Latin America

Monday, July 4th 2022 - 09:39 UTC
Duque will not welcome Maduro in Colombia for Petro's inauguration

Colombia's outgoing President Iván Duque said he will not allow Venezuelan leader Nicolán Maduro to attend the inauguration of his successor Gustavo Pedro on August 7 in Bogotá.
Monday, July 4th 2022 - 09:15 UTC
Survey shows Mexico is a gay-friendly place

The National Survey on Sexual and Gender Diversity 2021 released in Mexico during the weekend showed that 5% of the people of that country recognized themselves as members of the LGBTI+ community. In other words, 95% of the population of 126 million claimed to be heterosexual.
Monday, July 4th 2022 - 08:36 UTC
LATAM air link to Falklands from Chile normalized after 30 months

The commercial air link between Punta Arenas, southern Chile, and the Falkland Islands resumed last Saturday after an absence of more than two years because of the Covid 19 pandemic.
Sunday, July 3rd 2022 - 14:26 UTC
Argentine Economy Minister resigns, President's fate at stake

Martín Guzmán has turned in his resignation Saturday as Economy Minister of Argentina, dealing with what many regards as a coup de grace to the administration of President Alberto Fernández, amid rampant inflation and growing popular discontent following additional restrictive measures regarding imports and the purchase of hard currency (namely US dollars) for transactions abroad, where the local peso carries no weight.
Saturday, July 2nd 2022 - 09:57 UTC
Colombia, Uruguay sign extradition deal

Colombia and Uruguay Friday signed an agreement on extradition and cooperation in judicial matters during a meeting in Cartagena.
Friday, July 1st 2022 - 22:45 UTC
Lacalle arrives in Colombia to meet Duque but not Petro

Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou landed late Thursday local time at Bogotá's Eldorado international airport, where he was welcomed by Deputy Foreign Minister Francisco Echeverri.
Friday, July 1st 2022 - 21:48 UTC
Uruguay, the worst in the Americas for suicides, reached a new record for self-murders in 2021

Despite the fact that Uruguay has been positioned by many indicators as one of the most advanced countries in terms of socioeconomic equality in the least egalitarian region of the world, where access to health and solid institutions with low corruption rates is relatively guaranteed in relation to its neighbors in the region, the Uruguayan Ministry of Public Health (MSP) reported that last year there were 758 suicides, which is equivalent to a rate of 21.39 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants.
Friday, July 1st 2022 - 09:53 UTC
Ecuadorian gov't and indigenist protesters reach agreement to lift strike

The Ecuadorian administration of President Guillermo Lasso and indigenist demonstrators have agreed to lift the current series of protests following a cut in the price of fuel, it was reported in Quito.
Friday, July 1st 2022 - 09:44 UTC
Peruvian Congress impeaches Interior Minister over inactions

Peru's one-house Parliament has impeached Interior Minister Dimitri Senmache out of office by 78 votes to 29 against and 8 abstentions after he was accused of being politically responsible for the escape of the former Transport and Communications Minister Juan Silva.
Friday, July 1st 2022 - 09:28 UTC
Brazil, Argentina reach deal on vehicle safety standards

Brazil and Argentina have agreed to mutually recognize vehicle safety standards, for which both countries will sign an agreement in July, it was announced Thursday in Brasilia by the ministries of Economy, Infrastructure, and Foreign Affairs.