South America

Bolivian President expresses solidarity to Lula da Silva

Published on: December 10, 2024
14:46

La Paz, Dec 10 (Prensa Latina) The president of Bolivia, Luis Arce, on Tuesday voiced his support on his social networks towards his Brazilian friend and colleague, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who underwent emergency surgery in Sao Paulo for an intracranial hemorrhage.

UAE President meets Venezuela’s Executive Vice President

Published on: December 10, 2024
14:41

Abu Dhabi, Dec 10 (Prensa Latina) The President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, met here with the Venezuelan Executive Vice President, Delcy Rodriguez, who is paying a working visit today.

Minister of Finance resignation shakes Colombia

Published on: December 7, 2024
08:47

Bogota, Dec 7 (Prensa Latina) The departure of the Minister of Finance, Ricardo Bonilla, from Gustavo Petro's cabinet for alleged acts of corruption, is an event used today by opposition sectors to discredit the management of the current administration in Colombia.

Argentine group La Renga heats up Havana with their rock

Published on: December 7, 2024
08:22

Havana, Dec 7 (Prensa Latina) The Argentine hard rock band La Renga performed a concert at the symbolic intersection of 23rd and 12th in the Cuban capital, in the context of the 45th International Festival of the New Latin American Cinema.

Cell phone ban ratified in schools in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Published on: December 6, 2024
11:07

Brasilia, Dec 6, (Prensa Latina) Governor Tarcísio de Freitas today approved the bill that bans cell phones in public and private schools in Sao Paulo, the first state in Brazil to have such legislation.

Slight increase in inflation reported in Chile

Published on: December 6, 2024
10:48

Santiago de Chile, 6 Dec (Prensa Latina) The National Statistics Institute (INE) of Chile reported today that inflation in the country in November registered an increase of 0.2 percent, which is at the low end of the projections.

Ecuador’s President Noboa vetoes Breastfeeding Law

Published on: December 5, 2024
17:13

Quito, Dec 5 (Prensa Latina) The President of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, has vetoed a Breastfeeding Law that prohibited the free sale of breast milk substitutes, alluding to 'inconsistencies' in its arguments, in an bid to reduce the current high rates of chronic child malnutrition.

Colombia confirms its “largest gas finding ever”

Published on: December 5, 2024
16:24

Bogota, Dec 5 (Prensa Latina) Colombia's state-owned oil company Ecopetrol and Brazil's Petrobras confirmed today the largest gas discovery in the Colombian history, following the drilling of the Sirius-2 well, located on the Caribbean region.

Colombian airport workers continue protests

Published on: December 5, 2024
08:04

Bogotá, Dec 5 (Prensa Latina) Immigration worker's protests at Colombian airports, which have caused delays in service and long lines since Tuesday, continue due to union demands for better working conditions.

Minister says Ecuador will finish 2024 without blackouts

Published on: December 3, 2024
11:03

Quito, Dec 3 (Prensa Latina) The acting Minister of Energy and Mines of Ecuador, Inés Manzano, said the country will end the year with “zero hours of blackouts”, a new promise of the government to end power cuts.

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