Latin America
Fri, 04 Mar 2022 09:25:00 GMTPeru: Alberto Fujimori hospitalized due to heart failure
Former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori was rushed into a Lima hospital Thursday due to a heart problem consisting of "atrial fibrillation" and "arrhythmia," according to his physician.
Thu, 03 Mar 2022 02:48:00 GMTMexican President against invasions, censorship, and black lists
As a country that has been invaded in the past, by the United States in 1914, "we cannot accept" any more invasions, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) said Wednesday.
Thu, 03 Mar 2022 02:41:00 GMTBolivian gov't and Evo do not see Ukraine crisis the same way
Despite belonging to the same political party (Movement Towards Socialism - MAS), the current government of Bolivia and former President Evo Morales have dissenting views regarding the Ukraine crisis.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 09:24:00 GMTLula tells Mexico Bolsonaro meant a setback for Brazilians
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva said Tuesday in Mexico that his country was going backward under the leadership of Jair Bolsonaro, whom he is expected to remove from office through this year's elections.
Tue, 01 Mar 2022 22:48:00 GMTBolivia's carnival makes headlines for the number of people killed
At least 14 people have been killed in various car accidents and other incidents across Bolivia during Carnival weekend, including a hit-and-run case Sunday in Cochabamba, which alone resulted in nine deaths.
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 20:17:00 GMTInterannual sales of motor vehicles fall in Argentina and Brazil
Vehicle sales slumped the most in Argentina and Brazil of all Latin American countries during January, according to a report with data for ten nations in the region.
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 09:51:00 GMTProsecutors behind plot to overthrow Peru’s President?
Peru’s President Pedro Castillo Terrones Sunday hinted the Prosecutor's Office might hold some sort of grudge on him and insisted it carried on with the ongoing investigations at the earliest.
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 09:44:00 GMTColombia records 33rd murder of a social leader so far in 2022
Less than two months into the year 2022 and 33 social leaders have been murdered so far in Colombia after the Institute of Studies for Development and Peace (Indepaz) Sunday denounced the killing of Gustavo Antonio Torres, this...
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 09:34:00 GMTOruro carnival parade goes on like before, albeit with face masks
Rio de Janeiro’s street carnival parades may be off but other parts of South America are returning to their traditional celebrations following a ban during 2021 as a result of COVID-19 measures.
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 09:24:00 GMTParaguayans rush to bordering city to buy fuel smuggled in from Argentina
Hundreds of Paraguayans rushed over the weekend to the coastal town of Nanawa – formerly Puerto Elsa – in the Presidente Hayes province to buy cheaper fuel smuggled from Clorinda, Argentina, it was reported.