South America

Venezuela and Cuba greet anniversary of the Revolution with a tribute (+Photo)

Published on: January 9, 2025
12:30

Caracas, Jan 9 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan and Cuban authorities laid a wreath today in Caracas to the Liberator Simón Bolívar, on the occasion of the 66th anniversary of the triumph of the Cuban Revolution, on January 1, 1959.

Former Uruguayan President Jose Mujica says cancer has spread

Published on: January 9, 2025
10:43

Montevideo, Jan 9 (Prensa Latina) Former Uruguayan President José Mujica revealed that the cancer diagnosed in his esophagus has spread to his liver, according to the weekly Brecha.

Bus drivers strike in Argentina

Published on: January 8, 2025
10:31

Buenos Aires, Jan 8 (Prensa Latina) The drivers of 10 bus lines covering the Buenos Aires metropolitan area, in Argentina, are going on strike to demand payment of all their wages.

Brazilian gov’t recalls 2nd anniversary of coup attempt

Published on: January 8, 2025
09:41

Brasilia, Jan 8 (Prensa Latina) The Brazilian government recalls on Wednesday the 2nd anniversary of the invasion and plunder of the capital's headquarters of the Three Powers, which threatened democracy.

Argentine museum hosts four-day tribute to Ernesto Guevara

Published on: January 8, 2025
09:21

Buenos Aires, Jan 8 (Prensa Latina) From Wednesday to January 11, the Pastera, Che's Museum, in Neuquen province, hosts exhibitions and the premiere of documentaries in tribute to Argentine-Cuban guerrilla fighter Ernesto Guevara (1928-1967).

Brazil announces Indonesia as a new full member of the BRICS

Published on: January 6, 2025
16:03

Brasilia, Jan 6 (Prensa Latina) The Brazilian Government informed on Monday that Indonesia had become the new full member of the BRICS format, a group made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, the founding States.

Colombian President regrets the deaths of Palestinian children

Published on: January 6, 2025
12:20

Bogota, Jan 6 (Prensa Latina) Colombian President Gustavo Petro today lamented the deaths of Palestinian children due to the low temperatures in that region and the aggressions to which they are subjected by Israeli forces.

Pandemic, 2010 quake, and social outbreak hit Chile in last 25 years

Published on: January 6, 2025
12:18

Santiago, Chile, Jan 6 (Prensa Latina) The Covid-19 pandemic, the 2010 earthquake, and the 2019 social outbreak were the most striking events in Chile in the last 25 years, according to a poll published in this capital on Monday.

Warning about stranded sea turtles on Uruguayan coasts

Published on: January 4, 2025
10:26

Montevideo, Jan 4 (Prensa Latina) The migration at this time of the year brings turtles to the Uruguayan coasts, although some may be sick, according to an alert known today.

Notifications of dengue cases increase in Paraguay

Published on: January 4, 2025
10:02

Asuncion, Jan 4 (Prensa Latina) The Ministry of Public Health of Paraguay warned today that notifications of suspected cases of dengue fever are on the rise.

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