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Tue, 06 Sep 2022 18:26:00 GMT
Monkeypox cases soar in Colombia
Colombian health authorities Monday confirmed 938 people had been diagnosed with monkeypox nationwide, with the bulk of the cases being in Bogotá.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 09:33:00 GMT
Peru's Congress Speaker vacated after scandal breaks out
Peru's One-House Congress Monday approved in a plenary session to vacate Speaker Lady Camones from her position after audios went viral proving she had carried out improper Parliamentarian deeds.

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 18:07:00 GMT
ECLAC's new boss appointed
Costa Rican economist José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs has been chosen to replace Mexican diplomat Alicia Bárcena at the helm of the ECLAC after 14 years on the job, it was announced. Salazar took the oath of office before UN Se...

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 10:27:00 GMT
Petro links FARC groups to bomb trap that killed 7
Colombian President Gustavo Petro said this weekend that it was very likely that dissident FARC groups were behind the bomb trap attack that killed 7 police officers last week.

Sat, 03 Sep 2022 10:34:00 GMT
Bomb trap kills 7 in Colombia
Seven police officers were killed Friday after an explosive device went off Friday afternoon near the Colombian municipality of Neiva in the department of Huila.

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 10:29:00 GMT
Foreign leaders condemn attack against Argentine VP
Foreign leaders have expressed their support to Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner who survived an assassination attempt late Thursday after the gun pointed at her head failed to fire.

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 19:18:00 GMT
Boric hopes LatAm would not tolerate a coup in Brazil if Bolsonaro loses
Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font Thursday said he hoped Latin America would stage a "joint reaction" if a coup d'état takes place in next month's presidential elections in Brazil.

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 10:30:00 GMT
Nicaraguan regime releases pictures of political prisoners
The Nicaraguan regime of Daniel Ortega has been criticized Wednesday by human rights organizations after pictures of the country's political prisoners were released.

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 19:15:00 GMT
LGBTIQ+ political party seeking registration in Venezuela
Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) has received a petition to record the name of the first-ever LGBTIQ+ community party, it was reported in Caracas.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 19:08:00 GMT
Son of Che Guevara dies in Venezuela aged 60
Camilo Guevara March, one of the sons of Cuban guerrilla fighter Ernesto Guevara, nicknamed “Che” for his Argentine origins, died Monday in Caracas, it was reported. He was 60.



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