Latin America

Monday, November 20th 2017 - 08:46 UTC
Caracas ex mayor flees Venezuela and pledges to denounce the Maduro regime worldwide

The ousted mayor of Caracas pledged to spread his protest against Venezuela's socialist government across the world as he arrived in Spain on Saturday, a day after escaping from house arrest and slipping past Venezuelan security forces into Colombia.
Monday, November 20th 2017 - 07:08 UTC
Piñera and Guillier to a much disputed runoff; far right and far left parties will be decisive

Conservative Sebastian Piñera, who held a commanding lead in Chile's first round of presidential voting, and leftist former TV journalist Alejandro Guillier will contest a runoff next month. Ex-president Piñera had a 36.6% lead to Guillier's 22.7% with more than 98% of the votes, --of a very low turnout, 46.6%--, counted after the first round.
Friday, November 17th 2017 - 07:14 UTC
Peru's 2018 Russia World Cup qualifier celebration felt as a minor seism in Chile

Peru went crazy after its national team defeated New Zealand on the final match to qualify for the 2018 world cup in Moscow next year. Thirty million Peruvians had been waiting thirty six years to be back in the beautiful game's world stage, and celebrate they did.
Thursday, November 16th 2017 - 18:20 UTC
Falklands 1768 Franciscan chapel blueprint discovered in the Archives of Indies in Seville

The blueprint for a Franciscan chapel built in the Falkland Islands by the Spanish sometime after 1768 and which apparently caught fire and was destroyed in 1811, was found by an Argentine historian and researcher at the General Archive of the Indies in Seville, according to a piece published by Martin Dinatale in the Buenos Aires media.
Thursday, November 16th 2017 - 10:00 UTC
UK supports Mexico in the implementation of the energy sector reform

United Kingdom Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, announced during the visit of the Mexican Minister of Foreign Affairs, Luis Videgaray, that the UK is developing plans for new bilateral Prosperity programming of up to £60 million to support Mexico’s economic development and reform.
Tuesday, November 14th 2017 - 09:02 UTC
Powerful friends boycott UN Security Council meeting on Venezuela; EU approves arms embargo

Russia, China, Egypt and Bolivia boycotted an informal public United Nations Security Council meeting on Venezuela on Monday organized by the United States, saying the 15-member body should not be involved in the situation.
Saturday, November 11th 2017 - 12:30 UTC
Falklands ice hockey team in international tournament in Costa Rica

Costa Rica will be hosting the first Castillo International Ice Hockey Tournament with the participation of a home team, and three international sides, including one form the Falkland Islands. The competition is scheduled to take place at the Castillo Country Club in San Rafael de Heredia, on 18/19 November.
Friday, November 10th 2017 - 00:50 UTC
No end to violent deaths in Brazil: seven people killed every sixty minutes in 2016

The number of violent deaths registered during 2016 in Brazil reached 61,600, a 4.7% increase compared to the previous year. This works out to seven people murdered per hour, on average, throughout the country, according to data from the Brazilian Forum on Public Safety released this week.
Wednesday, November 8th 2017 - 21:02 UTC
Latin America's exports expected to increase 10%, following four years of declining prices

In 2017 Latin America and the Caribbean will have left behind half a decade of prices decline of its export basket plus a weak increase in the exported volume, achieving an overall 10% growth in the value of its shipments abroad, according to new estimates released by ECLAC in Chile.
Wednesday, November 8th 2017 - 09:19 UTC
Democracy, Armed forces and Police, the most trusted institutions in Uruguay

Support for democracy in Uruguay reached 70% this year, two points higher than in 2016, and leads in Latin America in its overall sustained commitment to democracy, according to the latest release from the Latinbarometer report.