Latin America

G20 summit in Buenos Aires City: Security minister suggests residents leave the city over the long weekend Tuesday, November 20th 2018 – 06:06 UTC Full article “Our recommendation is that they use the long weekend to leave the City, because the City will be very complicated,” Patricia Bullrich told local media Argentine Security Minister Patricia […]

Saudi Crown Prince bin Salman will attend G20 summit in Buenos Aires Tuesday, November 20th 2018 – 06:13 UTC Full article Saudi media outlets quoted Saudi Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih as saying that the crown prince’s stop in Argentina will be part of a foreign tour World leaders, many expected at the summit, strongly condemned […]

Thousands evacuated from areas around Guatemalan Fuego volcano Wednesday, November 21st 2018 – 09:24 UTC Full article This is the fifth eruption so far this year of the 3 763-meter volcano, one of the most active in Central America, about 30 km south of Guatemala City Almost 4 000 people were evacuated from areas around […]

Mexican president elect will hold a national consultation on ten key policy proposals Tuesday, November 20th 2018 – 08:52 UTC Full article The Lopez Obrador incoming administration will set up 1,102 polling stations across the country where residents will be asked to fill out a form, “yes” or “no” The consultation will ask whether to […]

Chinese hospital ship provides relief to needy Ecuadorians Tuesday, November 20th 2018 – 11:54 UTC Full article Ecuador is the 42nd country visited by the Peace Ark since its launch in 2008. A Chinese medical support ship docked off Guayaquil is becoming essential in providing free medical care to Ecuadorians in need of it, it […]

Colombia to cut all diplomatic ties with Venezuela starting in January Tuesday, November 20th 2018 – 12:55 UTC Full article “We will not make the pantomime to keep diplomatic relations,” said Duque. Colombian President Iván Duque announced that his country will sever all diplomatic relations with Venezuela as of January next year when Nicolás Maduro, […]

Stranded Le Soleal cruise passengers fly home; Cruise line reviews schedules Monday, November 19th 2018 – 07:46 UTC Full article Le Soleal on Sunday remained anchored off Puerto Natales, while passengers were driven to Punta Arenas airport to fly back home The 222 passengers of the stranded Ponant’s Le Soleal cruise vessel finally left from […]

Alan García applies for asylum in Uruguay until “persecution ceases” Monday, November 19th 2018 – 08:45 UTC Full article Alan García feels there’s a climate of legal defenseles en Peru. Former Peruvian President Alan García sent a letter to the President of Uruguay, Tabaré Vázquez, applying for diplomatic asylum, in which he claims that in […]

Uruguay grants asylum to ex Peruvian president Alan Garcia Monday, November 19th 2018 – 09:15 UTC Full article Alan Garcia on Sunday spoke on the phone from the embassy in Lima with Uruguayan president Tabare Vazquez requesting asylum Prosecution believes Garcia was paid US$ 100.000 from an Odebrecht special illicit account, for a conference to […]