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Maduro slams ‘terrorist attack’ on Venezuelan oil company’s pipeline
Jan 24, 2021 09:20Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has condemned a “terrorist attack” on a major gas pipeline at a time when the Latin American country is already reeling from fuel shortages due to illegal US sanctions against Caracas.
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As spending climbs and revenue falls, coronavirus forces a global reckoning
Jan 14, 2021 06:13Around the globe, the coronavirus pandemic is racking up a mind-blowing bill: Trillions of dollars in lost tax revenue, ramped-up spending and new borrowing set to burden the next generation with record levels of debt. In the direst cases – low- and middle-income countries, mostly in Africa and Latin America, that are already saddled with backbreaking debt – covering the rising costs is transforming into a high-stakes test of national solvency.
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Latin America’s pandemic of mounting troubles
Jan 03, 2021 07:04Many regions performed badly when confronted with COVID-19, but Latin America fared worse than most, in terms of both lives and livelihoods lost. As of November 2020, nine of the 20 countries with the highest number of COVID-19 deaths per capita were in Latin America.
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Venezuela Supreme Court rules opposition assembly’s extension ‘invalid’
Dec 31, 2020 10:13Venezuela’s Supreme Court has ruled as “invalid” a move by the opposition-controlled parliament to extend its term for an additional year.
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Venezuelans start voting for parliamentary elections despite opposition boycott
Dec 06, 2020 13:38People in Venezuela are voting in parliamentary elections amid calls for a boycott by the country’s US-led opposition figure and self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaido.
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Protesters set fire to Guatemala's Congress in protests over budget cuts
Nov 22, 2020 06:16Thousands of Guatemalans have taken to the streets in the capital, setting fire to the congressional building in a show of anger over recent budget cuts.
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China working to expand ties with Latin America
Nov 18, 2020 14:11Over the past two decades, China has emerged as one of the most important markets for Latin American countries. China has developed three distinct pillars for its policy on Latin America: purchases of Latin American goods, Chinese investment in Latin America, and Chinese political solidarity with key Latin American governments.
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EU renews anti-Venezuela sanctions for a year
Nov 13, 2020 06:08The European Union has announced its renewal of sanctions against dozens of Venezuelan officials over propped up allegations linking them to rights abuses and undermining “democracy” in the Central American nation.
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Storm Eta devastated lives of 1.2 million-plus children: UNICEF
Nov 13, 2020 04:53Tropical Storm Eta, which left more than 200 dead and missing in Central America, has "devastated the lives" of more than 1.2 million children in the region, according to UNICEF.
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Era of Western hegemony over, Iran's FM Zarif says on LatAm tour
Nov 06, 2020 02:48Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the time when the industrialized West would determine what goes on in the rest of the world is over, reminding how the US has been on a campaign of incessant warmongering to prevent this inevitable change in the course of history.