Latin America
Sat, 19 Feb 2022 09:59:00 GMTInterior Minister wants Chile's northern borders fully closed
Chile's Interior Minister Rodrigo Delgado wants to close the country's northern border as a new stage of the “state of exception” already in force in four provinces where the migration crisis is escalating.
Fri, 18 Feb 2022 09:38:00 GMTBolivia: Áñez collapses during new virtual court appearance
A new hearing involving former Bolivian interim President Jeanine Áñez was adjourned Thursday as she collapsed during her virtual appearance from the Miraflores prison where she is housed.
Thu, 17 Feb 2022 21:08:00 GMTState of Emergency decreed in northern Chile to deal with irregular migration
Chile's government has decreed a State of Exception in the country's northern region to address the migration crisis, which has resulted in both an increase in crime and in acts of xenophobia, it was announced.
Thu, 17 Feb 2022 10:50:00 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 10:12:00 GMTPatagonia January inflation 3,6%, double the Falklands' annual retail prices index
Despite highly subsidized public rates, a long list of coerced consumer prices, relatively cheap fuel in the current global energy-short environment, the Consumer Price Index in Argentine Patagonia, mainly Tierra del Fuego, rea...
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...