Politics

Friday, August 19th 2022 - 22:20 UTC
China under yellow alert over drought

Chinese authorities have declared a yellow alert as the country continues to be hit by a persistent drought following weeks of high temperatures that have dried up parts of the Yangtze river, it was announced. On Beijing's scale of alerts, yellow is two notches below the most severe warning.
Friday, August 19th 2022 - 20:40 UTC
Nicaraguan authorities raid Catholic curia

Nicaraguan police Friday raided the home of the Catholic Bishop Matagalpa, Rolando Alvarez, who has been under house arrest for the past two weeks for being overly critical of President Daniel Ortega, whose regime he was accused of trying to “destabilize.”
Friday, August 19th 2022 - 10:15 UTC
Superminister Massa says unemployment in Argentina is 6.7%

Argentina's Economy Minister Sergio Massa said Thursday during an event at the Council of the Americas that unemployment had fallen to 6.7%. He added that his country had an enormous amount of resources, but it was not rich, although it was full of rich people.
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..