Stories for 2024

Wednesday, February 14th 2024 - 10:49 UTC
Paraguayan President due in Buenos Aires for meeting with Milei

Paraguayan President Santiago Peña is making a snap trip to Buenos Aires on Wednesday to meet with his Argentine colleague Javier Milei, who has just returned from Italy. It will be their second encounter after Milei's Dec. 10 inauguration.
Wednesday, February 14th 2024 - 10:39 UTC
Paraguayan Navy officer shot while touring Montevideo

Paraguayan Navy Captain Marcial Martínez Gayoso who is stationed in Montevideo on a Mercosur mission was shot Tuesday at the Fortaleza del Cerro historical site while visiting it with his family.
Wednesday, February 14th 2024 - 10:32 UTC
Peru: Trans community marches through Lima to demand protection

Scores of trans people and members of the LGTBIQ+ community staged a demonstration Tuesday through the streets of Lima to protest against hate crimes and defend their “right to life.” Since 2021, at least five members of the trans community have been murdered and threats and other violent incidents have been on the rise.
Wednesday, February 14th 2024 - 10:28 UTC
Nearly 10,000 kids vaccinated against dengue in Brasilia

Nearly 10,000 children aged 10 to 11 have been vaccinated against dengue at 15 health centers in the last four days in Brazil's Federal District, Agência Brasil reported. In a statement, the Federal District Government (GDF) said that the 15 basic health units (UBS) will continue to operate throughout the carnival season.
Tuesday, February 13th 2024 - 11:42 UTC
Surplus from electricity exports benefits Brazilian customers

Brazil totaled a surplus of R$ 888 million (US$ 179.26 million) from electricity sales to neighboring countries, which helped President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's administration ease the burden on Brazilian consumers, Agencia Brasil reported.
Tuesday, February 13th 2024 - 11:19 UTC
Emtrasur freighter handed over to US leaves Ezeiza airport after 20 months

The Venezuelan-flagged Boeing 747-300 freighter aircraft registration YV3531 of the company Empresa de Transporte Aerocargo del Sur (Emtrasur), a subsidiary of Conviasa, has left after 20 months the Ministro Pistarini International Airport in Ezeiza, Argentina, for the United States.
Tuesday, February 13th 2024 - 10:59 UTC
Venezuelan VP calls Lacalle Pou “a lackey”

Venezuelan Executive Vice President Delcy Rodríguez said Monday Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou had “the face of a lackey” after the latter insisted the Bolivarian regime was a dictatorship with no free elections.
Tuesday, February 13th 2024 - 10:59 UTC
Milei says he has built a positive bond with Pope Francis

Argentine President Javier Milei, who once called Pope Francis “nefarious” and other epithets, admitted Monday that he had to “reconsider some positions” after meeting in person with the leader of the Catholic faith and fellow Buenos Aires native.
Tuesday, February 13th 2024 - 10:59 UTC
Milei holds meetings with Meloni and Mattarella in Rome

In addition to meeting with Pope Francis, Argentine President Javier Milei seized his presence in Rome for an encounter with Prime Minister Georgia Meloni and President Sergio Mattarella to round up his first official trip abroad which also included a stopover in Israel.
Tuesday, February 13th 2024 - 10:55 UTC
Trinidad and Tobago does not rule out foreign help to deal with oil spill

Authorities in Trinidad and Tobago are not ruling out seeking international help to clean up the oil stain from a mysterious capsizing ship that is heavily affecting tourism and the environment along 15 kilometers of beaches there, Agencia Brasil reported.