Latin America

• Tuesday, October 11th 2022 - 10:30 UTC

  Bolivian Ambassador in Iran summoned to account for alleged remarks

  

  Bolivia's Foreign Ministry Monday requested the country's Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran to submit a report following press reports that she might have made remarks irritating Tehran.

• Tuesday, October 11th 2022 - 10:20 UTC

  Hurricane Julia affects over 4,900 families in Colombia

  

  Over 4,900 families have been affected in northern Colombia due to the passage of Hurricane Julia, which has caused substantial damage, leading authorities to declare a state of public calamity in the department of La Guajira, it was reported Monday.

• Monday, October 10th 2022 - 18:59 UTC

  Scientists reach world's tallest tree, where did they find it?

  

  A group of scientists has found the world's tallest tree, a towering specimen the size of a 25-story building in the Amazon rainforest, it was reported this weekend.

• Monday, October 10th 2022 - 10:50 UTC

  China increasingly aggressive on the Falklands: “UK stubbornly clings to its colonial sin”

  

  The following is the lead editorial of China Daily's 6 October edition, a newspaper belonging to the Chinese Communist Party editorial and refers to the recent Organization of American States declaration in support of Argentina's claims of Falkland Islands sovereignty.

• Saturday, October 8th 2022 - 10:47 UTC

  UK representative challenges OAS Assembly to recognize Falklands right to self determination

  

  The United Kingdom called on the Organization of American States (OAS) on Friday to “recognize the right to self-determination” of the Falklands/Malvinas islanders who had decided to remain citizens of a British Overseas Territories and members of the British Family, despite Argentina’s sovereignty claims.

• Saturday, October 8th 2022 - 10:13 UTC

  Colombian president desists from taxing extractive industries

  

  The government of president Gustavo Petro is back stepping from one of his electoral campaign pledges, taxing extractive industries to have Colombia rapidly transit a green, environment friendly economy.

• Saturday, October 8th 2022 - 10:10 UTC

  Bolivia reports first death of monkeypox patient

  

  A patient at Santa Cruz de la Sierra's San Juan de Dios Hospital who was infected with monkeypox has died, thus becoming the first casualty with the malady in the country, it was announced Friday.

• Saturday, October 8th 2022 - 10:03 UTC

  OAS General Assembly condemns attack against CFK

  

  The 52nd General Assembly of the Organization of American States gathered in Lima, Peru, unanimously adopted a Hemispheric Declaration of Solidarity following the Sept. 1 assassination attempt in Buenos Aires against Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK)

• Friday, October 7th 2022 - 10:20 UTC

  Blinken discusses bilateral issues with Boric in Santiago

  

  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font Wednesday at the Palacio de la Moneda, in Santiago, to discuss further investments in the South American country, it was reported.

• Friday, October 7th 2022 - 10:00 UTC

  OAS General Assembly condemns murder attempt against Cristina Kirchner

  

  The Organization of American States, OAS, which is holding its annual general assembly in Lima, capital of Peru unanimously supported on Thursday, a “Declaration of solidarity with the Argentine people given the magnicide attempt suffered by the vice-president of Argentina, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner”