Latin America
Wed, 08 Jun 2022 09:49:00 GMTWar in Ukraine to increase LatAm poverty, ECLAC foresees
Poverty in Latin America will grow to 33.7% and extreme poverty to 14.9% this year as a direct consequence of the war between Russia and Ukraine, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has warned.
Wed, 08 Jun 2022 09:34:00 GMTCuba and Argentina deepen agricultural assistance
Cuban and Argentina have agreed on mutual agricultural cooperation to boost the livestock of the Caribbean country with the support of the National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA) and Argentine companies, it was ann...
Tue, 07 Jun 2022 21:46:00 GMTLA Summit: US announces funding to discourage migration
The Government of the United States Tuesday announced amid the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles a series of measures consisting of basically funding initiatives in Central America to tackle the root causes behind migration...
Tue, 07 Jun 2022 21:43:00 GMTColombia: Hernández wants more working hours and less free time
Colombian presidential hopeful Rodolfo Hernández, who surprisingly advanced to the runoff against leftist Senator Gustavo Petro, has announced some of his plans in case of being elected, which include extending the working day...
Tue, 07 Jun 2022 10:11:00 GMTDominican Environment Minister shot dead in his office
The Dominican Republic's Environment Minister was shot dead by a gunman who walked into his office Monday in Santo Domingo, while a meeting was going on, it was reported.
Mon, 06 Jun 2022 20:47:00 GMTColombian President sentenced to 5 days' house arrest
A Colombian court in the town of Ibagué has issued an arrest warrant against President Iván Duque for disobeying a previous judicial mandate to protect the Los Nevados National Natural Park located in the "Eje cafetero" (Coff...
Mon, 06 Jun 2022 20:45:00 GMTEl Salvador likened to Nicaragua for its human rights policy
Human rights organizations have raised their concerns over the current situation in El Salvador, where the demise of rule of law is becoming the new "norm."
Mon, 06 Jun 2022 19:17:00 GMTPresident Lacalle tests positive for COVID-19 and will miss the Summit of the Americas
Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou has tested positive for COVID-19 and will therefore skip this week's Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, California, he announced on his Twitter account.
Mon, 06 Jun 2022 10:58:00 GMTAlberto Fernández will be Venezuela's voice at Los Angeles Summit, Maduro says
Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro said Argentina's President would represent all those countries excluded from the Summit of the Americas starting Monday in Los Angeles, California.
Mon, 06 Jun 2022 10:29:00 GMTDetainee in Pecci case threatens Colombian authorities
A suspect arrested in Colombia in connection with the May 10 killing of Paraguayan Prosecutor Marcelo Pecci Friday threatened to kill officers of the Technical Investigation Corps (CTI) during the hearings.