Latin America

• Wednesday, June 29th 2022 - 10:04 UTC

  Dozens of irregular migrants found dead in a truck in Texas

  

  Some 50 irregular migrants have been found dead in the back of a lorry in San Antonio, Texas, in which they were smuggled into the country, it was reported Tuesday.

• Wednesday, June 29th 2022 - 09:47 UTC

  Ecuador: Lasso halts dialogue with Conaie after Army Sgt killed

  

  Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso Tuesday announced in a broadcast message that he was suspending all dialogue with the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie) after the death of a military officer during an attack by rebel groups against a convoy in Amazonia.

• Tuesday, June 28th 2022 - 21:11 UTC

  At least 49 killed in Colombian prison fire

  

  At least 49 inmates died have died Tuesday during a riot at the Colombian prison in Tuluá, while 30 others and some keepers were also injured, it was reported.

• Monday, June 27th 2022 - 19:17 UTC

  Braga Netto chosen as Bolsonaro's VP running mate

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said during a TV interview Sunday that he had chosen former Defense Minister General Walter Braga Netto as his running mate for the Oct. 2 elections and that the official announcement is to be made shortly.

• Monday, June 27th 2022 - 09:50 UTC

  Five dead, many injured in Colombian bullfighting event

  

  Five people have died and dozens were injured following the collapse Sunday afternoon of several boxes at a Colombian bullring in El Espinal, in the department of Tolima, 157 kilometers south of Bogota.

• Saturday, June 25th 2022 - 11:08 UTC

  Uruguay is back in the oil exploration business; three companies awarded four off shore blocks

  

  Uruguay's oil refining and fuel distribution company Ancap announced on Friday that three blocks and exploration licenses in the country's maritime shelf had been awarded. Two of them were acquired by Shell and the third by Apache Corporation, including an exploratory well, in the framework of the Open Uruguay Round.

• Friday, June 24th 2022 - 21:15 UTC

  Ecuador's Conaie decries death of 4th protester during general strike

  

  Ecuador's Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie) has denounced a fourth protester who has died during demonstrations, while human rights groups insisted that repression coupled with abuse of force jeopardized the lives of people exercising their right to express themselves against the policies of President Guillermo Lasso's administration.

• Friday, June 24th 2022 - 09:21 UTC

  Colombia confirms first 3 cases of monkeypox

  

  Colombian health authorities Thursday confirmed the first three local cases of monkeypox had been detected. Two of the patients were also proved to have had a recent travel history to Europe.

• Wednesday, June 22nd 2022 - 18:17 UTC

  Colombia: Petro discusses reopening borders with Maduro

  

  Colombia's President-elect Gustavo Petro Wednesday announced he had contacted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro to discuss the reopening of the border between the two countries once he takes office, which was part of the campaign promises of both runoff candidates. Rodolfo Hernández too had vowed to seek the re-establishment of diplomatic ties.

• Wednesday, June 22nd 2022 - 10:25 UTC

  The “communist” map that irked nationalists because Malvinas are Falklands and don't figure as Argentine

  

  When it's not the father, president Jair Bolsonaro, it's one of his sons, in this case Eduardo Bolsonaro, federal lawmaker who is involved in a controversy over his interpretation of South America's political mood and trend, which he described as mostly pure red communist.