South America

Magic Johnson considers in Brazil that he is an HIV survivor

Published on: September 3, 2024
11:46

Brasilia, Sep 3 (Prensa Latina) The legend of the National Basketball Association (NBA), the main basketball league in the United States, Earvin (Magic) Johnson Jr., considered that he is blessed for surviving the diagnosis of HIV, contracted at the peak of his career.

Violence soars in Ecuadorian city under state of emergency

Published on: September 3, 2024
11:41

Quito, Sep 3 (Prensa Latina) Violence soared between Monday night and early this morning in the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil, where at least five people died as a result of armed attacks.

Hydroelectric power generation falls in Ecuador, blackouts return

Published on: September 3, 2024
11:25

Quito, Sep 3 (Prensa Latina) The drought season in Ecuador has reduced to less than half the operation of the country's main hydroelectric plants, while concerns are growing about the return of blackouts.

Argentine workers remain mobilized

Published on: September 3, 2024
07:37

Buenos Aires, Sep 3 (Prensa Latina) The State Workers Association (ATE) of Argentina remains in a way of permanent assembly and mobilization with the objective of demanding salary improvements and denouncing a new wave of layoffs in the public administration.

Brazil rescued almost seven thousand people in slave-like conditions

Published on: September 2, 2024
10:26

Brasilia, Sep 2 (Prensa Latina) Brazilian authorities managed to rescue 6,761 people in conditions analogous to slavery in three years, according to the Ministry of Labor and Employment, quoted today by the R7 portal.

Argentine union defines actions after rejecting government’s proposal

Published on: September 2, 2024
07:52

Buenos Aires, Sep 2 (Prensa Latina) The State Workers Association (ATE) of Argentina will hold an emergency meeting after rejecting as insufficient the Government's proposal to increase salaries by only two percent in September, and one percent in October.

Ecuadorian government allocates funds to fight forest fires

Published on: September 1, 2024
12:00

Quito, Sep 1 (Prensa Latina) The Ministry of Economy and Finance of Ecuador announced that it transferred 577 thousand dollars to the municipalities of Quilanga and Sigchos where forest fires persist today after devastating thousands of hectares.

Uruguayan territory continues under strong winds and rains

Published on: September 1, 2024
11:58

Montevideo, Sep 1 (Prensa Latina) The Uruguayan territory continues under the influence of strong winds and abundant rainfall, in what is known here as the Santa Rosa Storm.

Cuba rejects South Command’s attempts to meddle in Venezuela

Published on: August 30, 2024
11:52

Havana, Aug 30 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez rejected today recent statements on Venezuela made by the head of the US Southern Command, General Laura Richardson, with which she intruded in its internal affairs.

Google to invest $850M in Uruguay data center

Published on: August 30, 2024
11:35

Montevideo, Aug 30 (Prensa Latina) Uruguay is currently positioning itself in the IT sector thanks to the technology giant Google, which will invest 850 million dollars in a regional data center.

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