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Tue, 16 Aug 2022 07:27:00 GMT
Uruguay's Lacalle gets highest approval ratings in LatAm
Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou tops the list of most-approved Latin American heads of state, according to an Ipsos survey released Monday.

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 10:10:00 GMT
Ecuador: Terrorist act leaves 5 dead and many others in critical condition
A bombing in the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil has left at least five people dead and some 20 others injured, in what the government believes to be the doings of organized crime groups.

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 10:07:00 GMT
Petro shakes-up Colombia's military brass
Just one week after his inauguration, Colombian President Gustavo Petro sent 52 generals into retirement. The biggest sweep in Colombia's history is aimed at putting together a corruption-free brass.

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 09:32:00 GMT
HRW concerned as 2 journalists indicted in Bolivia
Human Rights Watch Friday posted messages on Twitter admitting to the organization's concern over the charges filed in Bolivia by Prosecutor Junior Flores against journalists Andrés Rojas and Adriana G., whose arrest was reque...

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 09:27:00 GMT
Colombia: ELN rebels release hostages while returning to peace talks
As peace negotiations between the Colombian Government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) kick off in Cuba, the guerrilla movement has released nine people who were being held hostage since last month in the department of A...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 13:51:00 GMT
Petro: Pecci murder by Uruguayan drug trafficker "shows that drug trafficking has long ceased to be a US-Colombian bilateral problem"
Colombian new president Gustavo Petro has referred to the murder of Paraguayan prosecutor Marcelo Pecci, who was killed in May on the island of Barú, in the Colombian Caribbean. This crime has been linked this week to Uruguaya...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 10:15:00 GMT
Uruguayan drug trafficker involved in several crimes, accused of ordering murder of Paraguayan prosecutor Marcelo Pecci
Uruguayan drug trafficker Sebastián Marset has been accused of ordering the death of Paraguayan prosecutor Marcelo Pecci, who was murdered in May on the island of Barú, in the Colombian Caribbean, reported Colombian newspaper...

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 09:24:00 GMT
Argentine MSMEs reach record exports in first semester of 2022
Argentine Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) have reached peak export figures during the first semester of 2022.

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 09:58:00 GMT
Mexico: AMLO announcement dubbed "a soft coup"
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) Tuesday came under heavy criticism when he announced that he would transfer the National Guard to the scope of the Armed Forces, which was regarded as a "soft" coup d'état...

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 09:10:00 GMT
Boric and Petro discuss region's leaning to the left
Chile's President Gabriel Boric Font Monday became the first foreign leader welcomed for a one-on-one meeting by Colombia's new head of state Gustavo Petro.



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