Latin America

• Saturday, November 13th 2021 - 09:09 UTC

  Colombian authorities say more vaccination is needed as number of COVID-19 cases soars

  

  Colombian health authorities Friday reported an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases -both of infections and also of deaths- and announced steps to respond accordingly where needed.

• Friday, November 12th 2021 - 10:00 UTC

  Governments at COP26 create group to rid world of fossil fuels

  

  A group of countries and territories led by Denmark and Costa Rica have decided to join forces with regards to a world free from fossil fuels in compliance with the 2015 Paris Agreement under a group named “the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance (BOGA).”

• Friday, November 12th 2021 - 09:11 UTC

  Armed forces summoned as violent killings increase in El Salvador

  

  The recent murders of 46 people in the last 72 hours all across El Salvador have led President Nayib Bukele to summon the army to assist the national police in patrolling the most violent areas.

• Thursday, November 11th 2021 - 09:48 UTC

  Castillo wants to sell Peru's presidential airplane

  

  Peru's President Pedro Castillo Terrones Wednesday announced he would put the presidential aeroplane up for sale in a move towards financial austerity.

• Wednesday, November 10th 2021 - 20:31 UTC

  Biden, AMLO and Trudeau to meet Nov. 18 in Washington

  

  US President Joseph Biden, his Mexican colleague Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), and Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will get together Nov. 18 in Washington DC for the North American Leaders Summit, Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard announced Wednesday.

• Wednesday, November 10th 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  Prominent Venezuelan politician warns EU's mission: The will of the people must be respected

  

  Venezuelan prominent political leader, Chavismo's number two, Diosdado Cabello, lashed out on Tuesday against the European Union's electoral mission that is in the country to supervise the upcoming legislative and regional elections.

• Wednesday, November 10th 2021 - 09:15 UTC

  LATAM releases 3Q results: despite losses of US$ 692 million, business picking up and costs down

  

  LATAM reported on Tuesday that during the third quarter of this year it registered a net loss of US$ 691.9 million, due to the costs of maintenance and the expenses of the restructuring carried out by the pandemic.

• Wednesday, November 10th 2021 - 09:10 UTC

  Peru: Alberto Fujimori hospitalized for tests, his wife in a coma

  

  Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori has been taken to a Lima clinic to undergo urgent tests, as his health seems to be deteriorating, according to his daughter and former presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori.

• Wednesday, November 10th 2021 - 08:00 UTC

  Paraguay too says Nicaragua's elections were “illegitimate”

  

  Paraguay Tuesday joined the group of nations denouncing last Sunday's elections in Nicaragua, which were won by incumbent President Daniel Ortega over symbolic candidates while those who could have challenged him either sat in jail or were in exile.

• Tuesday, November 9th 2021 - 09:54 UTC

  Uruguay calls Nicaraguan elections “illegitimate” – Argentina does not want to interfere

  

  Uruguay's Foreign Ministry Monday said the electoral process in Nicaragua which led to a new five-year term for the incumbent President Daniel Ortega and his Vice President wife Rosario Murillo lacked “legitimacy.”