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Cuba's National Assembly has elected Miguel Diaz-Canel as the new president on Thursday in an historic moment which brought an end to the Castro era. Outgoing president Raul Castro confirmed to Diaz Canel that “from this moment on you are the new president of this...
China’s ambassador to Peru warned on Wednesday that it would be disrespectful for the United States to drag Latin America into its trade dispute with Beijing, but told Reuters a potential trade war between the world’s top two economies could bolster the region’s...
Latam Airlines said Monday morning that the collective bargaining process continues with the LAN Express Crew Union, which announced a strike starting on Tuesday. In a statement, the airline said, “Latam has relaxed its proposal at the negotiating table, agreeing to...
Panama has severed its diplomatic ties with Venezuela after the imposition of sanctions by Caracas on senior Panamanian companies and officials amid an escalating diplomatic row. Venezuela said on Thursday that it was halting “commercial” relations with Panamanian...
By Laura Vidal El Esturnudo (“The Sneeze”), an independent journalism site “written from inside and outside Cuba” is no longer accessible for internet users in Cuba. The magazine, which includes critical essays and feature articles on social issues and cultural...
By Gideon Long In the first week of this year, Peru’s Keiko Fujimori posted a family photograph on Twitter showing her seated next to her father Alberto, the country’s authoritarian former president. To Alberto’s left was Keiko’s younger brother Kenji, his arm...
Delegates from Bolivia and Chile are headed to the International Court of Justice in The Hague on Monday morning, where they will present their arguments over a disputed 380 kilometer coastline on the Pacific Ocean. Relations between Bolivia and Chile have been...
A mummified skeleton discovered in Chile's Atacama Desert 15 years ago doesn't look like anyone you've ever met. In fact, some would say it looks, well, alien. It's a skeletal conundrum made up of perplexing features. It's only 6 inches tall -- but initial estimates...
By Kirk Semple, Steve Eder and Ben Protess A workman wielding a crowbar pried off the silver T-R-U-M-P name from the Trump International Hotel and Tower here in Panama City on Monday as the majority owner of the hotel declared victory in his fight to oust the American...
By Allan Smith Ethics experts fear that the week-long standoff at a Panamanian hotel between ownership and the Trump Organization just presented one of the most consequential conflicts of interest yet for President Donald Trump. The dispute broke out into the open...
Venezuela’s president, Nicolas Maduro, announced that he will attend the Summit of the Americas “at all costs” to bring “the truth of the country” at a press conference at the presidential palace in Caracas despite the Peruvian government reported that his presence...
A pre-sale of Venezuela’s new ‘petro’ cryptocurrency will begin on February 20, President Nicolas Maduro says, a move that the government hopes will help pull the country out of a dire economic crisis. Caracas on Wednesday set El Petro’s initial value at $60, but its...
By Michael D McDonald An evangelical lawmaker and a candidate from Costa Rica’s ruling party look set to face each other in a runoff vote to choose the country’s next president, following a first round in which same-sex marriage supplanted the economy as the most...
Costa Rica claimed victory over Nicaragua on Friday, after the United Nations’ highest court awarded Costa Rica disputed territory along the coastal border shared by the two Central American countries. Nicaragua was ordered by the International Court of Justice in The...
Fidel "Fidelito" Castro Díaz-Balart, the eldest son of former Cuban President Fidel Castro, took his own life on Thursday, the island's state-run media reported. He was 68 years old and had suffered from depression in recent months, according to the government website...
Bolivia’s president Evo Morales has vetoed the country’s ban on evangelism, which was put into law last month by the country's legislative assembly. President Evo Morales announced on Twitter that the government will repeal the penal code that criminalized evangelism...
By Kate Linthicum President Trump falsely claimed in a tweet Thursday morning that Mexico is “now rated the number one most dangerous country in the world.” A border wall between the United States and Mexico is needed, Trump said, “for the safety and security of our...
A wave of looting by hungry mobs across Venezuela has left streets of shuttered shops in provincial towns and pushed some store owners to arm themselves with guns and machetes. Worsening food shortages and runaway inflation have unleashed the spate of pillaging since...
Pope Francis arrives in Chile today amid the threat of protests of sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests. Nearly 70 Chilean priests, deacons, religious bothers and a nun have been accused of sexually abusing children in Chile since 2000, according to the...
Concerning the controversial visit of Michelle Bachelet to Cuba, and hours after her meeting with Raúl Castro, President-elect Sebastián Piñera said on Monday that if he were in the position of the head of state he would meet with representatives of the opposition to...
