South America

Colombian FM denies support for Donald Trump's campaign

Bogota, Nov 13 (Prensa Latina) Colombia's Foreign Minister Claudia Blum Friday denied her country supported Rep. Donald Trump's campaign for being re-elected as US president.

Chinese State Grid buys Chile's largest electricity company

13 de noviembre de 2020, 16:52Santiago de Chile, 13 Nov (Prensa Latina) Chinese state-owned company State Grid bought the General Electric Company (CGE), the largest electricity company in Chile, for nearly three billion dollars, according to economic media reports.

Brazil's Vice President deems Biden's victory irreversible

Brasilia, Nov 13 (Prensa Latina) Brazil's Vice President retired General Hamilton Mourao deemed irreversible Joe Biden's victory, the Democratic Party's presidential candidate in the November 3 elections in the United States.

Bolivian soybean sale reaches multimillion dollar figure in 13 years

La Paz, Nov 13 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian soybean exports and by-products exceeded 10 billion dollars between 2006 and 2019, but at the end of September it was registered a drop in value and volume, official sources reported today.

Bolivia's new attorney general dismisses complaint against Morales

La Paz, Nov 13 (Prensa Latina) Bolivia's new attorney general, Wilfredo Chavez, dismissed on Friday the complaint of the recently de facto government to the International Criminal Court, against the indigenous leader Evo Morales for alleged crimes against humanity.

Bolivian Government restores Culture and Decolonization portfolio

La Paz, Nov 13 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian President Luis Arce reestablished the Ministry of Cultures and Decolonization, closed in June by the putschist government, led today by Segundina Flores, leader of the Confederation of Native Farmer Women Bartolina Sisa.

Venezuela presents anti-blockade law in Russia (+Photos)

FotosPL: Antonio Rondón

Moscow, Nov 13 (Prensa Latina) Delcy Rodriguez, Executive Vice President and Minister of Economy and Finance of Venezuela, presented on Friday the anti-blockade constitutional law for social development and guarantee of human rights during a Russia-Venezuela business forum.

Colombian senator condemns criminalization of social protests

Bogota, Nov 12 (Prensa Latina) Colombia's Senator for the Alternative Indigenous and Social Movement (MAIS) Feliciano Valencia Thursday condemned the criminalization of social protests in his country.

Healthcare workers stage strikes in Chile

Santiago de Chile, Nov 12 (Prensa Latina) Healthcare workers Thursday protested in this capital to demand the government and the Ministry of health to fulfill their commitments to those who are on the front line to fight Covid-19.

Bolivia's former president of TSE achieves to be under house arrest

La Paz, Nov 12 (Prensa Latina) Bolivia's former president of the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE), Maria Eugenia Choque, received house arrest on Thursday, after being jailed for alleged electoral fraud in the 2019 elections.

Argentina legalizes self-cultivation of marijuana for medical use

12 de noviembre de 2020, 15:44Buenos Aires, Nov 12 (Prensa Latina) Argentina Thursday legalized the self-cultivation and sales of marijuana and its derivatives only for medical use, in search of facilitating and promoting scientific research goal-oriented to its possible therapeutic uses.