South America
Tue, 10 May 2022 07:19:00 GMTTwo more Ecuadorian prison inmates killed
The latest episode in the saga of Ecuadorian prison riots has left at least two inmates killed and five others injured at the penitentiary in Santo Domingo de Los Tsáchilas, it was reported Monday by the National Service of In...
Tue, 10 May 2022 07:09:00 GMTParaguayan FM, US Ambassdor to Asunción discuss security issues
Paraguay's Foreign Ministry Julio César Arriola and US Ambassador Marc Ostfield Monday held a meeting in Asunción to discuss strengthening the fight against corruption, the mutual quest for security, and "promoting mutual and...
Tue, 10 May 2022 06:58:00 GMTBrazil's Economy Minister in favor of taxing the wealthiest
Brazil's Economy Minister Paulo Guedes Monday expressed his approval to apply an income tax on the extra wealthy citizens in exchange for easing down on collections levied on enterprises, it was reported.
Mon, 09 May 2022 19:48:00 GMTGrenade attack kills 4, injures dozens at Bolivian university
An attack with a gas grenade has left at least 4 people dead Monday and dozens injured at a University in the Bolivian city of Potosí, it was reported. The explosion caused a human avalanche while a student assembly was taking...
Mon, 09 May 2022 19:35:00 GMTBrazil's Defense Minister asks TSE to disclose objections to voting system
Brazil's Defense Minister, General Paulo Sergio Nogueira de Oliveira, has asked the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) to make public the questions raised by the Armed Forces regarding the trustworthiness of the Oct. 2 elections.
Mon, 09 May 2022 19:28:00 GMTOPEC Chief visits Venezuela to bolster bilateral ties
OPEC Secretary-General Mohammed Barkindo has visited Venezuela to strengthen bilateral ties between the rich oil-producing South American country, which is one of the 13 countries that make up the Organization of Petroleum Expo...
Mon, 09 May 2022 19:21:00 GMTPresidents of Cuba. Mexico sign joint statement in Havana
The Presidents of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, and of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (also known as AMLO) have signed a joint statement Sunday expressing both countries' will to strengthen bilateral ties.
Mon, 09 May 2022 10:55:00 GMTArgentine President off to Europe, leaves country in hands of internal rivals
Argentine President Alberto Fernández is leaving Monday on a European tour that regardless of what it may achieve (or not) in economic and political terms, will at least remove him from the spotlight of controversies within th...
Mon, 09 May 2022 10:55:00 GMTChilean president will address the Falklands issue with Boris Johnson in Egypt
Chilean president Gabriel Boric will be talking about the Falklands and South Sandwich Islands sovereignty claims with Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Argentine president Alberto Fernandez during the next COP27 scheduled for N...
Mon, 09 May 2022 10:50:00 GMTAir-link Falklands/Sao Paulo “discontinued” or exchanged for a direct flight from Buenos Aires
Argentine media is reporting that Buenos Aires informed the UK is not willing to renew the 2019 political agreement which enabled the establishment of a second air link between the Falkland Islands and the continent (Brazil), b...