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Latin America

  • Wednesday, January 18th 2023 - 09:48 UTC

    Ecuadorian President skipping Celac Summit

    The presence of Presidents Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Nicolás Maduro among others is yet to be confirmed

    Less than a week before the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) Summit is to be held in Buenos Aires, the President of Ecuador announced he shall not be attending the event hosted by the country holding the pro-tempore presidency of the bloc.

  • Tuesday, January 17th 2023 - 19:17 UTC

    Religious leaders to pray for Peru's future

    Father Luis Humberto went viral last month for celebrating Argentina winning the football World Cup during mass. (Pic Facebook)

    Peruvian President Dina Boluarte met Monday with religious leaders of various faiths to promote dialogue amid mounting tension as protesters are preparing to stage a mass rally this week in Lima demanding her resignation, in addition to other measures.

  • Tuesday, January 17th 2023 - 14:02 UTC

    Uruguay has the second highest minimum wage in Latin America: See how much is earned in each country

    The ranking is led by Costa Rica as the country with the highest minimum wage measured in dollars: US$ 603.

    The German media Statista, specialized in the disclosure of market data, shared in recent days a new report on minimum wages in Latin America for 2023.

  • Tuesday, January 17th 2023 - 10:20 UTC

    Mujica wants a common name, flag, and anthem for the region

    “Africa is more advanced than Latin America” regarding cooperation, Mujica stressed

    Former Uruguayan President José “Pepe” Mujica has submitted a proposal to the governments of Argentina, Chile, and Brazil, whereby regional integration would include a common anthem, flag, and unified documents for regional travel. The initiative would also provide for some professionals to be allowed to practice in other countries without revalidating their university degrees.

  • Monday, January 16th 2023 - 19:37 UTC

    Evo to open operational HQs in Buenos Aires

    Coca growers are expected to back Morales' initiative

    Former Bolivian President Evo Morales plans to set up his operational headquarters in Buenos Aires on Jan. 23 to consolidate his plurinational, indigenist movement in the region, it was reported.

  • Monday, January 16th 2023 - 10:16 UTC

    Avian flu emergency decreed in Honduras

    Suazo said the decree complied with international regulations

    Honduran authorities have declared a 90-day nationwide health alert following an outbreak of avian influenza among pelicans, it was announced in Tegucigalpa. About 40,000 poultry were also evaluated and no signs of the malady were detected, it was also reported.

  • Monday, January 16th 2023 - 10:12 UTC

    Peruvian demonstrators undeterred by gov't measures

    A mass was celebrated in Spanish and Quechua on Sunday by Archbishop Carlos Castillo to mourn the protesters killed in clashes with security forces

    Demonstrators gathered Sunday in Lima to express their rejection of President Dina Boluarte's staying in office barely over a month after taking over from the deposed Pedro Castillo Terrones who is held in pre-trial detention.

  • Monday, January 16th 2023 - 09:53 UTC

    Parts of Peru under state of emergency, basic rights suspended

    A curfew was also decreed for 10 days in Puno - Boluarte will not resign. Photo: Diego Ramos / AFP

    The Peruvian Government of President Dina Boluarte has declared a state of emergency in several areas of the South American country after over a month of social unrest.

  • Saturday, January 14th 2023 - 19:18 UTC

    Argentina may resume beef exports to Mexico

    Mexican experts had inspected Argentine beef plants in mid-2022

    Argentina's Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries announced Friday that 22 beef processing plants had been approved for shipments to Mexico after a 20-year hiatus.

  • Saturday, January 14th 2023 - 10:27 UTC

    Sanitary precautions upped in triple-border region

    Only 9 cases of dengue have been registered so far this year in Paraguay, against 1,244 cases of chikungunya

    Sanitary workers in the newly-created county of Fracrán in the Argentine province of Misiones have undertaken a house-by-house campaign to persuade people to get vaccinated against yellow fever, Covid-19, and measles, while residents were advised to up their precautions due to the increasing number of cases in neighboring Paraguay, where the first death due to chikungunya has been reported.