Unexpected meeting of Uruguay and Argentina to address the Venezuelan situation
BUENOS AIRES – Presidents from Uruguay and Argentina, Tabare Vazquez and Mauricio Macri, will be meeting on Wednesday to discuss an open agenda, but which…
South America
Chile, Tompkins Conservation celebrate implementation of Patagonian Parks Network
SANTIAGO – Chile’s National Assets Minister Felipe Ward today traveled to the Los Lagos region to celebrate the creation of the Patagonian Parks Network in…
Bolivia signs $2.3b deal with Chinese company to industrialize lithium
LIMA – Bolivia has selected the Chinese company Xinjiang Tbea Group as a “strategic partner” for the implementation of several of the lithium industrialization projects…
Brazil: Bolsonaro’s condition improving but will still remain in hospital
SAO PAULO – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has no fever or pain and is quickly overcoming a bout of pneumonia, signs that his medical condition…
Catastrophic rainfall kills 6 in northern Chile
SANTIAGO – President Sebastián Piñera has declared a part of northern Chile as “catastrophe zone” following heavy rains, which have caused six deaths, serious damage…
Brazil dam collapse death toll climbs to 157
RIO DE JANEIRO – The toll from a dam collapse at a mine in southeast Brazil’s Minas Gerais state has risen to 157 deaths after…
Haven’t registered your pet? Here’s how to do it
SANTIAGO – Next Tuesday, February 12, the obligation that all persons have to register and identify their pets, as established in the Regulation on Responsible…
La Araucanía: Piñera visits areas affected by forest fires in southern Chile
SANTIAGO – President Sebastián Piñera on Monday flew over the towns of Carahue, Chol Chol and Nueva Imperial, in Chile’s La Araucanía region, affected by…
Major European nations recognize Guaidó as Venezuela’s interim president
MADRID – Spain, Britain, Germany, Austria, Sweden and Denmark officially recognized Juan Guaidó as interim president of Venezuela on Monday, while France said the opposition…
Lima Group and Canada call on Venezuelan military to support interim president Juan Guaidó
LIMA – A group of Latin American countries and Canada has urged the Venezuelan military to support opposition leader Juan Guaidó as interim president. In…