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Fri, 05 Aug 2022 09:28:00 GMTPeruvian Congress keeps Castillo from attending Petro's inauguration
Peru's one-house Congress Thursday denied President Pedro Castillo Terrones permission to attend the inauguration of Colombia's new President Gustavo Petro in Bogota on Aug. 7. Castillo had filed for clearance to be out of the ...
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 21:13:00 GMTMexican FM lands in Bolivia on key tour regarding lithium production
Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard landed in Bolivia Thursday to take part in a series of events and hold meetings with local authorities, as part of his tour to foster a joint strategy to exploit lithium resources
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 10:40:00 GMTPeru's PM resigns for “personal reasons”
Aníbal Torres Wednesday turned in his resignation as Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Peru (Prime Minister) to President Pedro Castillo Terrones citing “personal reasons,” it was reported in Lima.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 09:18:00 GMTCuba to produce antibiotics locally to save on pricy imports
Cuban health authorities announced earlier this week that the Caribbean nation will produce some antibiotics in high demand at Intensive Care Units (ICUs) to save on their high price.
Wed, 03 Aug 2022 21:32:00 GMTColombia foresees stagnant coffee harvests in 2022
Colombia's coffee production for the year 2022 will reach 12 million bags, weighing 60 kilos each, according to National Federation of Coffee Growers (FNC) Manager Roberto Velez.
Wed, 03 Aug 2022 08:59:00 GMTPetro's liaison team releases report on the state of Colombia
Colombian President-elect Gustavo Petro's liaison team with the outgoing administration of Iván Duque released earlier this week a report on what to expect when the first-ever leftwing head of state is inaugurated Aug. 7.
Wed, 03 Aug 2022 08:50:00 GMTBrazilian industrial exports to neighboring South American countries booming
As the global economy recovers from the Covid 19 pandemic and its contracting influence on production and trade, Brazil's commercial relations with South American neighboring countries soared by 64,7% last year, and is expected...
Wed, 03 Aug 2022 08:23:00 GMTMany Mexicans showed persistent sequelae from COVID-19
A survey from Mexico's Health Ministry released this week has shown that over one-third of patients who have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 still have recurrent problems known as "persistent sequelae" despite having overcome the...
Tue, 02 Aug 2022 09:36:00 GMTPeru reports first death of patient with monkeypox
Peruvian health authorities Monday confirmed the first death of a patient with monkeypox in the continent's country second worst hit by the outbreak, while neighboring Bolivia confirmed the first infection.
Mon, 01 Aug 2022 07:06:00 GMTPeru 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.