South America

Bolivian Minister indicates convenience of referendum

Published on: August 12, 2024
07:57

La Paz, Aug 12 (Prensa Latina) For Bolivia, the proposal for a referendum on hydrocarbons, presidential re-election, and legislative seats is convenient to jointly avoid conflict scenarios encouraged by political actors with the population, an official source stated.

Majority of Venezuelans trust the results announced by the CNE

Published on: August 12, 2024
07:51

Caracas, Aug 12 (Prensa Latina) 60 percent of Venezuelans expressed confidence in the results of the elections announced by the National Electoral Council (CNE), which awarded victory to Nicolás Maduro with 51.95 percent of the votes.

Venezuelan Central Bank reveals inflation drops 0.7 percent in July

Published on: August 10, 2024
09:09

Caracas, Aug 10 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela’s Consumer Price Index was 0.7 percent in July, the lowest value in 2024 and in the last 16 years since the indicator has been registered, the Central Bank revealed.

Government of Colombia compensates victims of armed conflict

Published on: August 9, 2024
10:48

Bogotá, Aug 9 (Prensa Latina) The Government of Colombia compensated more than 330 thousand victims of the armed conflict in the last two years.

Ministerial Summit on Artificial Intelligence in Colombia ends

Published on: August 9, 2024
10:12

Bogotá, Aug 9 (Prensa Latina) The Latin American and Caribbean Ministerial Summit on Artificial Intelligence ended in the city of Cartagena.

Argentina’s Broad Front rejects lawmakers’s visit to terrorists

Published on: August 9, 2024
10:02

Buenos Aires, Aug 9 (Prensa Latina) Argentina’s Broad Front rejected on Thursday the visit of six lawmakers of Freedom Advances (LLA) to prisoners for crimes against humanity, perpetrated during the last civil-military dictatorship (1976-1983).

Government of Bolivia invites businessmen to dialogue on economy

Published on: August 9, 2024
09:05

La Paz, Aug 9 (Prensa Latina) Following the invitation extended by President Luis Arce to the Confederation of Private Entrepreneurs of Bolivia (CEPB), the national government is advancing in preparations for a dialogue on economy and production.

Paraguay requests the speed up departure of U.S. Ambassador

Published on: August 9, 2024
07:54

Asuncion, Aug 9 (Prensa Latina) The Paraguayan Government formally requested on Thursday to speed up the departure of U.S. Ambassador Marc Ostfield to avoid losing confidence, which might lead to tarnishing relations between the nations.

Bolivia begins adaptation to MERCOSUR regulations

Published on: August 8, 2024
12:32

La Paz, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) Bolivians begin with optimism the adaptation of their legal system to the regulations of the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR), after the entry into force of the Protocol of Accession to this integrationist bloc.

Colombia to inaugurate Ministerial Summit on Artificial Intelligence

Published on: August 8, 2024
10:16

Bogotá, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) The Latin American and Caribbean Ministerial Summit on AI will be inaugurated in the city of Cartagena, in northern Colombia, and will see the participation of authorities and experts related to the subject.

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