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Tue, 29 Nov 2022 22:42:00 GMT
New impeachment request filed against Peruvian President
The Peruvian Congress presented on Tuesday a request to dismiss president Pedro Castillo Terrones, for his alleged "moral incapacity" to hold office for the third time since he arrived the office, 16 months ago.

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 10:50:00 GMT
Ecuadorian poultry farm detected to have cases of bird flu
Ecuadorian authorities have activated an epidemiological encirclement following a surge in cases of avian influenza. The first confirmation stemmed from a poultry production farm in the Andean province of Cotopaxi thanks to con...

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 10:19:00 GMT
BP awarded contract by Guyana to market its share of oil from two platforms
UK's British Petroleum has been awarded a contract to market Guyana's share of oil produced at the Liza Destiny and Liza Unity platforms, reports Oilprice. With 11 billion barrels found to date, Guyana is home to one of the lar...

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 10:01:00 GMT
Chile targets Brazil to promote and expand exports
Chile is renewing its strategy to increase and diversify exports to the largest economy and market in South America. Spearheaded by ProChile, an arm of the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the plan is to expand its netw...

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 09:55:00 GMT
Peru's President lands in Chile for bilateral talks
Peru's President Pedro Castillo Terrones and his entourage landed in Santiago on an official tour during which he is to participate in the IV Peru-Chile Binational Cabinet, among other engagements.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 10:30:00 GMT
With no reelection possible, Mexican president begins preparing his party to continue ruling
The debate on amendments to the electoral legislation and electoral authority in Mexico, sponsored by president Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador and strongly criticized by the opposition has led to an unprecedented dispute on the s...

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 09:57:00 GMT
Peru's Judiciary Chief fails to hold appeasement meeting between President, Congress
Peru's Chief Justice Elvia Barrios Saturday urged President Pedro Castillo Terrones and Congress Speaker José Williams to promote dialogue between the two branches of government and put an end to the political crisis that the ...

Sat, 26 Nov 2022 21:31:00 GMT
Poverty in Latin America affects 32% of the total population; 28% don't study or have paid jobs, ECLAC report
In Latin America and the Caribbean some 200 million people live in poverty, with 82 million in extreme poverty, points out a report from the UN Economic Commission for the region, ECLAC. The numbers are equivalent to 32,1% and ...

Sat, 26 Nov 2022 10:51:00 GMT
Colombia: Mexico agrees to join as guarantor of peace talks with ELN
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) Friday told his Colombian colleague Gustavo Petro that Mexico had accepted the invitation to join as guarantor of the peace talks between the South American country's administratio...

Sat, 26 Nov 2022 10:41:00 GMT
Women take to the streets in a new November 25 against sexual and gender-based violence
Dozens of cities in Latin America and around the world were the scene where thousands of women marched on a new International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, better known as 25N.



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