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Sat, 05 Feb 2022 04:53:00 GMT
Cuban prosecutors liken protests to sedition against July 11/12 demonstrators
Cuba's regime Friday ratified charges were being filed against participants in the July 11 and 12 nationwide demonstrations. Prosecutors also made it clear that in the country's legal system protests and sedition were considere...

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 09:55:00 GMT
Killing of human rights defenders and reporters on the rise in LatAm, AI says
Amnesty International (AI) has released a report this week regarding the killing of several human rights defenders and many journalists in the region during the first month of the year 2022.

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 09:50:00 GMT
Ecuadorian authorities speak of “major disaster” following oil spill last week
An oil spill in Ecuador in late January has been spreading over the past few days throughout the Yasuní area reaching unforeseen proportions, it was reported Wednesday.

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 09:33:00 GMT
China reportedly reaches deal with Bachelet on release on human rights report
While the Winter Olympic Games are set to commence Friday in Beijing, the Government of China has reportedly reached an unwritten understanding with the Office of the United Nation's High Commissioner for Human Rights to postpo...

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 09:55:00 GMT
Peru's leftist President sways to Conservatives amid major Cabinet reshuffle
Peru's President Pedro Castillo has announced his new cabinet reshuffle while opposition lawmakers get ready to file for a new motion of censure against the head of state, it was reported in Lima Wednesday.

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 23:38:00 GMT
Thousands of Venezuelan migrant fans were present in the stands at Montevideo’s Centenario stadium in a football match
The Uruguayan national won on Tuesday afternoon against Venezuela for the 16th date of the South American qualifiers in search of a qualifying place in the Qatar 2022 World Cup. The Venezuelan national team, although away and w...

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 09:14:00 GMT
PAHO says 255 babies do not make it past their first month in the region every day
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Tuesday said 255 babies under a month old died in Latin America and the Caribbean every day, while 7 out of every 1,000 newborns do not even reach that age.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 10:06:00 GMT
Peru's President once again needs to reshuffle cabinet following resignations
Peruvian President Pedro Castillo has been dealt a new blow less than a year after being sworn in following the resignation Monday of Prime Minister Mirtha Vásquez citing high levels of corruption within the national governmen...

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 10:04:00 GMT
Bolivian Prosecutor says evidence proves Macri's help to Áñez
Bolivia's Chief Prosecutor Wilfredo Chávez said documents proved the Argentine Government of former President Mauricio Macri was involved in topplig Evo Morales in 2019 on the alleged grounds of an electoral fraud which was ne...

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 09:55:00 GMT
Repsol ordered to stop loading or unloading crude in Peru's Pacific waters
Peruvian authorities Monday ordered Spanish oil company Repsol to stop loading and unloading crude oil on ships after a spill in January has caused a major environmental crisis in the Pacific Ocean off the province of Callao ne...



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