Latin America
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:08:00 GMTGuayaquil welcomes first cruise ship of the season with 11 COVID-19 cases
Passengers of the Silver Whisper cruise ship were not allowed to go ashore by themselves in Guayaquil after 11 of the 228 travelers tested positive for COVID-19, it was announced. The first cruise ship of the 2021-2022 season m...
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:00:00 GMTMexico to enact zero tolerance on homophobic chanting at football games
Mexican football authorities have announced they wil expel any fan from a stadium who uses foul language against players. But most of all, these fans will be suspended for five years from attending soccer events if they use hom...
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:00:00 GMTLA chosen to host Summit of the Americas in June
The Government of the United States has chosen the City of Los Angeles in the State of California to host the next Summit of the Americas the week of June 6 this year after the event was put on hold due to the coronavirus pande...
Tue, 18 Jan 2022 20:30:00 GMTSouth American countries might form "lithium OPEC"
Developers in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and possibly Peru are evaluating the idea of creating an association of lithium-producing countries that will function like the mineral's OPEN for the region.
Mon, 17 Jan 2022 09:50:00 GMTEvo wants a new political revolution in Bolivia while his party wants his aides gone
Former Bolivian President Evo Morales, who many from within his own Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) believe is still running the country from the shadows, Sunday called for a second “democratic and cultural revolution” and...
Mon, 17 Jan 2022 09:45:00 GMTTsunami leaves two dead in Peru
Two people have died in Peru this weekend as a consequence of the eruption of a volcano in Tonga which resulted in a strong wave hitting the Nyalamp beach near the northwestern city of Lambayeque, it was reported.
Mon, 17 Jan 2022 09:31:00 GMTEcuador extends Galapagos reserve forming a string of protected areas along the Pacific to Central America
Ecuador has created the marine reserve north of the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific helping to form a ring of protected areas, along the South American north Pacific rim that will include Colombia's Malpeso island, Panama's C...
Mon, 17 Jan 2022 09:13:00 GMTPeru's President has 60% disapproval rate
Peru's President Pedro Castillo Terrones, who became head of state in a tight runoff against Conservative Keiko Fujimori about half a year ago, has a disapproval rate of 60%, according to a survey released Sunday.
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 09:10:00 GMTColombia, Peru advance bilateral issues after a 2-year impasse
Colombian President Iván Duque Thursday met with his Peruvian counterpart Pedro Castillo Terrones at Villa de Leyva (165 kilometers north of Bogotá) to discuss the economic reactivation of the mutual border, as well as enviro...
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 08:59:00 GMTFARC sentenced to pay US $ 36 million for Betancourt kidnapping
A US court has sentenced the former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and several of its leaders to pay US $ 36 million for the kidnapping of politician Ingrid Betancourt, it was announced Thursday.