Latin America

Friday, August 19th 2022 - 22:13 UTC
Monkeypox spreading fast, reaches 37 cases in Bolivia

Monkeypox infections have soared in Bolivia at an average of two daily infections for a total of 37 cases by Thursday, it was reported in La Paz. The spread has also reached 3 of the country's 9 departments after 100% of the infections were only in Santa Cruz just 4 days before. By Aug. 18, Santa Cruz had 35 cases, La Paz 1 and Potosi 1. No recovered patients have been reported yet.
Friday, August 19th 2022 - 20:40 UTC
Nicaraguan authorities raid Catholic curia

Nicaraguan police Friday raided the home of the Catholic Bishop Matagalpa, Rolando Alvarez, who has been under house arrest for the past two weeks for being overly critical of President Daniel Ortega, whose regime he was accused of trying to “destabilize.”
Friday, August 19th 2022 - 10:03 UTC
Argentine President calls for an end to Venezuela, Cuba blockades

Argentina's Alberto Fernández Thursday called for an “end” to blockades against Cuba and Venezuela during an event at the Kirchner Cultural Center (CCK) in Buenos Aires hosted by the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), of which he currently holds the pro-tempore presidency.
Friday, August 19th 2022 - 09:54 UTC
Peruvian forces hit Shining Path rebels, many killed

Peruvian regular forces gunned down between 10 and 15 members of the Shining Path rebel group during an “Operation Patriot” deployment in which the rebels' leader Víctor Quispe Palomino, also known as “Comrade José”, managed to escape despite being wounded.
Thursday, August 18th 2022 - 20:45 UTC
EU working to stop Russian, Chinese expansion in Latin America

The European Union has noticed of Russia's and China's advancements in Latin America and is devising a series of measures to counter those effects and avoid losing its traditional partners, it was reported.
Thursday, August 18th 2022 - 09:16 UTC
Cases of monkeypox soar in Peru

Peru has the highest monkeypox infection rate per million inhabitants and it also ranks third in the world behind the United States and Canada, the latest Oxford University global monkeypox surveillance study released Wednesday showed.
Thursday, August 18th 2022 - 09:02 UTC
Argentine unions, social groups demand favorable gov't actions

Argentine unionist groups and social organizations took over the streets of Buenos Aires Wednesday causing traffic jams during office hours as they protested against rising inflation and unemployment and the deterioration of living conditions in general under the administration of President Alberto Fernández.
Wednesday, August 17th 2022 - 09:27 UTC
Brazilian presidential campaign takes off: Lula and Fernando Cardoso have joined forces to oust Bolsonaro

The most polarized Brazilian presidential campaign in recent years was officially launched on Tuesday with ex-president Lula da Silva leading comfortably incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in opinion polls. But opinion polls in Brazil have not been very precise in recent elections and the Brazilian government still has too many resources at hand.
Tuesday, August 16th 2022 - 07:27 UTC
Uruguay's Lacalle gets highest approval ratings in LatAm

Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou tops the list of most-approved Latin American heads of state, according to an Ipsos survey released Monday.
Monday, August 15th 2022 - 10:10 UTC
Ecuador: Terrorist act leaves 5 dead and many others in critical condition

A bombing in the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil has left at least five people dead and some 20 others injured, in what the government believes to be the doings of organized crime groups.