Latin America

Saturday, May 9th 2020 - 08:25 UTC
South American football cool to FIFA's proposal of five substitutions per match

FIFA's decision to temporarily allow up to five substitutions per match to help cope with potential fixture congestion was met coolly in South America on Friday.
Friday, May 8th 2020 - 08:55 UTC
Washington Post exposes links between US company and Venezuela opposition plot to capture and oust Maduro

Members of Venezuela’s opposition in October negotiated a US$ 213 million deal with a small Florida security company to invade the country and overthrow President Nicolas Maduro, according to a document published by the Washington Post on Thursday.
Friday, May 8th 2020 - 08:49 UTC
World Bank US$ 500 million loan to help Ecuador cover budget needs

The World Bank Board of Directors approved a flexible US$500 million loan to help cover Ecuador's budget needs during the Covid-19 emergency and to promote economic recovery. The loan is the second in a series of three Development Policy Financing (DPF) operations. The first loan of this series was disbursed in June 2019. The operation has been adapted to the current context and to the country’s needs during the pandemic.
Thursday, May 7th 2020 - 13:11 UTC
Venezuela television shows a captured US “terrorist” as part of a plot to oust Maduro

Venezuelan state television broadcast on Wednesday a video of captured American Luke Denman, in which he said he was instructed to seize control of Caracas' airport and bring in a plane to fly President Nicolas Maduro to the United States.
Thursday, May 7th 2020 - 05:23 UTC
Qatar 2022 Cup: end of Hex qualifying format used by the CONCACAF region?

The novel coronavirus outbreak will likely mean the end of the Hex, the six-team World Cup qualifying format used by the CONCACAF region, said CONCACAF chief Victor Montagliani in an interview with OneSoccer.
Wednesday, May 6th 2020 - 09:47 UTC
Trump denies any US involvement in an alleged failed armed incursion in Venezuela

President Donald Trump on Tuesday denied any involvement by the US government in what Venezuelan officials have called a failed armed incursion in the South American country that led to the capture of two American “mercenaries”.
Tuesday, May 5th 2020 - 07:15 UTC
COVID-19 collapses Ecuador: 30,000 confirmed cases and no certainty on death toll

Ecuador on Monday exceeded 30,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, while the government launched a plan to start gradually relaxing quarantine measures that have been in place since mid-March. Ecuador has confirmed 31,881 cases of COVID-19, with 1,569 reported deaths and a further 1,336 deaths likely as a result of the virus.
Monday, May 4th 2020 - 07:54 UTC
Venezuela launches new repression campaign after announcing a “failed terrorist attack” from Colombia

Venezuela's government said it foiled a marine incursion on Sunday by “terrorist mercenaries” who attempted to enter the country on speedboats from neighboring Colombia.
Saturday, May 2nd 2020 - 07:02 UTC
Marked increase of forest fires in Bolivia, claim environmentalists

Environmentalists in Bolivia warned of a marked increase in forest fires this year that threatens a repeat of the environmental disaster that ravaged much of the Amazon in 2019.
Bolivia registered 15,354 forest fires in the first four months of the year - a 35% increase on the same period last year, the Friends of Nature Foundation (FAN) said.
Friday, May 1st 2020 - 08:31 UTC
US looking into Mexican firms involved in oil for food accord with Venezuela

The U.S. State Department, the Treasury Department and the U.S. Embassy in Mexico are investigating at least two Mexican firms involved in an oil-for-food pact signed in 2019 with Venezuela’s government, U.S. officials said.