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Left-wing leaders in Latin America show support for CFK

25-08-2022 00:34 Presidents of Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia and Mexico slam “unjustifiable judicial persecution” of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in communiqué.

US Border Crisis

Anger, pain at vigil for migrants who died in tractor trailer in Texas

29-06-2022 14:13 Dozens of people held a vigil for the 51 migrants, who are thought to have come from Latin America, who died when they were abandoned in a suffocatingly hot tractor-trailer in Texas near the border with Mexico.

NEW ERA IN COLOMBIA

Colombian president's challenges: military, rebels, congress and markets

23-06-2022 00:16 Gustavo Petro, who beat construction magnate Rodolfo Hernández in last Sunday’s run-off by 50% of the votes against 47%, will take office on August 7.

COLOMBIA ELECTIONS 2022

Colombia election signals return of Latin America's left

22-06-2022 13:12 After the election of leftist leaders in Argentina, Mexico, Chile and now Colombia – and with Brazil's Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva seemingly on track to return to office – a new political wave is sweeping Latin America.

COLOMBIA ELECTIONS 2022

Brazil congratulates Petro – but Bolsonaro remains silent

21-06-2022 15:37 Foreign Ministry in Brasilia says it looked forward to "the continuity and deepening of bilateral relations" with Colombia under Gustavo Petro.

COLOMBIA ELECTIONS 2022

Latin American leftist leaders hail Petro's victory in Colombia

20-06-2022 14:58 Gustavo Petro's election as the first left-wing president in Colombia's history sparks joy among similarly aligned Latin American leaders.

Summit of the Americas

Biden faces uphill climb to restore US clout in Latin America

13-06-2022 14:20 US president has made a forceful pitch to reassert Washington's influence in Latin America, but the modesty of his promises will test his efforts at a time when China is making rapid inroads.

Summit of the Americas

Biden faces discord at Americas summit

09-06-2022 23:04 US President Joe Biden faced open criticism Thursday at the Summit of the Americas, along with complaints about foreign pressure by Brazil's far-right leader.

Summit of the Americas

Laying out pledges, Biden urges Americas to prove democracy works

09-06-2022 13:46 Welcoming leaders to Los Angeles for the Summit of the Americas on Wednesday, US president acknowledges differences but makes an impassioned plea for democracy.

Summit of the Americas

Mexico boycott clouds Biden's regional Americas' summit

06-06-2022 14:47 Biden is expected to make announcements at the summit on economic cooperation and fighting Covid-19 and climate change, but attendance row ensures key regional summit begins under a cloud.

Summit of the Americas

Mexican president tells Biden he will skip Summit of the Americas

06-06-2022 13:45 Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirms he will not attend Summit of the Americas in the United States, due to Washington's failure to invite countries it views as undemocratic.

Summit of the Americas

Biden faces cloud on summit to reset Latin America ties

04-06-2022 08:35 US president is hoping to show a new era of US engagement with Latin America at a long-heralded summit next week, but the meeting has been clouded by boycott threats and charges of an unambitious agenda.

Summit of the Americas 2022

President to attend Summit of the Americas, secures bilateral with Biden

02-06-2022 12:06 President Alberto Fernández confirms to US government that he will travel to Los Angeles for key regional summit next week, despite reservations over exclusions.

Summit of the Americas 2022

Fernández to attend Summit of the Americas despite LatAm drop-out threats

12-05-2022 17:32 President confirms attendance in Los Angeles next month, but backs Mexican leader Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s demand that Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela be invited.

Lithium in Latin America

Mexico seeks lithium ‘partnership’ with Argentina, Bolivia and Chile

03-05-2022 14:32 Mexico seeking alliance with Argentina, Bolivia and Chile to share experiences regarding exploitation of lithium, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Tuesday.

BLOOMBERG

Ualá launches mobile payments for small businesses in Mexico

28-04-2022 10:19 Argentina’s Ualá mobile payments company is expanding into merchant services in Mexico.

Human Rights

Mexico rejects UN charge of enforced disappearance impunity

14-04-2022 12:23 Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Wednesday rejected criticism from a United Nations committee that urged the country to tackle rising cases of enforced disappearance.

Human Rights

UN urges Mexico to tackle 'alarming' trend of rise in enforced disappearances

13-04-2022 12:33 Mexico must act immediately to tackle an alarming rise in enforced disappearances, facilitated by "almost absolute impunity" and in some cases involving public officials.

CULTURE & SPORT

Mass brawls, attacks as football violence spreads in Latin America

15-03-2022 12:27 A string of outbreaks of violence, several deadly, suggest that fan unrest in Latin American football is spiralling out of control.

Sports

26 injured in violent clashes at football match in Mexico

07-03-2022 05:13 An outbreak of violence at a soccer match in Mexico played by the Querétaro and Atlas clubs on Saturday night has left 26 people injured so far and no deaths.

RUSSIA-UKRAINE CONFLICT

Latin America divided on Russia-Ukraine conflict

25-02-2022 00:12 Region is divided on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with most condemning military action but a few asserting Moscow's "right to defend itself" against perceived NATO encroachment.

BLOOMBERG

Argentine fintech Ualá launches in Colombia amid LatAm expansion

27-01-2022 16:42 Mobile payments startup Ualá is kicking off operations in Colombia, its third market in Latin America after Argentina and Mexico.

2022 FORECAST

IMF slashes 2022 global growth outlook, forecasts 3% rise in GDP for Argentina

26-01-2022 15:17 The Omicron variant of Covid-19 is creating an obstacle course for the global economy, which will slow growth this year, notably in the world's two largest economies, the IMF said Tuesday.

FOOD & WINE

2021 was record year for Argentine wine exports, says Foreign Ministry

23-01-2022 08:39 Argentina's bottled wine exports hit a historic high in 2021 worth US$817 million, according to Foreign Ministry.

IMF DEBT TALKS

Andrés Manuel López Obrador calls on IMF to offer 'fair' deal to Argentina

21-01-2022 23:05 Andrés Manuel López Obrador calls on IMF to take "responsibility" for 2018 loan to Macri's government, which Mexican leader says "aggravated" Argentina's economic and financial crisis.

FOREIGN POLICY

Boric: Chile will prioritise Pacific Alliance under my government

27-12-2021 22:53 Chile’s President-elect Gabriel Boric has said that his new government will focus its foreign policy on improving ties with members of the Pacific Alliance bloc.

BLOOMBERG

Inflation is raging everywhere, but it’s worst in Latin America

23-11-2021 13:57 Inflation shocks are spreading pain around the world, but nowhere is it as bad as Latin America.

ART AUCTION

Argentine collector pays record US$35 million for Frida Kahlo work

17-11-2021 09:31 Argentine collector and MALBA founder Eduardo Costantini buys 'Diego y yo', a rare painting by Frida Kahlo, for almost US$35 million – a record price for a work by the iconic Mexican artist and for a Latino artist.

Human rights

Trailblazing Mexican trans clinic fights prejudice

10-11-2021 16:56 Mexico has opened its first public clinic for the trans community, ensuring that discrimination doesn't prevent urgent healthcare.

BLOOMBERG

MercadoLibre seeks to expand in fresh foods amid record volumes

05-11-2021 02:22 Latin American e-commerce powerhouse is looking to fresh foods to maintain sales growth, after posting record gross merchandise volume of US$7.3 billion in the third quarter.

BLOOMBERG

Argentine fintech Ualá buys Mexican bank ABC Capital

05-11-2021 02:07 Argentine financial services startup Ualá has reached an agreement to buy Mexican bank ABC Capital SA, as part of its bid to keep growing abroad.

DIPLOMACY

Argentina abstains from OAS vote criticising Nicaraguan government

21-10-2021 16:10 Alberto Fernández administration refuses to back Organisation of American States resolution calling for the release of political prisoners in Nicaragua.

CRISIS IN VENEZUELA

Venezuelan opposition urges government to resume talks after walkout

17-10-2021 21:21 Venezuela's opposition calls on President Nicolás Maduro's government to resume talks to resolve their differences, after the ruling party withdrew from the latest round over extradition of Alex Saab.

Lithium in Latin America

Mexico eyes state monopoly to tap lithium rush

14-10-2021 22:39 Mexico plans to move towards a state monopoly in the exploration and mining of lithium, a vital material in the production of electric car batteries, the government said Friday.

TRANSFER IRREGULARITIES

Football clubs, AFA headquarters raided as part of money-laundering probe

30-09-2021 17:11 Investigators probing irregularities in transfers of players to Mexican sides. Football association's headquarters raided, along with offices at Gimnasia, Independiente, Racing and Unión de Santa Fe.

ABORTION RIGHTS

Thousands march for abortion rights in Latin America

29-09-2021 08:47 Thousands of women took to the streets across Latin America Tuesday to demand abortion rights, a practice largely prohibited in the region where hundreds of women are serving prison time under draconian laws.

CRISIS IN VENEZUELA

Venezuela rivals report more progress at political talks

28-09-2021 08:58 Venezuela's government and opposition reported further progress toward resolving their differences during a third round of talks in Mexico City that wrapped up on Monday.

UNITED STATES

Biden scrambles between multiple political fires

23-09-2021 13:34 US President Joe Biden races to extinguish political fires on the left and right, at home and abroad, in an attempt to save his hopes of transforming the United States.

BLOOMBERG

Gender quotas fail to boost women in Latin American politics

14-09-2021 13:22 The progress of women in politics has stalled in one of the world's most economically unequal places.

BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS

The problem with Latin America’s rate hikes: they barely work

09-09-2021 14:25 From Brazil to Mexico, banks tighten faster than global peers; Unstable politics and off-the-books economies limit the impact

Abortion rights

Mexico's Supreme Court rules criminalising abortion is unconstitutional

08-09-2021 11:36 Mexico’s Supreme Court unanimously declares that criminalising early-term abortion is unconstitutional, a historic decision that loosens limits on the procedure in a region where few countries offer access without restriction.

Bloomberg

Argentina’s Ualá valued at US$2.45 billion after financing round

13-08-2021 12:16 Pierpaolo Barbier's Ualá valued at US$2.45 billion in a financing round led by Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Group Corp and Chinese Internet giant Tencent Holdings.

Venezuelan political crisis

Sanctions and elections on table at Venezuela talks

12-08-2021 14:09 Venezuela's government and opposition will restart talks in Mexico with sanctions, political prisoners and elections on the table, but not the future of President Nicolás Maduro.

VACCINE DIPLOMACY

US prepares to send Mexico Moderna, AstraZeneca vaccines

09-08-2021 22:26 Washington is preparing to send Mexico vaccines from Moderna and AstraZeneca in coming days to bolster its southern neighbour’s fight against Covid-19.

CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS

Mexico president says trials of predecessors still possible

02-08-2021 14:55 Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says predecessors could still face prosecution despite low turnout in a referendum on whether to investigate them for alleged corruption.

Global pandemic

Mexico Covid deaths 35% more than reported, says statistics agency

29-07-2021 22:19 Mexico recorded more than 200,000 deaths from the coronavirus in 2020 – 35% more than originally reported by the government, the national statistics institute said Thursday.

REGIONAL DIPLOMACY

Mexican president proposes replacing OAS with new institution

25-07-2021 09:11 Andrés Manuel López Obrador proposes replacing the Washington-based Organization of American States with what he called a more independent institution.

Bloomberg

MercadoLibre, BigCommerce ally to boost US sales to Latin America

21-07-2021 10:46 MercadoLibre partners with Texas-based BigCommerce Holdings to give the online-shopping software-maker’s web merchants access to a new region.

Crisis in Venezuela

Venezuela's Maduro says Mexico to host talks with opposition

13-07-2021 09:35 Venezuelan leader says Mexico will host talks between his government and the opposition, but insists he will only take part if international sanctions are lifted. Little comment on latest arrest of another opposition leader, Freddy Guevara.

Global pandemic

In Latin America, Covid-19 hits pregnant women hard

02-07-2021 00:41 Alarm bells rang in Uruguay when eight pregnant women died from the coronavirus in the space of five weeks time — a new reality observed recently across Latin America.

News of mexico

Left-wing leaders in Latin America show support for CFK

Anger, pain at vigil for migrants who died in tractor trailer in Texas

Colombian president's challenges: military, rebels, congress and markets

Colombia election signals return of Latin America's left

Brazil congratulates Petro – but Bolsonaro remains silent

Latin American leftist leaders hail Petro's victory in Colombia

Biden faces uphill climb to restore US clout in Latin America

Biden faces discord at Americas summit

Laying out pledges, Biden urges Americas to prove democracy works

Mexico boycott clouds Biden's regional Americas' summit

Mexican president tells Biden he will skip Summit of the Americas

Biden faces cloud on summit to reset Latin America ties

President to attend Summit of the Americas, secures bilateral with Biden

Fernández to attend Summit of the Americas despite LatAm drop-out threats

Mexico seeks lithium ‘partnership’ with Argentina, Bolivia and Chile

Ualá launches mobile payments for small businesses in Mexico

Mexico rejects UN charge of enforced disappearance impunity

UN urges Mexico to tackle 'alarming' trend of rise in enforced disappearances

Mass brawls, attacks as football violence spreads in Latin America

26 injured in violent clashes at football match in Mexico

Latin America divided on Russia-Ukraine conflict

Argentine fintech Ualá launches in Colombia amid LatAm expansion

IMF slashes 2022 global growth outlook, forecasts 3% rise in GDP for Argentina

2021 was record year for Argentine wine exports, says Foreign Ministry

Andrés Manuel López Obrador calls on IMF to offer 'fair' deal to Argentina

Boric: Chile will prioritise Pacific Alliance under my government

Inflation is raging everywhere, but it’s worst in Latin America

Argentine collector pays record US$35 million for Frida Kahlo work

Trailblazing Mexican trans clinic fights prejudice

MercadoLibre seeks to expand in fresh foods amid record volumes

Argentine fintech Ualá buys Mexican bank ABC Capital

Argentina abstains from OAS vote criticising Nicaraguan government

Venezuelan opposition urges government to resume talks after walkout

Mexico eyes state monopoly to tap lithium rush

Football clubs, AFA headquarters raided as part of money-laundering probe

Thousands march for abortion rights in Latin America

Venezuela rivals report more progress at political talks

Biden scrambles between multiple political fires

Gender quotas fail to boost women in Latin American politics

The problem with Latin America’s rate hikes: they barely work

Mexico's Supreme Court rules criminalising abortion is unconstitutional

Argentina’s Ualá valued at US$2.45 billion after financing round

Sanctions and elections on table at Venezuela talks

US prepares to send Mexico Moderna, AstraZeneca vaccines

Mexico president says trials of predecessors still possible

Mexico Covid deaths 35% more than reported, says statistics agency

Mexican president proposes replacing OAS with new institution

MercadoLibre, BigCommerce ally to boost US sales to Latin America

Venezuela's Maduro says Mexico to host talks with opposition

In Latin America, Covid-19 hits pregnant women hard

Visiting celebrities give Buenos Aires' hotels and restaurants a boost

OECD: World economy to slow, 'paying the price of war'

Oil and gas workers strike after three killed in Neuquén refinery explosion

A Holy War is raging between Google, Facebook, and the media industry

Lula nears first-round win just days before vote, poll shows

Qué pasará con la ciudadanía italiana tras el triunfo de la ultraderecha en Italia

Sofía Caram: "Cristina cree que, en el terreno jurídico, la batalla la tiene perdida"

Una pista esperanza a la familia de Sofía Herrera, desaparecida en 2008

Controversia por la creación de un relleno sanitario a 70 kms de CABA

"The Crown" revivirá el "annus horribilis" de Isabel II y el drama de Carlos y Diana