Latin America

Tuesday, July 16th 2019 - 10:26 UTC
UK, Ecuador agree Assange not to be extradited where he could be executed

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will not be extradited to any country with capital punishment, Britain's Minister for the Americas and Europe, Alan Duncan announced Monday in Quito after a meeting with Ecuador's Foreign Minister José Valencia.
Tuesday, July 16th 2019 - 09:39 UTC
Colombia declares banana production farm in quarantine due to fear of fungus

A Colombian banana production farm near the Venezuelan border has been declared under quarantine after the possible outbreak of a lethal fungus has been detected, local authorities acknowledged Monday.
Monday, July 15th 2019 - 22:24 UTC
Chinese-built trains help renew Cuba's obsolete railways

For the first time since the 1970s, Cuba has new trains rolling on the island after the first train made up entirely of Chinese cars left Havana Friday on a 14-hour, 835-km journey to Santiago de Cuba, the second-largest city on the island.
Sunday, July 14th 2019 - 17:07 UTC
Bolivia downplays risk of Brazil withdrawing from bioceanic railway project

Bolivia's Foreign Trade Vice Minister Benjamín Blanco downplayed any risk that Brazil might opt out of the Bioceanic Railway Integration Corridor (CFBI) after the Brazilian ambassador said on Friday it was not a priority, amid fears that given the political differences between the two countries, the Bolsonaro administration might prefer a similar project with Argentina and Chile.
Sunday, July 14th 2019 - 08:29 UTC
World Travel Awards Latin America 2019 winners announced in La Paz, Bolivia

The finest travel brands in Latin America have been unveiled at a star-studded gala ceremony in Bolivia. The elite of the travel industry assembled for the World Travel Awards (WTA) Latin America Ceremony in the administrative capital, La Paz, to find out who amongst them would be crowned best of the best.
Friday, July 12th 2019 - 13:13 UTC
Humans came to the Americas earlier than thought, study shows

A study by a Texas university released Thursday sheds new light on the population of the Americas as it places humans in the continent 2,000 years before than science has been maintaining.
Friday, July 12th 2019 - 12:39 UTC
Russia and Bolivia sign accords during Evo's new Moscow trip

Bolivia's President Evo Morales and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin Thursday signed agreements in Moscow on energy, industrial, agricultural and military issues and discussed the Venezuelan crisis negotiations that are taking place in Norway between delegates of Juan Guaidó and Nicolás Maduro.
Friday, July 12th 2019 - 12:31 UTC
Bolivia is making final preparations as it steps up to host the World Travel Awards (WTA) Latin America

The leading travel industry figureheads from across South and Central America are attending what will mark WTA’s inaugural ceremony on 13 July in this fascinating country.
Thursday, July 11th 2019 - 14:10 UTC
Mariachis play as last Volkswagen Beetle ever rolls off Puebla assembly line

Carmakers Volkswagen hosted a ceremony in Puebla, Mexico, Wednesday to mark the discontinuation of the famed Beetle or Bug model as the last unit ever rolled off the assembly line to a mariachi band and surrounded by proud factory workers, the company announced.
Tuesday, July 9th 2019 - 12:06 UTC
Argentina and Messi licking wounds after Brazil wins the 2019 Copa America

Argentina's fury at their Copa 2019 exit prompted reports they could play in UEFA, a suggestion which has been swiftly denied by the governing body. UEFA has denied reports it would entertain inviting Argentina into its European competitions following the 2019 Copa America.