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Mon, 19 Sep 2022 19:07:00 GMT
Petroperu says latest oil spill stemmed from sabotaged pipeline
Peru's state-run oil company Petroperu Sunday reported an attack against the Norperuvian Oil Pipeline (ONP) in the jungle region of Loreto had caused a spill triggering environmental contingency protocols.

Mon, 19 Sep 2022 10:05:00 GMT
Argentina's Lower House passes bill for military drills
Argentina's Lower House passed the bill approving the involvement of the country's Armed Forces in the joint UNITAS military drills with foreign troops, which have also been allowed to enter national territory, it was reported.

Mon, 19 Sep 2022 09:37:00 GMT
Puerto Rico powerless as Hurricane Fiona makes landfall
Puerto Rico has been left without electricity as Hurricane Fiona made landfall with winds of up to 160.9 kilometers per hour, amid residents fearing an encore of the devastation left by Hurricane Maria in 2017. US President Jos...

Mon, 19 Sep 2022 08:44:00 GMT
Colombian gov't, dissident FARC guerrillas hold preliminary peace talks
Colombia's High Commissioner for Peace, Danilo Rueda, and representatives of dissident Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC) guerrillas have met during the weekend to discuss possible talks, according to a statement relea...

Sat, 17 Sep 2022 10:35:00 GMT
Will the Federal Reserve strangle Latin America again?
By Ernesto Talvi (*) – In the 1980s, the Federal Reserve’s dramatic interest-rate hikes led to a lost decade of economic growth in highly indebted Latin American countries. Today, however, the US itself is highly leveraged,...

Sat, 17 Sep 2022 10:01:00 GMT
Bolivia, Venezuela not joining US efforts against drug trafficking, Biden says
US President Joseph Biden has issued yet another declaration including Venezuela and Bolivia among the countries that do not fight drug trafficking.

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 09:00:00 GMT
Peru has yet again a new Foreign Minister
Peruvian President Pedro Castillo Terrones Wednesday swore in Cèsar Landa once again as Foreign Minister, following Miguel Rodríguez's resignation last week.

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 19:42:00 GMT
Maduro and Ortega unwelcome at Queen's funeral
British authorities have left Presidents Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua and Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela out of the guest list for Queen Elizabeth II's funeral next Monday in London.

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 09:34:00 GMT
UNHCHR issues statement against Nicaragua's regime
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has exposed in a document released Tuesday Nicaragua's disregard for civil liberties nationwide.

Tue, 13 Sep 2022 09:53:00 GMT
Blinken offers Mexico to join US semiconductor program
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Mexico City Monday and extended an invitation to President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) to participate in a semiconductor and electromobility investment package announced b...



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