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Fri, 10 Dec 2021 09:34:00 GMT
Latin America's exports this year to increase 8% in volume and 17% in value, ECLAC report
The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean estimates a 25% increase in the value of regional goods exports during 2021, following a 10% drop in 2020, driven by a 17% rise in export prices and an ...

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 09:19:00 GMT
Getting jailed for being a journalist on the rise, CPJ reports
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Thursday denounced that the number of journalists jailed for their reporting work has reached a historic Zenit in 2021, with 293 of them imprisoned worldwide, 50 of whom were in China.

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 09:01:00 GMT
Nicaragua severs ties with Taiwan, "rogue Chinese territory"
The Nicaraguan Government of President Daniel Ortega Thursday announced it was cutting all diplomatic ties with Taiwan, citing "that in the world there is only one single China" whose legitimate government is that of the People...

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 09:57:00 GMT
No face-to-face Mercosur Summit, Bolsonaro decides
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Wednesday decided that the upcoming Mercosur Summit, scheduled for Dec. 16 and 17, which was to be the first in a long while under the old face-to-face format, has been reshaped to be held vir...

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 09:30:00 GMT
Russia and Nicaragua strengthen bilateral ties on nuclear and other issues
The Governments of Russia and Nicaragua have agreed to work together towards the development of peaceful use of nuclear energy, it was announced Tuesday.

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 09:20:00 GMT
IAPA condemns journalist's arrest by Cuba's regime
The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) Wednesday expressed its support for Cuban journalist Claudia Montero, who has been accused by the Government of President Miguel Díaz-Canel of causing "public disorder."

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 09:47:00 GMT
Motion to vacate Peru's presidency turned down
Peru's Parliament Tuesday declined to open an impeachment procedure against President Pedro Castillo Terrones after a group of rightwing lawmakers had sought to declare him as “permanently moral incapacitated.”

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 09:45:00 GMT
Bolivia: Áñez gov't sought military help from US and UK, letters show
Former interim President Jeanine Áñez had requested military assistance from the US and UK embassies “to repress the Bolivian people,” Citizen Security Deputy Minister Roberto Ríos said Tuesday.

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 20:05:00 GMT
Colombian guerrilla reported killed in Venezuela; no official word
A former Colombian Armed Revolutionary Forces (FARC) combatant who took part in the 2016 peace negotiations with the Government of then-President Juan Manuel Santos has been killed in Venezuela, it was reported.

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 09:51:00 GMT
Uruguayan minister wants borders open to welcome visitors from everywhere
Uruguay's Tourism Minister Tabaré Viera said over the weekend that his country's “land, air and sea borders must be open” for visitors.



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