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Thu, 18 Aug 2022 20:45:00 GMT
EU working to stop Russian, Chinese expansion in Latin America
The European Union has noticed of Russia's and China's advancements in Latin America and is devising a series of measures to counter those effects and avoid losing its traditional partners, it was reported.

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 09:16:00 GMT
Cases of monkeypox soar in Peru
Peru has the highest monkeypox infection rate per million inhabitants and it also ranks third in the world behind the United States and Canada, the latest Oxford University global monkeypox surveillance study released Wednesday...

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 09:02:00 GMT
Argentine unions, social groups demand favorable gov't actions
Argentine unionist groups and social organizations took over the streets of Buenos Aires Wednesday causing traffic jams during office hours as they protested against rising inflation and unemployment and the deterioration of li...

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 09:27:00 GMT
Brazilian presidential campaign takes off: Lula and Fernando Cardoso have joined forces to oust Bolsonaro
The most polarized Brazilian presidential campaign in recent years was officially launched on Tuesday with ex-president Lula da Silva leading comfortably incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in opinion polls. But opinion polls in Brazil ha...

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...



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