Latin America
Sat, 04 Jun 2022 08:12:00 GMTUruguay's inflation above target but exports hit new records
Year-on-year inflation in Uruguay in the month of May of 2022 has been reported to still be nearly 35% above the target range set by the government of President Luis Lacalle Pou, while exports amounted to US$ 1.5 billion, which...
Fri, 03 Jun 2022 09:34:00 GMT4th dose of covid-19 vax will be the last until next year, Buenos Aires Minister forecasts
Buenos Aires City Health Minister Fernán Quirós said he believed it was "very likely" that the fourth dose of covid-19 vaccine would be the last this year and that the next immunization campaign will be ahead of the 2023 fall...
Fri, 03 Jun 2022 09:23:00 GMTMercosur nationals will need a visa to enter Schengen area
Nationals of 15 Latin American countries -including all members of Mercosur- and of 60 countries worldwide will need to apply for a European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS) visa to travel to or through the 2...
Thu, 02 Jun 2022 09:43:00 GMTUS lifts restrictions on air services to and from Cuba
The US Government of President Joseph Biden Wednesday lifted a series of restrictions on flights to and from Cuba stemming from the Donald Trump era, the Transportation Department announced.
Thu, 02 Jun 2022 09:34:00 GMTFormer Cali Cartel capo dies in US prison
Wednesday's death at a US prison of former Cali Cartel capo Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, aka El Ajedrecista (The Chessman), who used to wage his own war against rival trafficker Pablo Escobar of the Medellín Cartel, has reviv...
Thu, 02 Jun 2022 07:25:00 GMTAgatha leaves at least 11 dead at Mexican Pacific resorts
After entering history books as the most powerful hurricane to make landfall in Mexico's Pacific coasts during May, Wednesday's reports from the area mention at least 11 fatalities and at least 33 others missing, according to O...
Wed, 01 Jun 2022 20:48:00 GMTColombia: Survey shows Hernández two points ahead of Petro
Colombia's surprising runner-up in last Sunday's elections Rodolfo Hernández is poised to become the country's next president, according to a survey conducted by the Centro Nacional de Consultoría.
Wed, 01 Jun 2022 09:48:00 GMTColombia: Coal miner dies, other 14 trapped inside after explosion
Miner Fabio Cáceres García died Tuesday as a result of "an explosion of methane and coal dust" in El Zulia in eastern Colombia, while 14 other workers remained trapped, it was reported.
Wed, 01 Jun 2022 09:45:00 GMTNicaragua's Parliament bans Language Academy and 82 other NGOs
Nicaragua's legal assembly has approved with no debate Sandinista Deputy Filiberto Rodríguez's bill to outlaw the Language Academy and 82 other NGOs which, according to the Ministry of the Interior (Mingob), have failed to com...
Wed, 01 Jun 2022 09:35:00 GMTIAPA concerned over Judiciary deployment in Costa Rican newspaper case
Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) President Jorge Canahuati urged Costa Rica's judiciary to handle the process with transparency and to observe the due process of law as legal action has been taken involving Diario Extra.