Indigenous people protest Brazil not protecting ancestral lands
BRASILIA -Several thousand Indigenous demonstrators marched chanting to drum beats on Thursday to the seat of power in Brazil's capital...
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Apr 271 min read
Colombia arrest warrants suspended for nine Segunda Marquetalia leaders
BOGOTA - The Colombian attorney general's office has suspended arrest warrants for nine leaders of the illegal armed group Segunda...
Apr 272 min read
Colombia's Chiribiquete park to receive $1 million annually for at least 30 years
BOGOTA - Colombia's parks agency, the Frankfurt Zoological Society and German fund Legacy Landscapes on Thursday launched a financial...
Apr 262 min read
Brazil's government submits rules to streamline consumption taxes
BRASILIA - Brazil's government submitted proposed rules to Congress on Wednesday to carry out a historic tax overhaul approved last year,...
Apr 261 min read
Vale expects to reach final agreement for Mariana dam reparations in first half of year
RIO DE JANEIRO/BRASILIA - Mining company Vale expects to reach a final agreement with authorities for reparations for the collapse of the...
Apr 251 min read
Mexican Prez urges US to alter foreign policy, respect sovereignty
Mexico City, April 25 - The US must modify its foreign policy to respect the sovereignty of nations, Mexican President Andres Manuel...
Apr 242 min read
Hundreds of thousands march in Argentina against education austerity
Buenos Aires, April 24 - Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Argentina to protest against cuts in the higher...
Apr 212 min read
Edmundo Gonzalez, Venezuela's low-profile and last-minute opposition candidate
CARACAS - As time was running out, Venezuela's opposition chose low-profile former diplomat Edmundo Gonzalez to run against President...
Apr 201 min read
Ecuador president declares state of emergency over energy crisis
QUITO - Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa declared a second state of emergency on Friday over an energy crisis that has already led to...
Apr 192 min read
Explainer-What security measures will Ecuadoreans vote on this Sunday?
Ecuadoreans go to the polls this Sunday to vote in a referendum put forward by President Daniel Noboa, who has asked voters to approve...
Apr 192 min read
Ecuador set to vote to approve raft of security measures in Sunday referendum
QUITO - Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa looks set to win a referendum on Sunday that asks voters to support new security measures to...
Apr 191 min read
Brazil's Lula recognizes two more Indigenous lands, but postpones four others
BRASILIA - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva officially recognized two more Indigenous territories on Thursday, but said he...
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