Politics

• Friday, August 19th 2022 - 10:09 UTC

  Chilean lawmakers to be tested for drug consumption

  

  Chile's Lower House passed an internal regulation whereby Deputies will have to submit a hair sample for a toxicology test and drew lots for the first 78 of the 150 of them who will have to abide by the new indication.

• Friday, August 19th 2022 - 09:54 UTC

  Peruvian forces hit Shining Path rebels, many killed

  

  Peruvian regular forces gunned down between 10 and 15 members of the Shining Path rebel group during an “Operation Patriot” deployment in which the rebels' leader Víctor Quispe Palomino, also known as “Comrade José”, managed to escape despite being wounded.

• Friday, August 19th 2022 - 09:39 UTC

  Foreign ministers of Chile, China highlight bilateral ties and FTA

  

  While Europe plans to take steps to rebuild its ties with Latin America after Moscow and Beijing sneaked in as the region's new most important partners, the Foreign Ministers of China and Chile held a telephone conversation earlier this week, it was reported.

• Thursday, August 18th 2022 - 21:35 UTC

  Paraguayan Senator wants VP to resign or face impeachment

  

  Since Paraguayan Vice President Hugo Velázquez is yet to resign from his post, which he had vowed to do Friday after being added by the United States to the list of “significantly corrupt individuals,” Senator Martín Arévalo stressed that the Lower House would have to move on with the impeachment procedures.

• Thursday, August 18th 2022 - 20:45 UTC

  EU working to stop Russian, Chinese expansion in Latin America

  

  The European Union has noticed of Russia's and China's advancements in Latin America and is devising a series of measures to counter those effects and avoid losing its traditional partners, it was reported.

• Thursday, August 18th 2022 - 09:49 UTC

  Ukrainian leader wants Latin America to join sanctions against Russia

  

  During a virtual forum held at the Catholic University of Chile, Ukraine's President Volodymir Zelensky claimed Russia did not want his country to develop stronger ties with Latin America, which he urged to join global sanctions against his enemy.

• Thursday, August 18th 2022 - 09:40 UTC

  Falklands Government announces “no questions asked” firearms and ammunition amnesty

  

  The Falklands government in a public service announcement is offering a ”no questions asked' Royal Falkland Islands Police firearms and ammunition amnesty running from 26 August to 3 September..

• Thursday, August 18th 2022 - 09:26 UTC

  Uruguayan Health Minister says monkeypox stable

  

  Uruguay's Health Minister Daniel Salinas Wednesday explained the monkeypox outbreak in his country was “stable” after 50 suspected cases have been ruled out.

• Thursday, August 18th 2022 - 09:02 UTC

  Argentine unions, social groups demand favorable gov't actions

  

  Argentine unionist groups and social organizations took over the streets of Buenos Aires Wednesday causing traffic jams during office hours as they protested against rising inflation and unemployment and the deterioration of living conditions in general under the administration of President Alberto Fernández.

• Thursday, August 18th 2022 - 09:00 UTC

  Falklands Volunteer Defense Force is currently recruiting

  

  The Falkland Islands Defense Force (FIDF) is the locally maintained volunteer defense unit in the Falkland Islands and is currently recruiting. The FIDF works alongside the military units supplied by the United Kingdom to ensure the defense and security of the Islands