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Fri, 19 Aug 2022 22:13:00 GMT
Monkeypox spreading fast, reaches 37 cases in Bolivia
Monkeypox infections have soared in Bolivia at an average of two daily infections for a total of 37 cases by Thursday, it was reported in La Paz. The spread has also reached 3 of the country's 9 departments after 100% of the in...

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 20:40:00 GMT
Nicaraguan authorities raid Catholic curia
Nicaraguan police Friday raided the home of the Catholic Bishop Matagalpa, Rolando Alvarez, who has been under house arrest for the past two weeks for being overly critical of President Daniel Ortega, whose regime he was accuse...

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 10:03:00 GMT
Argentine President calls for an end to Venezuela, Cuba blockades
Argentina's Alberto Fernández Thursday called for an "end" to blockades against Cuba and Venezuela during an event at the Kirchner Cultural Center (CCK) in Buenos Aires hosted by the Community of Latin American and Caribbean S...

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 09:54:00 GMT
Peruvian forces hit Shining Path rebels, many killed
Peruvian regular forces gunned down between 10 and 15 members of the Shining Path rebel group during an "Operation Patriot" deployment in which the rebels' leader Víctor Quispe Palomino, also known as "Comrade José", managed ...

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.



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