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Mon, 28 Feb 2022 09:51:00 GMT
Prosecutors behind plot to overthrow Peru’s President?
Peru’s President Pedro Castillo Terrones Sunday hinted the Prosecutor's Office might hold some sort of grudge on him and insisted it carried on with the ongoing investigations at the earliest.

Mon, 28 Feb 2022 09:44:00 GMT
Colombia records 33rd murder of a social leader so far in 2022
Less than two months into the year 2022 and 33 social leaders have been murdered so far in Colombia after the Institute of Studies for Development and Peace (Indepaz) Sunday denounced the killing of Gustavo Antonio Torres, this...

Mon, 28 Feb 2022 09:34:00 GMT
Oruro carnival parade goes on like before, albeit with face masks
Rio de Janeiro’s street carnival parades may be off but other parts of South America are returning to their traditional celebrations following a ban during 2021 as a result of COVID-19 measures.

Mon, 28 Feb 2022 09:24:00 GMT
Paraguayans rush to bordering city to buy fuel smuggled in from Argentina
Hundreds of Paraguayans rushed over the weekend to the coastal town of Nanawa – formerly Puerto Elsa – in the Presidente Hayes province to buy cheaper fuel smuggled from Clorinda, Argentina, it was reported.

Sat, 26 Feb 2022 09:28:00 GMT
Peru's vaccination chief resigns
Peru's Director of Immunizations Friday turned in her resignation to the Health Ministry citing declining efforts in the area to carry out its duties.

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 09:50:00 GMT
Bolivian gov't settles issue with airport workers
The Government of Bolivia and former workers of Bolivian Airport Services (Sabsa) Thursday reached an agreement whereby the laid-off labor force would join the newly-created Bolivian Air Navigation and Airports (Naabol), which ...

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 23:59:00 GMT
Different reactions in Latin America to Russia's actions in the Ukraine conflict
The escalation of the conflict between Russia and the West regarding Ukraine and two self-declared independent provinces, with military support from Moscow, has exposed different reactions in Latin America, as well as President...

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 09:35:00 GMT
Mexico the most lethal country for journalists: six dead in less than two months
Mexico the most lethal country to work as a journalist reported this week the sixth death of one of its members so far this year. According to media protection agencies stats, last year the number was 7 or 9, (depending on if t...

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 09:27:00 GMT
Venezuelan NGOs denounce environmental damages caused by illegal mining
Environmentalist organizations have called on the Venezuelan government to take action in view of the damage caused by illegal mining in an area near the Colombian border.

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 09:22:00 GMT
Colombia pulls ambassador from Managua following Ortega's berating remarks
The Government of President Iván Duque Wednesday pulled its Ambassador from Managua after Nicaraguan leader Daniel Ortega said Colombia was a “narco-state” where social leaders were murdered daily.



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