Latin America

Thursday, July 11th 2024 - 19:46 UTC
Colombian VP's car shot at; she was elsewhere

The car Colombian Vice President Francia Márquez usually rides was shot at Wednesday although the apparent target of the onslaught was not aboard at the time of the attack, it was reported from her native southwestern city of Suárez.
Thursday, July 11th 2024 - 19:17 UTC
Buenos Aires the best city in the region, The Economist finds

Buenos Aires was once again picked by The Economist as the most liveable city in South America according to the outlet's usual scale measuring environmental, cultural, and infrastructural issues in addition to stability and medical care. The Argentine capital topped the list for the third year in a row, standing out for its highly regarded UBA (University of Buenos Aires) among other perks.
Thursday, July 11th 2024 - 03:09 UTC
Colombia outpace Uruguay to reach their third Copa America final

Colombia earned a most-deserved passage to Sunday's Copa America football final with defending champions Argentina by defeating Uruguay 1-0 despite being short of a man for more than half the match in Charlotte's Bank of America Stadium in South Carolina.
Wednesday, July 10th 2024 - 20:24 UTC
Barbed Wire in the Darien Jungle and Mass Repatriation: How the U.S. and Panama curb migration

The United States and Panama have signed an agreement aimed at curbing the flow of migrants through the perilous Darien jungle. This agreement, part of broader efforts by President Joe Biden's administration, comes as a response to the surge in migration at the southern border, a key issue in the lead-up to the U.S. presidential elections in November.
Wednesday, July 10th 2024 - 20:10 UTC
Uruguay: Cold wave warning amid “extreme temperatures”

The Uruguayan Institute of Meteorology (Inumet) has extended its cold wave warning until Friday, July 12, citing “extreme temperatures” affecting most of the country. The updated forecast predicts minimum temperatures between -6 ºC and 2 ºC and maximum temperatures ranging from 8 ºC to 12 ºC.
Wednesday, July 10th 2024 - 10:55 UTC
Panama's President favors joining Mercosur

Argentine President Javier Milei's absence indeed highlighted the Southern Common Market's (Mercosur) Summit in Asunción. But only one week after his inauguration, attending the gathering was Panama's José Mulino, as his country is now eyeing its possible accession to Mercosur.
Wednesday, July 10th 2024 - 08:54 UTC
Meeting between Lula and Arce signals new era of bilateral ties

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva told his Bolivian counterpart Luis Arce Catacora during their encounter in Santa Cruz de la Sierra that “there is no individual way out in South America,” Agencia Brasil reported. Both leaders agreed that the bilateral meeting spelled the beginning of a “new era” in bilateral ties now that Bolivia is a full member of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur). It was Lula's first trip to Bolivia during his third term in office while Arce has been to Brazil four times in the past 12 months.
Wednesday, July 10th 2024 - 07:52 UTC
Messi's Argentina advance to Copa America final

Title holders and reigning world champions Argentina Tuesday advanced once again to the Copa América final with a 2-0 win over Canada at the MetLife Stadium in the US State of New Jersey with goals from Julián Álvarez and team captain Lionel Messi.
Tuesday, July 9th 2024 - 10:16 UTC
Lula lands in Bolivia with busy schedule ahead

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva landed in Santa Cruz de la Sierra on Monday evening straight from the 64th Mercosur Summit in Asunción with an entourage of some 100 businessmen from his country to explore opportunities in the new full regional bloc member.
Tuesday, July 9th 2024 - 10:08 UTC
Unfair taxation in LatAm and Caribbean hits the poorest harder

A study released last week by Oxfam, a global movement seeking to end the injustice of poverty, found that the two wealthiest men in Latin America and the Caribbean owned more than 334 million others in the region.