Latin America

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...

Sat, 20 Apr 2024 10:30:00 GMT
Energy crisis prompts new emergency declaration in Ecuador
Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa Friday issued a decree establishing yet another state of emergency due to a "serious internal commotion and public calamity" in the violence-torn South American country which is going through an...

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 10:31:00 GMT
Petro suggests “life guarantees” for losers of Venezuela's elections
During a meeting in Bogotá with his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Colombian President Gustavo Petro Wednesday suggested that a so-called “life guarantee” be created in Venezuela for those losing the Jul...

Wed, 17 Apr 2024 20:11:00 GMT
Celac joins worldwide condemnation of Ecuador's actions against Mexican Embassy
Leaders of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) Tuesday agreed to condemn Ecuador's April 5 storming of the Mexican Embassy in Quito to abduct former Vice President Jorge Glas, who had sought asylum ther...

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 18:22:00 GMT
Bolivia denies issuing passports to Iranian citizens
Bolivian authorities denied Tuesday the allegations by Argentina's Security Minister Patricia Bullrich that passports were being given to Iranian operatives as a result of the defense agreement between La Paz and Tehran due to ...

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 10:55:00 GMT
Argentina reinforces security alongside Bolivian border
After announcing its unwavering alliance with Israel in the ongoing Middle East crisis, the Argentine Government of President Javier Milei upped its security alert on the northern border given Bolivia's military alignment with ...

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