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Sat, 07 May 2022 10:20:00 GMT
Gulf Clan lashes back at Colombian society to defend their leader
Around a dozen, vehicles were burned, and businesses and schools were closed as fear gripped ordinary Colombians in various parts of the country as they came across threatening pamphlets warning of an "armed strike" by the Gulf...

Sat, 07 May 2022 10:18:00 GMT
New lineage of Omicron variant circulating in Peru
Peru's Health Ministry officials reported this week the finding of a new lineage of the SARS.CoV-2 Omicron variant called BA.1.22.

Sat, 07 May 2022 09:15:00 GMT
At least 18 killed in Havana hotel explosion
At least 18 people have been reported dead and over 60 injured following an explosion at Havana's Saratoga Hotel Friday. However, authorities did not rule out that the number of casualties could increase later in the day.

Fri, 06 May 2022 10:55:00 GMT
EU Ambassador to Uruguay on trade agreement with Mercosur: “It is something that European citizens are asking their governments for”
The ambassador of the European Union (EU) in Uruguay, Paolo Berizzi, said he was “optimistic” about the agreement between the bloc he represents and Mercosur. After more than 20 years of negotiations, Berizzi said he believ...

Thu, 05 May 2022 19:41:00 GMT
Otoniel extradited to United States
Despite several convictions in his native Colombia, Dairo Antonio Usuga, leader of the Gulf Clan drug-trafficking gang better known as “Otoniel” has been extradited to the United States on Wednesday to face various charges ...

Thu, 05 May 2022 09:48:00 GMT
Nicaragua's NGO outlawing spree seems to have no end
Nicaragua's National Assembly Wednesday voted to outlaw another 50 NGOs at the request of the Government of President Daniel Ortega.

Wed, 04 May 2022 22:15:00 GMT
Peru's President said to have plagiarized university thesis a decade ago
Peru's President Pedro Castillo Terrones Wednesday rejected allegations that he and his wife Liliana Paredes had plagiarized the contents of the thesis they filed to get a Masters' Degree in Educational Psychology at the César...

Wed, 04 May 2022 22:09:00 GMT
Son of Bolsonaro insists Milei can become Argentina's next president
Brazilian Deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of President Jair Bolsonaro, held a telephone conversation with his Argentine colleague Javier Milei, whom he reportedly told that “I believe you can be president.”

Wed, 04 May 2022 10:08:00 GMT
Parlatino urges member countries to tackle ballooning food prices
The Latin American and Caribbean Parliament (Parlatino) Tuesday urged its 23 member countries to take measures to curb the soaring food prices which are reaching unprecedented highs, according to the food price index kept by th...

Wed, 04 May 2022 10:00:00 GMT
Argentine Gov't against exclusions from Summit of the Americas
Following the announcement by the United States that the governments of Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela were not going to be invited to June's Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles because they do not respect democracy, Argentin...



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