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Fri, 25 Nov 2022 08:43:00 GMT
Mexican fans pull Falklands card to mock Argentina supporters in Qatar
Argentine and Mexican fans did not get along very well in Qatar, particularly after provocative chants underlining that ”in the Malvinas (Falklands) they speak English.”

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 08:39:00 GMT
Peru's Prime Minister Torres resigns
Anibal Torres submitted his letter of resignation late Thursday as president of the Council of Ministers (also referred to as Prime Minister) after eight months on the post following Congress' decision not to support him in a m...

Thu, 24 Nov 2022 10:10:00 GMT
Mexico, Chile agree to boost bilateral cooperation
Presidents Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) of Mexico and Gabriel Boric Font of Chile Wednesday agreed to boost bilateral cooperation in education, economic and environmental matters.

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 10:39:00 GMT
Colombian gov't, ELN resume peace talks in Caracas
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said that “time for peace has arrived” as dignitaries from the Colombian government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrillas started their ceasefire talks in Caracas Monday.

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 10:13:00 GMT
Mexico: Tourist climbs Chichen Itza Castle without permission and locals call for sacrifice
An angry mob almost lynched a tourist who climbed without permission the steps of the Castillo de Kukulcán, one of the new seven wonders of the modern world located in the archaeological zone of Chichén Itzá, in southeastern...

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 09:27:00 GMT
Eight people killed in Medellín air crash
Eight people were reported dead after a light aircraft crashed in a residential area after declaring an emergency following takeoff at Medellín's Olaya Herrera Airport, the same air terminal where famous tango singer Carlos Ga...

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 18:31:00 GMT
Maduro urges like-minded regional leaders to seize the opportunity
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro urged his fellow leftwing Latin American leaders to seize the opportunity to strengthen regional integration and "agree on the construction of a common economic space" and of "a common moneta...

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 13:30:00 GMT
Ecuador wins World Cup opening game despite bribe rumors
Narrated by American actor Morgan Freeman, the opening ceremony marked the beginning of the 2022 football World Cup in Qatar, an event that had been in doubt from the beginning, from the scandals splashing FIFA's awarding its o...

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 10:44:00 GMT
Goldfajn chosen new IDB boss
Brazil's Ilan Goldfajn was elected Sunday as the new head of the Interamerican Development Bank (BID), it was reported in Washington DC.

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 23:58:00 GMT
A Latam Airlines plane collided with a fire truck in Lima: two firefighters are death
A Latam Airlines plane collided with a fire truck while taking off from one of the runways of Jorge Chávez Airport in Lima, Peru. Two firefighters, who were in the car, died as a result of the impact, local media reported.



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