INFLATION IN CUBA Soaring inflation wallops Cubans already battling shortages 04-04-2023 12:09 "Prices....exploded and salaries did not follow," as the Cuban government phased out parallel currencies and raised salaries.
BRAZIL LEADER IN ARGENTINA Lula lands in Buenos Aires seeking rebuild bridges in Latin America 23-01-2023 09:56 Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira says Lula's visit to Buenos Aires and attendance at CELAC summit is part of a foreign policy that will seek to "rebuild bridges" with the international community.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Opposition demands Maduro’s arrest as he confirms CELAC attendance 19-01-2023 14:54 Key figures in Juntos por el Cambio call for Venezuelan “dictator” to be arrested if he sets foot in Argentina for upcoming CELAC summit; US President Joe Biden to skip event in Buenos Aires.
FOREIGN POLICY Argentina denounces presence of AMIA bombing suspect at Ortega's inauguration 11-01-2022 21:27 Argentina’s government comes under fierce criticism from the opposition after sending a diplomat to Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega’s inauguration – an event that was also attended by Iranian official Moshen Rezai, the subject of an Interpol red alert related to the 1994 AMIA terrorist bombing.
DIPLOMACY Fernández criticises 'inhumane' trade embargo against Cuba 13-07-2021 16:37 President Alberto Fernández delivers his first comments on protests in Cuba. “I don't know what is happening, but let’s end the blockade,” he says.
UNREST IN CUBA Cuba blames US for unprecedented anti-government protests 12-07-2021 15:19 Thousands of Cubans take part in demonstrations across country, chanting: "Down with the dictatorship," as President Miguel Diaz-Canel urges supporters to confront demonstrators.