Latin America
Fri, 21 Oct 2022 20:47:00 GMTCosta Rica on brink of joining Pacific Alliance
Costa Rica may soon be joining the Pacific Alliance after the organization's Council of Ministers Thursday approved the Central American country's request to begin negotiations to join the regional bloc, it was reported.
Thu, 20 Oct 2022 10:55:00 GMTFalklands/Malvinas: Ecuador Legislative overwhelmingly votes in support of Argentina's claims
Ecuador's one House Legislative Assembly overwhelmingly voted on Wednesday in support of Argentina and âits battle in defense of Malvinas, South Georgia, and South Sandwich Islands, and adjoining maritime and insular spacesâ...
Thu, 20 Oct 2022 10:21:00 GMTUK ambassador in Peru: "Falklands/Malvinas is a closed case for us"
UK ambassador in Peru, Gavin Cook, interviewed by the Lima media said that the Falklands/Malvinas issue is a "closed case" for London, ratifying UK sovereignty over the Islands but also admitted having discussed the issue at le...
Thu, 20 Oct 2022 10:04:00 GMTTourist's body found on the Brazilian side of Iguazu falls
The body found in Foz do Iguaçu was confirmed to belong to a 60-year-old Canadian national who went missing in strange circumstances on the Argentine side of the IguazĂș Falls, it was reported Wednesday.
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 09:54:00 GMTNicaraguan gov't outlaws another 58 NGOs
The Nicaraguan government of President Daniel Ortega has canceled the registrations of 58 other NGOs "for being in abandonment and having between 2 and 27 years of non-compliance in accordance with the laws that regulate them,"...
Tue, 18 Oct 2022 19:14:00 GMTParaguay is a haven for international crime, Congressional report finds
According to a report from Paraguay's Congressional Bicameral Investigative Committee (CBI) released Tuesday, the country has become "a logistic corridor for international crime," CBI Chairman Senator Jorge Querey told reporter...
Mon, 17 Oct 2022 09:30:00 GMTTropical storm Karl leaves one dead in Mexico
One person has died and some 2,000 others have been evicted from their homes in the Mexican state of Chiapas as a consequence of tropical storm Karl, it was reported Sunday.
Sat, 15 Oct 2022 14:48:00 GMTPetrobras leaving Argentina to seek more profitable investments
Brazilian oil company Petrobras Friday announced its intention to leave Argentina and has therefore launched the sale of its stake in Posa, its local subsidiary, which holds a 33.6 % of the RĂo NeuquĂ©n Field.
Fri, 14 Oct 2022 10:08:00 GMTIMF experts foresee economic slowdown in the region for 2023
Growth projections in the region next year have been trimmed downwards due to inflation and skyrocketing interest rates, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced Thursday.
Thu, 13 Oct 2022 02:47:00 GMTPresident of the Mexican Hunting Federation dies in Argentina after being rammed by a buffalo
The president of the Mexican Hunting Federation, Mario Alberto Canales, died in Argentina when he was rammed by a buffalo he was trying to hunt in the province of Entre RĂos, in the northeast of the country, police sources rep...