LIMA – Alberto Fujimori, the former authoritarian leader of Peru, left hospital in the capital Lima a free man on Thursday, days after being granted a presidential pardon. The 79-year-old waved to supporters outside the […]
BUENOS AIRES – Argentina sold US$ 9 billion in a three-part dollar bond issuance that was oversubscribed on Thursday, covering nearly a third of its expected financing needs for 2018 early in the year. Latin […]
SANTIAGO – Twelve people died in mining accidents during 2017, according to a study conducted by the National Geology and Mining Service (Sernageomin), which is the lowest figure in 18 years. Revealing a 33% decrease […]
BEIJING – China has revised its visa regulations, making it easier for foreign professionals and highly-skilled workers to obtain visa permits as it looks to bridge a talent gap, Xinhua reported on Thursday. According to […]
CARACAS – Venezuela’s officials have announced the launch of a national cryptocurrency called Petro as a solution to fix the current economic state. The cryptocurrency will be backed by Venezuela’s oil, gas, gold, and diamond […]
BRASILIA – Brazilian Industry minister Marcos Pereira resigned on Wednesday, becoming the third cabinet minister to quit in a month. A few hours after Pereira stepped down, the leader of the government-allied Brazilian Labor Party, […]
BRASILIA – Petrobras has agreed to pay US$2.95 billion to settle a class action suit in New York brought on behalf of investors harmed by a huge corruption scandal at the Brazilian state oil giant, […]
SANTIAGO – A Chilean judge on Wednesday handed down sentences to three members of General Augusto Pinochet’s secret police for the assassination of Miguel Enriquez, the former head of Chile’s Movement of the Revolutionary Left […]
LIMA – Search for 16 people missing was underway on Wednesday in Peru after a bridge they were on collapsed in a valley northwest of the mountain-top ruins of Machu Picchu. The bridge, close to […]
SANTIAGO – Solcor, a start-up founded by two young Belgians from Western Flanders, has installed solar panels on Chile’s presidential palace, its chief executive officer and co-founder, Steven van Cauwenberge, announced on Wednesday. Solcor, also […]
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