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  • Fuel supply getting back to normal in Bolivia
    on November 20, 2024 at 9:34 am

    Bolivia's State-run oil company YPFB announced Tuesday that it had restored fuel shipments to the levels before the 24-day road blockade by former President Evo Morales followers, which disrupted supply and caused a nationwide crisis. YPFB explained that 7 million liters of gasoline and the same amount of diesel were distributed, thus ending the long queues at petrol stations that had become a common sight in recent weeks.

  • Ortega discloses blueprints for projected Nicaragua Canal
    on November 19, 2024 at 9:38 am

    Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega Monday launched the blueprints for a 445-kilometer long canal through his country linking the Caribbean SSea with the Pacific Ocean, which would be an alternative to the existing transoceanic path in Panama, where the United States has a key say.

  • Paraguayan President hospitalized during Rio G20 with chest pains
    on November 19, 2024 at 8:14 am

    Paraguayan President Santiago Peña was admitted into Rio de Janeiro's Hospital Samaritano Monday while attending the G20 Summit as a guest. The 46-year-old South American leader will remain at the healthcare facility pending the outcome of a series of medical tests after feeling chest pains, Vice President Pedro Alliana said on social media.

  • Guterres says "spirit of consensus" needed
    on November 18, 2024 at 8:25 am

    United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres addressed the "Argentine case" ahead of the two-day G20 Summit starting in Rio de Janeiro Tuesday and called for a "spirit of consensus" to move forward.

  • Argentina: Arrest warrants issued against 61 Brasilia rioters
    on November 16, 2024 at 10:59 am

    Buenos Aires Federal Judge Daniel Rafecas issued arrest warrants for 61 suspects involved in the Jan. 8, 2023, riots in Brasilia, who had sought shelter in the neighboring country, Agencia Brasil reported. Rafecas' measure is the result of the extradition requests filed by Brazilian diplomatic authorities on behalf of case rapporteur Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes.

  • Sheinbaum not happy with Moddy's lowering Mexico's grading
    on November 16, 2024 at 10:43 am

    Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Friday expressed her disappointment after the credit rating agency Moody's lowered her country's grading from stable to negative citing an alleged "institutional weakening." The newly elected head of state insisted "more arguments or evidence" were needed to back up that claim and denounced that there was a bias against Mexico. On Thursday, Moody's changed Mexico's credit outlook from stable to negative, due to a recent reform to the Judiciary.

  • Peru signs key FTA with Hong Kong
    on November 16, 2024 at 10:37 am

    Just one day after the opening of the China-financed megaport in Chancay just a few miles north of Lima, Peru signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Hong Kong to further deepen its commitment to Pacific Ocean trade. The understanding was achieved in the framework of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' Summit in the South American country's capital.

  • Boluarte and Boric hold meeting during APEC
    on November 16, 2024 at 10:35 am

    Presidents Dina Boluarte Zegarra of Peru and Gabriel Boric Font of Chile held a meeting Friday in Lima in the context of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' meeting to celebrate the 202nd anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries, and discuss the support to vulnerable populations, SMEs, as well as bilateral trade and other common challenges.

  • Venezuelan ambassador returns to Brasilia
    on November 16, 2024 at 10:30 am

    Venezuela's Ambassador to Brazil Manuel Vadell returned to Brasilia on Thursday after two weeks in Caracas for consultations, thus ending the diplomatic crisis between the two countries. The diplomat announced this move through a video published on social networks. He had been summoned to Venezuela on Oct. 30, after Nicolás Maduro's regime said that statements by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's Foreign Affairs Advisor Celso Amorim were "interfering and rude."

  • Boluarte and Xi Jinping inaugurate Chancay megaport in Peru
    on November 15, 2024 at 10:03 am

    Presidents Dina Boluarte of Peru and Xi Jinping of China inaugurated Thursday the mega-port of Chancay, some 40 miles north of Lima. The structure, built with financing from the Asian country, is expected to revolutionize South America's Pacific Ocean trade. The opening took place within the framework of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit.

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