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Paraguay reports favorable health and economic outlook
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Minister Carmen Marín stated that the South American country is positively addressing the economic, employment and poverty crisis resulting...
Paraguay president inaugurates new section of Bioceanic Road linking his country to Brazil and Chile
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Head of State visited several Chaco localities on Wednesday (29) and later traveled to Cruce Centinela, in the...
Taking pictures of public buildings and monuments may violate Uruguay’s copyright law
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The first tweet read: "Did you know that taking pictures of the Monumento al Gaucho or the Palacio Salvo...
Brazil Central Bank raises its GDP growth projection to 4.7% for 2021
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Central Bank raised by 0.1 percentage point, to 4.7%, its projection for the growth of Brazil's economy this...
Uruguayan Minister appears before Parliament over purchase of aircraft from Spain
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Uruguay's Minister of National Defense, Javier Garcia, is being questioned Thursday (29) by the opposition in the Parliament over...
The King of Spain receives the Vice President of Bolivia at the beginning of his visit
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - At the beginning of his two-day working visit, the King of Spain, Felipe VI, met Thursday (29) in Madrid...
Hundreds of indigenous Colombians flee Antioquia for fear of landmines left by gangs
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In the Colombian department of Antioquia, a total of 984 indigenous people from seven villages in the community of...
South Korea and Uruguay expedite negotiations for trade agreement with MERCOSUR
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - South Korea's chief trade negotiator Yeo Han-koo met with Uruguay's Foreign Minister Francisco Carlos Bustillo Bonasso online on Wednesday...
EU rejects Arce’s accusations of bloc’s involvement in 2019 crisis in Bolivia
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The European Union has responded this Thursday (30) to the accusations made by the Bolivian president, Luis Arce, that...
El Salvador announces plan to mine bitcoin using geothermal energy produced by volcanoes
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele shared a video showing the apparent progress of the country's bitcoin mining plant using...
Currency reconversion in Venezuela: One bolivar of tomorrow, 100 billion of yesterday
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Take the annual budget of an oil-producing country and keep it in local currency untouched. Wait 14 years, and...
Technical careers, effective for economic recovery in Latin America – World Bank
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Short-cycle higher education programs, such as technical careers, can be very effective in boosting employment and economic recovery in...
Colombia FARC dissident leader arrested on extortion charges
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL -The leader of the 'Ismael Ruiz' front of the former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents, known as 'Miller,'...
Peru poll: 61% believe President Castillo lacks leadership and 72% feel country is “disunited”
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Sixty-one percent of Peruvians believe that president Pedro Castillo lacks leadership, while 72% of the population considers that the...