South America

Colombia: President calls for prioritizing clean energy investments

Published on: September 15, 2025
10:23

Bogota, Sep 15 (Prensa Latina) Colombian President Gustavo Petro called for prioritizing public and private investment in clean energy in his country because, he stated, insisting on oil and coal will result in national economic suicide.

Uruguay’s child labor figures shocked

Published on: September 13, 2025
12:31

Montevideo, Sept 13 (Prensa Latina) Child labor figures shocked Uruguay this week, reflecting a scourge that is being repeated in the annual surveys of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security (MTSS).

Chile remembers victims of the coup

Published on: September 13, 2025
09:01

Santiago de Chile, Sep 13 (Prensa Latina) With marches and acts in different sites of memory, Chileans paid tribute to the victims of the dictatorship, on the 52nd anniversary of the coup d'etat against the Popular Unity government.

Industry and Construction in Argentina under contraction

Published on: September 9, 2025
11:13

Buenos Aires, September 9 (Prensa Latina) Industry and construction contracted in July in Argentina, the government acknowledged, as it is under severe pressure from an unstable economy.

Colombian government calls for child care on Human Rights Day

Published on: September 9, 2025
10:59

Bogota, Sep 9 (Prensa Latina) As part of the commemoration of National Human Rights Day, the National Government holds an event in this capital on Tuesday to reject the damage to the rights of children and adolescents in Colombia and Palestine.

Chile launches book on children murdered during dictatorship

Published on: September 9, 2025
10:39

Santiago, Chile, Sep 9 (Prensa Latina) The University of Chile's main building hosts the launching of the second volume of the book "Rompiendo El Silencio" (Breaking Silence), on the children and adolescents murdered during Augusto Pinochet dictatorship (1973-1990).

Uruguay’s Defense Minister to explain presence of US marines

Published on: September 9, 2025
10:10

Montevideo, Sept 9 (Prensa Latina) Defense Minister Sandra Lazo will appear before Parliament to explain the entry of US soldiers into Uruguay without legislative authorization, it was reported.

Uruguay’s private healthcare workers on strike

Published on: September 9, 2025
09:40

Montevideo, Sept 9 (Prensa Latina) The Uruguayan Health Federation (FUS) called for a strike with a march through the center of this capital, addressing labor demands.

Bolivian intellectuals support Venezuela before US threats

Published on: September 3, 2025
10:54

La Paz, Sept 3 (Prensa Latina) The Bolivian Chapter of the Network of Intellectuals and Artists in Defense of Humanity (REDH) expressed full support for the government and people of Venezuela before the US military threats.

One-third of Argentine companies consider job cuts

Published on: August 28, 2025
09:03

Buenos Aires, Aug 28 (Prensa Latina) One-third of companies in Argentina predict job cuts for the remainder of the year, a forecast that adds further concern to an already economically burdened population, according to a survey by the consulting firm Bumeran.

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