Latin America
Latin America
Sat, 20 Dec 2025 10:26:00 GMTBolivia faces indefinite strike to protest end of fuel subsidies
Bolivia's powerful labor and transport unions confirmed they would launch an indefinite national strike starting Monday after President Rodrigo Paz Pereira vowed that Supreme Decree 5503, eliminating decades-old fuel subsidies,...
Sat, 20 Dec 2025 09:34:00 GMTFormer Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra hospitalized
Former Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra was rushed from the Barbadillo prison to the Ate Vitarte - EsSalud hospital on Friday after suffering a severe hypertensive crisis and physical decompensation. The medical emergency oc...
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 21:46:00 GMTEcuador: Three days of mourning after death of former President Rodrigo Borja
Former Ecuadorean President Rodrigo Borja Cevallos passed away on Thursday, December 18, 2025, at the age of 90. In response to the loss of one of the 20th century’s most influential political figures, President Daniel Noboa ...
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 21:34:00 GMTSuperflu makes it to Argentina and Brazil
Health authorities across South America are on high alert following the confirmed detection of the Influenza A (H3N2) "K subclade" in Argentina and Brazil. The variant, which has already triggered emergency protocols in Chile a...
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 10:53:00 GMTCAF okays US$980mn package for Uruguay
The Board of Directors of the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF) has authorized a landmark US$980 million credit operation for Uruguay. This approval represents one of the largest single financial commitm...