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Brazil's Lula wants apology from Argentina's Milei
SAO PAULO - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday he believes his Argentine counterpart Javier Milei owes him...
Jun 27, 20241 min read
Pope Francis warns against legalising drugs, denounces drug traffickers
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis spoke out on Wednesday against the legalisation of drugs and denounced drug traffickers as "assassins",...
Jun 27, 20241 min read
Brazil's Lula stands by finance minister but rejects spending cuts targeting the poor
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Saturday he is open to analyzing Finance Minister Fernando Haddad's spending cut...
Jun 15, 20242 min read
Argentine Senate passes Milei reform bill as protests rage outside
BUENOS AIRES -Argentina's Senate passed a sprawling bill on Wednesday that is key to libertarian President Javier Milei's economic...
Jun 13, 20243 min read
Peru courts extend pretrial detention for former president Castillo
LIMA - Peru's Justice Department said on Monday it has extended by 14 months the pretrial detention of jailed former President Pedro...
Jun 11, 20241 min read
Mexico's presidential hopefuls wrap up campaigns ahead of Sunday's election
MEXICO CITY -Mexico's presidential candidates formally ended their campaigns on Wednesday, with most polls showing ruling party hopeful...
May 30, 20243 min read
Dominican Republic voters head to polls, incumbent Abinader the favorite
SANTO DOMINGO - Voters in the Dominican Republic head to the polls on Sunday to cast ballots for the next president and members of...
May 19, 20242 min read
Panama weighs more checkpoints in treacherous jungle increasingly crossed by migrants
PANAMA CITY - Panama's next government is considering erecting new checkpoints along a stretch of thick jungle on its southern border...
May 17, 20242 min read
Death toll from floods in Brazil's south reaches 143, as rains continue to pour
PORTO ALEGRE -The death toll from heavy rains in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state rose to 143, up from 136 on the day before, the local...
May 13, 20242 min read
Auroras dazzle in Latin America as solar storm causes rare displays
MEXICO CITY - The biggest geomagnetic storm in two decades, sparked by solar flares, caused dazzling lights displays in parts of Latin...
May 12, 20241 min read
Brazilian athletes drop Olympic dreams to help flood victims
PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil -Less than three months from the Olympic Games in Paris, Brazilian athletes from the devastated southern state of...
May 11, 20242 min read
Panama's president-elect vows to help fix canal water problems, build major train line
PANAMA CITY -Panama's president-elect, Jose Raul Mulino, said on Wednesday he will urge lawmakers to approve a law enabling the Panama...
May 10, 20243 min read
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