Latin America

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 19:34:00 GMT
Haiti: Henry resigns; transitional council sworn in
A transitional council has finally been sworn in in violence-torn Haiti after the final resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry was received Thursday in a letter from Los Angeles, California, leaving Economy and Finance Minis...

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 13:31:00 GMT
Bolivia: Former YLB executive found dead left letter denying allegations
Former Yacimientos de Litio Bolivianos (YLB) Executive Manager Juan Carlos Montenegro Bravo was found dead Wednesday. He left a letter explaining that he would make a painful decision because he could not stand to be “humilia...

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 10:50:00 GMT
Before Milei, Uruguayan President Lacalle Pou calls for a “strong State” to defend freedom
In a gathering of prominent figures from the political and business spheres, Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou emphasized the importance of a strong state to ensure individual freedom during the “freedom dinner” organize...

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 09:43:00 GMT
Colombia going through acute food insecurity
A document released Wednesday by the Global Network Against Food Crises (GNAFC) together with the United Nation's (UN) Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) showed that, under leftwing President Gustavo Petro, Colombia had f...

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 09:37:00 GMT
Four Paraguayan prison inmates dead in rival gang clash
Clashes between inmates belonging to the autochthonous Rotela Clan and Brazil's First Capital Command (PCC) left four of them dead and three others wounded Wednesday at the Regional Penitentiary in Pedro Juan Caballero, in the ...

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 20:24:00 GMT
PAHO and Argentine authorities join forces to tackle dengue crisis
Argentine health authorities and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) have joined forces to devise a strategy to tackle the outbreak of dengue fever after at least 315,000 cases have been confirmed so far this year, it w...

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 10:04:00 GMT
60-year-old lawyer qualifies for Miss Argentina contest
Sixty-year-old lawyer and journalist Alejandra Marisa Rodríguez was chosen to represent the province of Buenos Aires in the Miss Argentine for Miss Universe contest. The winner outperformed 34 other contenders to qualify for t...

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT
ALBA summit in Venezuela draws regional leaders amid calls for unity
The President of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, joined other regional leaders in Caracas on Wednesday for the summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA), underscoring a renewed focus on cooperation and s...

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 09:22:00 GMT
Correa says Noboa's plebiscite was a defeat disguised as a win
Former Ecuadorean head of state Rafael Correa said from exile to avoid a prison sentence for corruption that his country's referendum last Sunday in which the current President Daniel Noboa received broad support for nine quest...

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 12:34:00 GMT
Thousands march in Colombia against Petro
Scores of Colombians marched Sunday through the streets of Bogotá and other main cities nationwide to protest against the leftwing administration of President Gustavo Petro, particularly regarding healthcare and a planned refo...

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