Archives

Latin America

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 09:31:00 GMT
Sanitary emergency declared in Bolivia as covid-19 cases soar
The Government of Bolivia Wednesday declared a nationwide sanitary emergency due to an increase in the number of covid-19 cases, Health Minister Jeyson Auza announced.

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 09:25:00 GMT
Brazil's government turns down humanitarian aid from Argentina to Bahia
Brazil's Federal Government has denied access into the country to humanitarian aid offered from Argentina to help the victims of the lethal rainfall in the northern state of Bahia, it was reported Wednesday.

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 09:21:00 GMT
Cuban COVID-19 vaccine cleared for use in Mexico
Mexico's Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (Cofepris) has issued the green light Wednesday for the emergency use of the Cuban-developed Abdala vaccine against COVID-19.

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 09:37:00 GMT
Prosecutors question Peru's President in scandalous military promotions case
Peru's President Pedro Castillo Terrones was questioned Tuesday by Prosecutors regarding his alleged involvement in the unlawful promotion of Army and Air Force officers, a scandal which has already led to the resignation of fo...

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 09:32:00 GMT
IACHR to evaluate Paraguayan President's express impeachment back in 2012
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has agreed to accept the case of former Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo against the Paraguayan State for his removal of office through impeachment in June 2012.

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 09:26:00 GMT
Maduro-appointed Venezuelan ambassador lands in Lima
Peru's Foreign Minister Óscar Maúrtua de Romaña Tuesday received the credentials from Venezuela's new ambassador Alexander Yáñez Deleuze during a ceremony at Lima's Torre Tagle Palace.

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 08:59:00 GMT
Four dead after gunmen hit public transport in Haiti
At least four people have been reported dead after a group of unidentified gunmen fired shots on two public transport buses late Monday. Another four people have been reported wounded following the attack in southern Port-au-Pr...

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 20:50:00 GMT
Argentine Patagonia in for hottest and driest year since 1961
According to Argentina's National Meteorological Service (SMN), the weather in Patagonia, particularly in the provinces of Neuquén and Río Negro is about to set a new historic record amid high temperatures and low rainfall wh...

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 09:46:00 GMT
Boric will not travel to Colombia with Piñera: priority is "organizing my administration's team"
Chilean president-elect Gabriel Boris announced he contacted president Sebastián Piñera to thank him for the invitation to attend the January 26/27 Prosur and Pacific Alliance summits in Colombia, --the current head of govern...

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 09:35:00 GMT
Paraguayan Gov't honors IACHR ruling favoring indigenous peoples
Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benítez's Government Monday gave real-estate ownership (occupation) certificates to indigenous peoples plus a monetary compensation in accordance with rulings from the Inter-American Court of Hu...



home