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May 4, 20241 min read
Argentina's Milei says Spain's Sanchez brings 'death and poverty' after drug use jibe
MADRID - Madrid and Buenos Aires traded barbs on Saturday after Spanish Transport Minister Oscar Puente suggested Argentina's President...
May 4, 20242 min read
Rains in southern Brazil kill at least 39, some 70 still missing
Heavy rains battering Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul have killed 39 people, local authorities said on Friday, and the...
May 4, 20242 min read
Brazil rejects Vale, BHP settlement offer for Mariana disaster
RIO DE JANEIRO -Brazil and the state of Espirito Santo have rejected a proposal by miners Vale and BHP regarding reparations for the...
May 2, 20244 min read
Guerrilla pseudo-state complicates the search for peace in Colombia
YARI PLAINS, Colombia - A group of children holding red, yellow and blue balloons – the colors of Colombia's flag – run to the...
May 2, 20241 min read
Venezuelan public employees to receive $130 per month in bonuses
CARACAS -Public employees in Venezuela will receive $130 per month in bonuses, President Nicolas Maduro said on Wednesday, amid demands...
Apr 30, 20242 min read
Mexico tells World Court Ecuador embassy raid was illegal
THE HAGUE - Mexico told judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Tuesday that an armed raid on its embassy in Quito by...
Apr 30, 20242 min read
Peru seeks to avoid arbitration over Chinese-built mega port
LIMA - The Peruvian government is looking to avoid an international arbitration process which could be filed by Chinese port operator...
Apr 30, 20242 min read
Argentine unions strike to protest Milei reforms, pressure lawmakers
BUENOS AIRES -Argentina's oilseed and maritime worker unions kicked off a strike on Monday to protest a labor reform bill backed by...
Apr 29, 20241 min read
Vale, BHP propose $25 billion deal to settle reparations for Mariana disaster
SAO PAULO - Vale, BHP and their joint venture Samarco have presented Brazilian authorities with a settlement proposal related to...
Apr 29, 20244 min read
Analysis-Panama presidential contenders downplay gathering economic clouds
PANAMA CITY - With Panama's business-friendly reputation bruised by a recent move to close a copper mine accounting for 5% of GDP,...
Apr 28, 20241 min read
Chile's President Boric declares national mourning period after 3 police officers killed
Three police officers were killed on Saturday in southern Chile during what President Gabriel Boric called a cowardly attack that led him...
Apr 27, 20242 min read
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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