Latin America

Sunday, September 22nd 2019 - 19:45 UTC
AMLO eyes referendum to legalise drugs in Mexico for medical purposes

Mexico's leftwing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) took a challenging stance towards traditional medicine and admitted a referendum about legalising some drugs for treatment purposes was likely.
Sunday, September 22nd 2019 - 12:41 UTC
New sex scandal hits Panama's Catholic Church - three priests spared from duties

Three Catholic priests were removed from their religious functions in Panama Friday for “inappropriate” and “scandalous” behaviours, after a digital news outlet revealed sexual encounters of priests with men, including a minor.
Saturday, September 21st 2019 - 12:41 UTC
Alberto Fernández on tour, meets with Evo in Bolivia

Bolivia's President Evo Morales and Argentina's presidential frontrunner Alberto Fernández met Thursday evening in Santa Cruz de la Sierra to discuss Latin American region and possible future joint actions.
Friday, September 20th 2019 - 12:24 UTC
United States expels two members of Cuba's diplomatic mission to the UN

The government of the United States has expelled two members of Cuba's permanent mission to the United Nations due to their alleged involvement in “activities harmful to US national security,” according to State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus' posting Thursday on Twitter.
Friday, September 20th 2019 - 09:35 UTC
Probable cause for strange symptoms among US, Canadian diplomats in Cuba found

Dalhousie University and Nova Scotia Health Authority scientists Thursday claimed to have discovered the cause of strange symptoms found in recent years among US and Canadian diplomats in Havana, it was reported Thursday.
Friday, September 20th 2019 - 08:38 UTC
Child migrants could be held in detention for even longer under new rules

The Trump administration’s approach to border control has long been contentious, but now it looks set to become even more controversial following the introduction of new rules which could replace the current 1997 agreement.
Friday, September 20th 2019 - 08:35 UTC
UK biggest foreign investor in Peru, underlines Ambassador Harrisson

Britain's Ambassador to Peru Kate Harrisson Thursday highlighted that the United Kingdom is currently the biggest foreign investor in the Andean country, thanks to the sizeable mining projects currently under way.
Thursday, September 19th 2019 - 11:49 UTC
Argentine firefighter hospitalised in Bolivia for smoke poisoning

Argentine forest firefighter Jhonatan Villalva had to be ferried Wednesday to a medical facility after suffering from poisoning by smoke as a result of his deployment to the fire-plagued Chiquitanía area in Bolivia.
Tuesday, September 17th 2019 - 09:53 UTC
Major leak of information exposes personal data on line of almost the entire population of Ecuador

Almost the entire population of Ecuador had their personal data leaked online, security experts said on Monday, a massive breach that the government called a “very delicate” issue.
Tuesday, September 17th 2019 - 09:38 UTC
Vatican will have a Permanent Observer at OAS

The Organization of American States, OAS, will have a new Permanent Observer, from the Vatican, Monsignor Mark Gerald Miles, who on Monday presented his credentials to Secretary-General Luis Almagro.