South America

Power plants pollute Ecuador’s atmosphere amid outages

Published on: October 23, 2024
14:46

Quito, Oct 23 (Prensa Latina) Diesel power plants currently in use in Ecuador to offset widespread blackouts are highly polluting the air in cities like Quito, according to studies by specialized entities.

Maduro meets with leaders at Brics Summit

Published on: October 23, 2024
14:34

Kazan, Russia, Oct 23 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan President, Nicolas Maduro, has met with Palestinian, Turkish and Ethiopian leaders, on the sidelines of the 16th Brics Summit.

Bolivia expects great benefits from President’s visit to Russia

Published on: October 23, 2024
08:27

La Paz, Oct 23 (Prensa Latina) Bolivia hopes to obtain great benefits from the participation of President Luis Arce in the 16th Summit of the BRICS group based in Russia.

ECLAC to present regional foreign trade outlook in Chile

Published on: October 23, 2024
08:20

Santiago de Chile, Oct 23 (Prensa Latina) The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present at its headquarters in Chile the annual report on the outlook for international trade in the region for 2024.

Transport workers and other sectors in Peru go on strikes

Published on: October 23, 2024
08:13

Lima, Oct 23 (Prensa Latina) A transport worker's strike, which the government is trying to minimize and discredit, will take place in Peru, while protests continue against a transnational mining project in the southern Andean region of Arequipa.

Brazil’s Supreme Court sets for November trial on social networks

Published on: October 23, 2024
08:03

Brasilia, Oct 23 (Prensa Latina) Brazil's Supreme Court (STF) has set for November 27th, the trial on social networks, which is immersed in an intense public debate.

Ecuador launches over 28,000 operations against criminal organization

Published on: October 22, 2024
17:15

Quito, Oct 22 (Prensa Latina) The General Commander of the Ecuadorian Police, Fausto Buenaño, assured today that the institution’s Security Block has launched 28, 943 operations against 1,307 criminal organizations so far this year.

Leading candidates end campaign in Uruguay

Published on: October 22, 2024
10:36

Montevideo, Oct 22 (Prensa Latina) The two leading presidential candidates for the October 27 elections in Uruguay will end their campaigns on Tuesday, three days before the political campaigning comes to a halt.

Brazilian port workers demand labor rights

Published on: October 22, 2024
08:53

Brasilia, Oct 22 (Prensa Latina) Port workers from several regions of Brazil announced a strike in protest against the possibility of changes in parts of the Port Law concerning the withdrawal of labor rights.

Over 20 nations to attend Ibero-American Summit in Ecuador

Published on: October 21, 2024
17:18

Quito, Oct 21 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador's Foreign Ministry reiterated on Monday that 22 countries have been invited to the 29th Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State in Cuenca city, on November 12-15.

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