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Protesters in Panama ask Duque to “stop the massacre” in Colombia
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - "We all have the right to express our voice, to disagree ... And this should not cost us our...
The ruling Colorado party returns to preside Paraguay’s Chamber of Deputies
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The president of the ruling Colorado Party, Pedro Alliana, was re-elected Wednesday as head of the Chamber of Deputies...
Argentine President accuses Supreme Court of favoring political candidates
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Argentine President Alberto Fernandez accused the judiciary of favoring opposition political candidates and economic power factors at an event...
Ombudsman’s Office asks to suspend classes due to the increase of Covid cases in Costa Rica
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Costa Rican Ombudsman's Office asked the Government this Wednesday to suspend the school year to guarantee the right...
Mexico’s Michoacan state plunged into deep crisis by narcos
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Clashes between at least nine drug cartels have plunged the Mexican state of Michoacán into a serious crisis of...
ALTA prepares to standardize air departure and arrival procedures in Latin America
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The international airline industry has shown that flying in times of Covid-19 "is safe," and now the "key" word...
Judicial harassment, another form of systematic macho violence in Peru
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Natalia Manso finds it difficult to follow the thread of identical complaints filed by her ex-husband in Peru's labyrinthine...
Latin American boom: Meeting Paris Agreement targets will quadruple demand for its minerals by 2040
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Limiting global climate warming to the Paris Agreement targets will quadruple the demand for minerals dedicated to building clean...
Night of chaos in Bogotá includes setting fire to police posts with officers inside
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A mob set fire to a police station in Bogotá on Tuesday, May 4, with between 10 and 15...
The worldwide “vaccine tourism” boom
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The uneven progress of Covid-19 vaccination around the world has begun to fuel a type of tourism dedicated to...
IACHR selects Mexican Tania Reneaum as executive secretary
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) announced Tuesday that it had selected Tania Reneaum Panszi, a Mexican national,...
Nicaraguan Parliament elects Sandinistas as electoral arbitrators
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Nicaraguan National Assembly (Parliament), controlled by the ruling party, elected this Tuesday the magistrates of the Supreme Electoral...
Colombia’s Duque calls for dialogue without “ideological differences” in the face of protests
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The President of Colombia, Iván Duque, called today to the different political, judicial, business, and social movements of the...
Paraguay submits to Congress law with penal definitions in line with the pandemic
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The head of the Civil Cabinet of Paraguay, Hernán Huttemann, announced on Tuesday that the President, Mario Abdo Benítez,...