Latin America
Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:50:00 GMTBolsonaro, Putin discuss strengthening bilateral trade and cooperation
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro and his Russian colleague Vladimir Putin Wednesday underlined the future importance of the BRICS partnership (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) and called for a more fluent dialogu...
Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:30:00 GMTPeruvian exports above pre-pandemic figures, report shows
Exports of Peruvian manufacturers during the year 2021 have surpassed pre COVID-19 pandemic levels, it was reported Wednesday by the Institute of Economic and Social Studies (IEES) of the National Society of Industries (SNI).
Wed, 16 Feb 2022 09:55:00 GMTDuque wants Ukraine crisis not to repeat itself in Latin America
Colombia's President Iván Duque Tuesday told the European Parliament that Latin America was not going to be the stage of “geopolitical games of other nations,” which highly resemble the Cold War between the United States a...
Wed, 16 Feb 2022 09:40:00 GMTPeru reopens borders with Bolivia
The Government of Peru Tuesday decided to reopen all crossings to Bolivia after two years. The measure had been taken in an attempt to curb the spread of COVID-19. However, only fully vaccinated travelers may enter Peru, it was...
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 09:45:00 GMTICC prosecutor not to investigate Evo for 2020 road blockades in Bolivia
The International Criminal Court (ICC) based in the Dutch town of The Hague has refused to iunvestigate former Bolivian President Evo Morales for alleged crimes against humanity, it was announced Monday.
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 09:35:00 GMTRepsol now blames Italian tanker for oil slick off Peru's shore
Spanish state-run oil company Repsol now blames a "sudden movement" of the Italian-flagged Mare Doricum tanker caused the Jan. 15 spill of thousands of barrels of crude oil off the coast of Lima, which has caused a major enviro...
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 09:14:00 GMTKillings, bombings and threats mark the coming legislative elections in Colombia
In less than a month, on 13th March, Colombians will be going to the polls to renew the Legislative, and according to the Peace and Reconciliation Foundation, there have been 163 victims of political violence, including 19 cand...
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 09:03:00 GMTUS requests extradition of former Honduran President Hernández
A large-scale police raid was underway Monday evening in Tegucigalpa's San Ignacio neighborhood while the Supreme Court is still to grant or reject the request from the United States to extradite former President Juan Orlando H...
Mon, 14 Feb 2022 19:59:00 GMTNew charges to be filed against Jeanine Áñez in Bolivia
Bolivian judicial sources Monday reported a fourth set of charges could be filed against former interim President Jeanine Áñez for crimes that took place during her spell as acting head of state.
Mon, 14 Feb 2022 09:54:00 GMTNicaraguan opposition leader Hugo Torres dies in jail
Former Nicaraguan guerrilla leader Hugo Torres Jiménez -who once risked his life to defend current President Daniel Ortega- has died Saturday in jail where he had been placed by the administration of the same man his life he h...