Latin America

Saturday, April 12th 2025 - 10:45 UTC
Bolivia's YPFB seeks partner for promising gas field

The State-run Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) is advancing efforts to find an international partner to develop the Mayaya Centro gas field in La Paz, which has been deemed one of 2024’s top ten global discoveries in the sector.
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Friday, April 11th 2025 - 10:27 UTC
Fate of most foreigners unknown among 221 Dominican nightclub tragedy dead

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed that at least one US national and several US legal permanent residents died in this week's Jet Set nightclub roof collapse in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The tragedy, which occurred during a concert by merengue performer Rubby Pérez, claimed at least 184 lives, including prominent figures like former MLB players Octavio Dotel and Tony Blanco, as well as Monte Cristi Governor Nelsy Cruz.
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Friday, April 11th 2025 - 10:05 UTC
Chile: Libertadores Cup match halted after two fans die

Two fans of Chilean football club Colo Colo -aged 18 and 13- died late Thursday in a stampede at Santiago's Monumental stadium during a Libertadores Cup match against Brazil's Fortaleza.
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Thursday, April 10th 2025 - 19:05 UTC
Ecuador closing campaigns ahead of Sunday's runoff

Ecuador's presidential contenders, the incumbent Daniel Noboa and challenger Luisa González, are rounding up their campaigns ahead of Sunday's runoff, which will be a rematch of the Oct. 15, 2023, elections, where the banana businessman was elected to fulfill the departing Guillermo Lasso's term.
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Thursday, April 10th 2025 - 10:08 UTC
Petro and Orsi discuss ambitious projects for Latin America

Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi agreed Wednesday in Tegucigalpa with his Colombian colleague Gustavo Petro to advance Latin American integration through a continental electricity grid powered by renewable energy, a regional pharmaceutical agency to produce essential medicines, and cooperation in artificial intelligence, quantum mathematics, and space exploration.
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Thursday, April 10th 2025 - 09:28 UTC
Honduras' Castro hands over Celac's rotating presidency to Petro

Honduran President Xiomara Castro Wednesday handed over the pro tempore presidency of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) to Colombia's Gustavo Petro at the bloc's 9th Summit in Tegucigalpa.
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Thursday, April 10th 2025 - 08:59 UTC
Milei and Peña get together in Asunción instead of going to Honduras

Presidents Javier Milei of Argentina and Santiago Peña of Paraguay met Wednesday in Asunción to stress their shared commitment to economic freedom and deregulation as a path to prosperity. Their encounter took place at the same time most other heads of State convened in Tegucigalpa (Honduras) for the Celac Summit.
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Wednesday, April 9th 2025 - 18:47 UTC
Uruguayan authorities suggest would-be travelers get vaccinated against measles

Uruguay's Ministry of Public Health (MSP) Wednesday issued an alert for measles ahead of Tourism Week -the country's lay version of Easter Week- urging travelers, especially those heading to Argentina, to verify they have two doses of the measles vaccine, as the neighboring country has been reported to be experiencing community transmission of the highly contagious disease, just like parts of the US and Europe.
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Wednesday, April 9th 2025 - 09:50 UTC
Celac Summit: Lubetkin underscores importance of regional cooperation

Uruguay's Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin underlined in Honduras the importance of regional cooperation and unity during his message at the IX Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac), which he deemed the most inclusive forum in Latin America and the Caribbean, bringing together 33 states.
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Tuesday, April 8th 2025 - 10:19 UTC
Venezuela warns of false flag moves to justify imperialist attacks

Venezuela’s Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) and Vice President Delcy Rodríguez warned Sunday of an alleged “false flag” operation targeting an ExxonMobil platform in disputed maritime waters between Venezuela and Guyana.
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