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Mon, 01 Aug 2022 07:06:00 GMT
Peru totals 282 cases of monkeypox
Peruvian health authorities have reported the number of monkeypox cases in the country had reached 282 Sunday, 34 days after the first infection was confirmed.

Sat, 30 Jul 2022 10:09:00 GMT
IDB changes mind, and is again prepared to extend development loans to Argentina
Only last Monday Mauricio Claver-Carone, president of the Inter American Development Bank, IDB, published a letter in the Wall Street Journal blasting "Argentina's tumultuous financial record", adding that IDB "cannot rubber-st...

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 19:20:00 GMT
Machu Picchu increases capacity to appease angry tourists
Operators at the Machu Picchu Inca citadel in Peru have agreed to increase the site's capacity from 4,000 to slightly over 5,000 tourists after protests from would-be travelers, it was announced Thursday.

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 19:15:00 GMT
Boosted by Brazil and Mexico, Latin America's economy expected to expand 3% in 2022, IMF
Given the improved performance of Latin America's largest economies, particularly Brazil, Mexico, Colombia and Chile, the IMF has raised the 2022 growth projection for the Latam and the Caribbean.

Thu, 28 Jul 2022 09:27:00 GMT
US Defense Secretary wants Brazilian military to respect democracy
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Tuesday underlined during his trip to Brasilia that the Armed Forces should respect democracy and remain under "firm" civilian control. His remarks came two days after incumbent President Jair ...

Thu, 28 Jul 2022 08:57:00 GMT
IDB keeps approving loans for Argentina amid frozen disbursements
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a credit line worth US$ 1140 million for energy investments and vowed to keep reviewing CEO Mauricio Claver-Carone's decision to halt a separate disbursement of over US$ 80...

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 21:19:00 GMT
Future Colombian VP meets with Lula in Brazil
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party (PT) welcomed Colombia's Vice President-elect Francia Márquez, who is on a South American tour before taking office on Aug.7.

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 07:34:00 GMT
Uruguay will seek to join Trans-Pacific Partnership; Lacalle announces
Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Tuesday announced his administration would seek to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in its current form and that, to that end, he will seek endorsement from all political parties.

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 23:11:00 GMT
Colombian JEP to hear on yet another 303 “false positives”
Criminal charges have been filed Monday against 22 Colombian military officers for the murder of 303 people who were initially reported as “false positives” (peasants said to be guerrillas gunned down in combat) between 200...

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 20:20:00 GMT
Former Peruvian Presidential Secretary turns himself in
Bruno Pacheco, the former Peruvian Presidential Secretary and one of the most wanted men in the country turned himself in Tuesday. He is under investigation in a series of corruption scandals for which the head of state Pedro C...



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