Latin America

Friday, December 10th 2021 - 09:01 UTC
Nicaragua severs ties with Taiwan, “rogue Chinese territory”

The Nicaraguan Government of President Daniel Ortega Thursday announced it was cutting all diplomatic ties with Taiwan, citing “that in the world there is only one single China” whose legitimate government is that of the People's Republic.
Thursday, December 9th 2021 - 09:57 UTC
No face-to-face Mercosur Summit, Bolsonaro decides

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Wednesday decided that the upcoming Mercosur Summit, scheduled for Dec. 16 and 17, which was to be the first in a long while under the old face-to-face format, has been reshaped to be held virtually like most recent ones.
Thursday, December 9th 2021 - 09:30 UTC
Russia and Nicaragua strengthen bilateral ties on nuclear and other issues

The Governments of Russia and Nicaragua have agreed to work together towards the development of peaceful use of nuclear energy, it was announced Tuesday.
Thursday, December 9th 2021 - 09:20 UTC
IAPA condemns journalist's arrest by Cuba's regime

The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) Wednesday expressed its support for Cuban journalist Claudia Montero, who has been accused by the Government of President Miguel Díaz-Canel of causing “public disorder.”
Wednesday, December 8th 2021 - 09:47 UTC
Motion to vacate Peru's presidency turned down

Peru's Parliament Tuesday declined to open an impeachment procedure against President Pedro Castillo Terrones after a group of rightwing lawmakers had sought to declare him as “permanently moral incapacitated.”
Wednesday, December 8th 2021 - 09:45 UTC
Bolivia: Áñez gov't sought military help from US and UK, letters show

Former interim President Jeanine Áñez had requested military assistance from the US and UK embassies “to repress the Bolivian people,” Citizen Security Deputy Minister Roberto Ríos said Tuesday.
Tuesday, December 7th 2021 - 20:05 UTC
Colombian guerrilla reported killed in Venezuela; no official word

A former Colombian Armed Revolutionary Forces (FARC) combatant who took part in the 2016 peace negotiations with the Government of then-President Juan Manuel Santos has been killed in Venezuela, it was reported.
Tuesday, December 7th 2021 - 09:51 UTC
Uruguayan minister wants borders open to welcome visitors from everywhere

Uruguay's Tourism Minister Tabaré Viera said over the weekend that his country's “land, air and sea borders must be open” for visitors.
Tuesday, December 7th 2021 - 09:13 UTC
Foreign travellers will need Health Pass to enter Colombia

Colombia is to require foreign travellers to submit proof of vaccination against COVID-19 attesting to a full treatment, President Iván Duque announced Monday.
Tuesday, December 7th 2021 - 09:00 UTC
World Bank-UNESCO-UNICEF report lays out the magnitude of the education crisis and costs for future generations

This generation of students now risks losing US$ 17 trillion in lifetime earnings in present value, or about 14% of today’s global GDP, as a result of COVID-19 pandemic-related school closures, according to a new report published today by the World Bank, UNESCO, and UNICEF. The new projection reveals that the impact is more severe than previously thought, and far exceeds the US$ 10 trillion estimates released in 2020.