Latin America

Saturday, May 28th 2022 - 10:10 UTC
Bolivia to import diesel to relief drivers in the west

Bolivia's state-run oil company YPFB will import 2.5 million liters of diesel fuel from Chile to reverse the current shortage, it was announced.
Saturday, May 28th 2022 - 10:07 UTC
Lula celebrates new polls and asks Colombians to support Petro

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva Friday celebrated the results of Datafolha's most recent survey, according to which he might win the Oct. 2 elections, even probably in the first round.
Saturday, May 28th 2022 - 10:05 UTC
Buddies getting together not a Summit, LatAm leaders agree

Bolivian President Luis Arce Catacora said Friday in Havana that buddies getting together was hardly a Summit, in reference to the US Government's decision not to invite Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba to the regional gathering of heads of state next month in Los Angeles.
Saturday, May 28th 2022 - 09:49 UTC
Peru's President takes steps to attend Los Angeles Summit

Peru's President Pedro Castillo Terrones has filed a request before the National Congress to be allowed to leave the country between June 7 and 12 to attend the IX Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, California.
Friday, May 27th 2022 - 09:29 UTC
Oldest man in the world turns 113

Venezuelan resident Juan Vicente Perez Mora is turning 113 years old Friday. The Spain-born man is officially the world's longest-living man, according to the Guinness organization.
Friday, May 27th 2022 - 09:16 UTC
Bolivia wants better gas deal with Brazil

Bolivia's Minister of Hydrocarbons and Energy Franklin Molina said the agreement with Brazil for the sale of cooking gas signed during the arguably illegitimate administration of Janine Áñez was detrimental to his country and will now seek to reach a new, more favorable deal.
Friday, May 27th 2022 - 09:04 UTC
Biden negotiating Argentina's presence at Summit of the Americas

US President Joseph Biden's envoy Christopher Dodd arrived in Buenos Aires to talk Alberto Fernández into attending next month's Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, a gathering many leaders intend to boycott following the host's decision not to invite the non-democratically ruled Nicaragua, Cuba, and Venezuela.
Thursday, May 26th 2022 - 22:48 UTC
Strong quake felt in Peru, Chile and Bolivia

A strong earthquake rocked Chile, Perú, and Bolivia Thursday morning. Authorities in the three countries are still to release detailed reports on the aftermath of the event.
Thursday, May 26th 2022 - 10:39 UTC
Bolsonaro/Biden meeting during the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is scheduled to attend the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles next month and plans to meet with U.S. President Joe Biden, according to Planalto Palace sources. The decision follows on a visit from Biden's special envoy, former Connecticut Senator Christopher Dodd who met with Bolsonaro.
Thursday, May 26th 2022 - 10:20 UTC
Scioli: Argentina and Brazil will guarantee food and energy for the region

Argentina's Ambassador Daniel Scioli Wednesday highlighted the integration process with Brazil and the current relationship between South America's two largest countries, which will “together guarantee food and energy for the region.”