(2024-12-26). Alistan en Bolivia información sobre elecciones judiciales. radiohc.cu La Habana, 26 dic (RHC) Tras recibir las actas de cómputo de votos de los nueve departamentos bolivianos, el Tribunal Supremo Electoral (TSE) prepara hoy la difusión de los resultados finales de los comicios judiciales parciales realizados el 15 de agosto.
(2024-12-26). Venezuela: Medical equipment — a matter of life and death. icrc.org
(2024-12-26). Ecuador's Judiciary Authorizes Vice President Abad to Resume Duties of Office. orinocotribune.com Nubia Vera, a judge belonging to the Family, Women, Children, and Adolescents Judicial Unit of Ecuador, has granted the protection action filed by Vice President Verónica Abad and authorized her to resume her duties as vice president of Ecuador. Vera also ordered that as a measure of reparation, the minister of labor, Ivonne Núñez, publicly apologize to Abad through a message to the nation within 72 hours. | This Monday, December 23, following a month of hearings and an administrative summary process against her for alleged failure to comply with a presidential order, the courts annulled the administrative sancti…
(2024-12-26). India in BRICS: Eyeing New Alliances and Global Influence. infobrics.org As BRICS gets ready to welcome its new members, India is expected to strengthen its position within the bloc. With the inclusion of Argentina, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, the group is evolving from a coalition focused on development and trade to an organisation with potential geopolitical clout. In this shifting landscape, India's strategic positioning and economic significance make it a key player in steering the future direction of BRICS…
(2024-12-26). Trabajadores argentinos demandan recomposición salarial. radiohc.cu La Habana, 26 dic (RHC) La Asociación Trabajadores del Estado (ATE) de Argentina continúa hoy exigiendo la reapertura de negociaciones y una recomposición salarial antes de fin de año.
(2024-12-26). Brazil: Members of Safer Access network discuss ways to reduce impact of armed violence. icrc.org The event in Fortaleza covered operations in such fields as health, education, social work, youth and human rights.
(2024-12-26). Brazil: Darién crossing report wins ICRC International Humanitarian Coverage Award. icrc.org Mayara Paixà£o and Lalo de Almeida of Brazilian newspaper Folha de Sà£o Paulo have won first prize at the sixth ICRC International Humanitarian Coverage Award for their report Darién, a selva da morte (Darién, forest of death).
(2024-12-26). G20: A win for South Africa; a win for Africa. sanews.gov.za G20: A win for South Africa; a win for Africa | South Africa's Presidency of the G20 is a first for the African continent and provides a platform for the African continent's voice to be better heard, writes Neo Semono. | | A few weeks ago, on 01 December 2024, South Africa took over the Group of 20 baton from its fellow BRICS sister country Brazil. | | While the G20 is an international forum of developed and developing countries seeking solutions to the globe's economic and financial issues, I, like many others, feel a sense of pride knowing that an event of such magnitude is to be held on African soil come next…
(2024-12-26). Forest fires and intense heat cause concern in Chile. plenglish.com During the last few days, the National Service for Prevention and Response to Disasters (SENAPRED) declared a red alert for fires in the regions of Valparaíso, Maule and O'Higgins | The National Forestry Corporation (CONAF) reported more than 70 fires in the first weeks of the warm season. According to the entity, the fires occurred while central and southern areas of Chile were experiencing a heat wave that could extend until next weekend. | During the last few hours, SENAPRED and CONAF declared a red alert in Tiltil and Colina, in the Metropolitan Region, due to the rapid advance of the flames toward several h…
(2024-12-26). War crimes tribunal finds human remains at "Colombia's largest open-pit mass grave" colombiareports.com Colombia's war crimes tribunal JEP announced that forensic experts found human remans in a waste dump in the west of Medellin. The exhumation of at least two victims of forced…
(2024-12-26). Minimum wage in Colombia up 9.5% in 2025. colombiareports.com Colombia's government decreed a 9.5% minimum wage hike after employers and labor unions failed to reach agreement. The wage hike that will take force in January is significantly higher than…
(2024-12-25). Navidades de paz, unión y amor en Venezuela (+Fotos y Audio). radiohc.cu El Presidente de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro envió un mensaje navideño a sus conciudadanos, con el llamado a la paz, a la unidad y al amor.
(2024-12-25). Venezuela: Medical equipment — a matter of life and death. icrc.org
(2024-12-25). Venezuela: Release of 177 Individuals Held for Post-Electoral Violence Brings Total to 910. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's Public Ministry (MP) reported that together with the Judiciary it agreed on 177 revisions of measures for those prosecuted for the acts of violence recorded in…
(2024-12-25). Ecuador police find bodies in search for missing children. plenglish.com Quito, Dec 25 (Prensa Latina) The National Police of Ecuador found bodies in a military zone near where the four missing children were last seen more than two weeks ago in Guayaquil, a case that shocked the country today.
(2024-12-25). Desde Nuestra América, Mijaín, Omara y la Argentina de Messi. radiohc.cu La Habana, 25 dic (RHC) Cuba, el país latinoamericano y caribeño que más medallas ha alcanzado en la historia de los Juegos Olímpicos, con 86 preseas áureas, 70 de plata y 88 de bronce…
(2024-12-25). Mijaín, Omara y fútbol argentino ganan Encuesta Anual de Prensa Latina. radiohc.cu La Habana, 25 dic (RHC) El luchador Mijaín López, la velocista paralímpica Omara Durand Elías, ambos cubanos, y el equipo de fútbol de Argentina resultaron ganadores en la edición 60 de la Encuesta Deportiva Anual de Prensa Latina.
(2024-12-25). Brazil: Members of Safer Access network discuss ways to reduce impact of armed violence. icrc.org The event in Fortaleza covered operations in such fields as health, education, social work, youth and human rights.
(2024-12-25). Brazilian President enacts bio-inputs law to boost sustainable agriculture. tvbrics.com 
The legislation represents a step towards sustainable farming practices in the country…
(2024-12-25). Brazil: Darién crossing report wins ICRC International Humanitarian Coverage Award. icrc.org Mayara Paixà£o and Lalo de Almeida of Brazilian newspaper Folha de Sà£o Paulo have won first prize at the sixth ICRC International Humanitarian Coverage Award for their report Darién, a selva da morte (Darién, forest of death).
(2024-12-25). Return of Peñarol fans detained in Brazil demanded in Uruguay. plenglish.com Montevideo, Dec 25 (Prensa Latina) Relatives of the fans of Uruguayan football club Peñarol, detained by Brazilian justice, demanded an urgent meeting with Foreign Minister Omar Paganini and the intervention of their country's government.
(2024-12-25). What's Left in Latin American and the Caribbean: Year 2024 in Review. pressenza.com The progressive regional current, the "Pink Tide," could be better called "troubled waters" in 2024. The tide had already slackened by 2023 compared to its rise in 2022, when it was buoyed by big wins in Colombia and Brazil. Then, progressive alternatives had sailed into power replacing failed neoliberal policies. Since, they have had to govern under circumstances that they inherited but were not their own making. | By Roger D. Harris and John Perry | Brazil's "
(2024-12-25). What's Left in Latin American and the Caribbean: Year 2024 in Review. pressenza.com The progressive regional current, the "Pink Tide," could be better called "troubled waters" in 2024. The tide had already slackened by 2023 compared to its rise in 2022, when it was buoyed by big wins in Colombia and Brazil. Then, progressive alternatives had sailed into power replacing failed neoliberal policies. Since, they have had to govern under circumstances that they inherited but were not their own making. | By Roger D. Harris and John Perry | Brazil's "
(2024-12-25). Colombia is defending its sovereignty from the power of global corporations. aljazeera.com Anyone who cares about democracy and climate action must support them.
(2024-12-25). Colombian workers pleased with minimum wage hike. plenglish.com The president of the Central Unitaria Trabajadores de Colombia (CUT), Fabio Arias, said, for example, that the increase will allow Colombians to have greater purchasing power. | This, he said, considering that the real increase is more than 200,000 pesos (about 45 dollars at the current exchange rate), which means an average increase of 11% over last year. | "We have called on the central workers to reduce the wage gap that we have with the previous decisions of the neoliberal and business governments," the union leader said. | Meanwhile, the president of the Confederation of Workers of Colombia, Jhon Caicedo, e…
(2024-12-25). Colombian workers pleased with minimum wage hike. plenglish.com The president of the Central Unitaria Trabajadores de Colombia (CUT), Fabio Arias, said, for example, that the increase will allow Colombians to have greater purchasing power. | This, he said, considering that the real increase is more than 200,000 pesos (about 45 dollars at the current exchange rate), which means an average increase of 11% over last year. | "We have called on the central workers to reduce the wage gap that we have with the previous decisions of the neoliberal and business governments," the union leader said. | Meanwhile, the president of the Confederation of Workers of Colombia, Jhon Caicedo, e…
(2024-12-25). Paraguay to allocate more funds to fight against drug trafficking. plenglish.com Asunción, Dec 25 (Prensa Latina) The government of Paraguay will allocate 500 million dollars to strengthen security agencies in the fight against drug trafficking, which is among the country's priorities, it was reported here today.
(2024-12-25). Torturers from the dictatorship sent to prison in Uruguay. plenglish.com Montevideo, Dec 25 (Prensa Latina) The Uruguayan court ordered the prosecution of three retired military officers accused of torturing 39 teenagers in April 1975, during the dictatorship that reigned here, it was announced.