South America

Blackouts in Ecuador cause 12 million dollars per hour in losses

Published on: April 25, 2024
08:13

Quito, Apr 25 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador's Minister of Energy and Mines, Roberto Luque, pointed out that the country loses 12 million dollars for every hour of electricity outage.

Argentinians to pay tribute to Prensa Latina founder

Published on: April 24, 2024
10:17

Buenos Aires, Apr 24 (Prensa Latina) Argentine intellectuals, workers, and artists will pay tribute on Wednesday to Jorge Ricardo Masetti, 60 years after his death, founder of the Latin American News Agency, Prensa Latina.

Power outages affect treatment of kidney patients in Ecuador

Published on: April 24, 2024
00:16

Quito, Apr 24 (Prensa Latina) The Association of Dialysis Centers in Ecuador warned that some 16,000 kidney patients require hemodialysis and their life is at risk due to the energy crisis.

Insecurity led Uruguayan week

Published on: April 20, 2024
12:25

Montevideo, Apr 20 (Prensa Latina) Insecurity has led Uruguay’s week since homicides headlined media outlets, and polls’ outcomes backed such trend.

Prisoners in Ecuador vote in early voting day on popular referendum

Published on: April 18, 2024
12:45

Quito, Apr 18 (Prensa Latina) A total of 5,338 people deprived of freedom are authorized to vote in Ecuador as part of the early voting day on the popular consultation and referendum on security, justice and employment.

Presidents of Brazil and Colombia to discuss bilateral agenda

Published on: April 17, 2024
08:35

Bogotá, Apr 17 (Prensa Latina) The president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, will meet with his Colombian counterpart, Gustavo Petro to address issues on the bilateral agenda.

Bolivia to summon Argentine ambassador to give explanations

Published on: April 17, 2024
07:57

La Paz, Apr 17 (Prensa Latina) The Bolivian Foreign Ministry will summon the ambassador of Argentina to explain "unfortunate and reckless" statements made by Minister of Security of Argentina Patricia Bulrich.

Ratification of sanctions against Venezuela to deepen energy crisis

Published on: April 16, 2024
13:33

Caracas, Apr 16 (Prensa Latina) Angel Rodríguez, president of the Energy and Petroleum Commission at the National Assembly, noted on Tuesday that the ratification of sanctions against Venezuela will deepen the energy crisis in both the United States and Europe.

OCLAE supports students movement in Argentina

Published on: April 16, 2024
13:23

Havana, Apr 16 (Prensa Latina) The Latin American Continental Students Organization (OCLAE) on Tuesday expressed its solidarity with the students movement of Argentina and its support for the federal educational march called for April 23.

President of Bolivia to participate in CELAC forum on Mexican embassy

Published on: April 16, 2024
08:24

La Paz, Apr 16 (Prensa Latina) President of Bolivia Luis Arce will speak at the virtual meeting convened by the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) on the invasion of the Mexican embassy in Quito by Ecuadorian police forces.

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