Latin America
Thu, 19 May 2022 08:19:00 GMTBrazil: Lula ties the knot for the third time in his life
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Wednesday married sociologist Rosángela da Silva in Sao Paulo, under strict security measures. The celebration was attended by politicians and artists who were not allowed ...
Wed, 18 May 2022 10:15:00 GMTGuatemala joins list of countries to skip Summit of the Americas
Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei Tuesday announced he would join the ranks of leaders of the Americas who have chosen not to attend next month's regional Summit in Los Angeles, California, following the reluctance of U...
Tue, 17 May 2022 10:15:00 GMTUruguay braces for a “cyclone with unusual characteristics”, meteorologists forecast
Although cyclones are rare in the area, Uruguay's Institute of Meteorology (Inumet) has issued a yellow warning regarding the possible arrival of a subtropical cyclone to the southern part of the country sometime Tuesday.
Tue, 17 May 2022 09:40:00 GMTCuba's new penal code keeps death penalty as an option
Cuba's one-party legislature Sunday passed a new Penal Code, which was considered to be "modern" and adjusted to the country's socialist "reality," it was announced in Havana.
Tue, 17 May 2022 09:31:00 GMTColombians "undecided" are the third strongest 'party' for 29 May presidential election
With less than two weeks to the first round, 29 May, of the Colombian presidency election, the undecided voters have become decisive for the outcome according to the latest opinion poll by T&SE, Technology and Electoral Service...
Tue, 17 May 2022 09:19:00 GMTELN announces ceasefire so that Colombians may vote in peace
Colombia's National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrillas Monday announced they would enforce a ceasefire during the upcoming presidential elections, in what has been perceived as a step towards peace talks with the future administr...
Mon, 16 May 2022 18:10:00 GMTBolsonaro insists Argentina and Chile might end up like Cuba
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Sunday insisted on social media that he feared Argentina and Chile were following the paths of Venezuela and Cuba because although Fidel Castro and Hugo Chávez were already dead, the "consequ...
Mon, 16 May 2022 09:47:00 GMTMurdered Paraguayan Prosecutor laid to rest
Paraguayan anti-drug and organized crime Prosecutor Marcelo Pecci, who was murdered in cold blood last week while honeymooning in an exclusive beach resort in Colombia, was laid to rest at Asunción's Recoleta Cemetery Sunday.
Mon, 16 May 2022 09:45:00 GMTColombian election in two weeks could represent a historic change in the country's history
The specter of assassination is again haunting the electoral campaign in Colombia, where a left-wing candidate has a real chance of becoming president for the first time in a country that has a history of political careers endi...
Sat, 14 May 2022 08:22:00 GMTColombian police suspect “someone close” was behind Pecci's murder
Sleuths investigating in Colombia the murder of Paraguayan special anti-drug Prosecutor Marcelo Pecci suspect someone “very close” to the victim was behind Tuesday's lethal attack on the honeymooning official, it was report...