Dec 2021 09:17:00 GMTUN launches US$ 1,79 billion Refugee Response Plan to support six million Venezuelans
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, have launched a US$ 1.79 billion regional plan to support the increasing needs of refugees and migrants from Venezuela and their host communit...
Tue, 14 Dec 2021 08:50:00 GMTRunasur cancels Cusco Summit citing COVID-19 concerns
The organization of alleged native South Americans Runasur, headed by former Bolivian President Evo Morales (2006-2019), Monday announced the suspension of its forum scheduled for Dec. 20 and 21 at the Peruvian city of Cusco, c...