SANTIAGO – All of Chile’s 34 Roman Catholic bishops announced their resignation Friday in the wake of a child sex scandal and cover-up in Chile. “We, all the bishops present in Rome, have tendered our […]
HAVANA – More than 100 people have died after a Boeing 737 airliner crashed near Jose Marti International Airport in Havana, Cuban state media said on Friday. Three people have survived but are in a […]
SANTIAGO – China’s Tianqi Lithium has agreed to acquire a 24 percent stake in Chile’s SQM, one of the world’s largest lithium producers, from Canada’s Nutrien (TSX:NTR) in a deal worth $4.07 billion, the companies […]
RIO DE JANEIRO – The Brazilian central bank has announced that the country’s annual basic interest rate will stay at 6.5 percent, citing a more challenging and volatile situation in world economies. The announcement by […]
MEXICO CITY – The number of international tourists to Mexico in the first quarter rose to a record high of 10.6 million, a 12.6% increase year-on-year, according to the country’s tourism ministry. “Only in the […]
JERUSALEM – Guatemala inaugurated its new embassy in Jerusalem on Wednesday, two days after the U.S. opened its embassy in the disputed holy city. Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cut […]
BRASILIA – Brazil will surpass the United States as the largest producer of soybeans this year, taking over the top ranking for the first time in history, oilseeds crusher group Abiove has said. The U.S. […]
SANTIIAGO – Students of Chile’s largest public university, Universidad de Chile, voted to endorse the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement Monday as the Israeli forces targeted unarmed protesters on Gaza border amid the U.S. […]
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