News of latam

Mujica: Left’s return to power in Uruguay is ‘a farewell prize’

Today 11:40 José ‘Pepe’ Mujica is perhaps the most famous Uruguayan in the world, but that doesn't faze him. “I'm not a phenomenon; I'm an ordinary guy with some eccentricities,” says the 89-year-old former president.

WORLD

Sombre swan song for Biden in South America

14-11-2024 20:41 President Joe Biden embarked on a sombre farewell tour of South America Thursday, a trip overshadowed by Donald Trump's US election win.

Latin America

Killings and prison torture raise alarms over gang crime in Chile

30-10-2024 13:45 Murders, violent crime and drug seizures have increased; Chile more than tripled spending since 2022 to meet threat.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

French minister talks down rumours of imminent EU-Mercosur trade agreement

25-10-2024 21:03 French Minister for Foreign Trade Sophie Primas has revealed to AFP the possibility of an agreement in the coming weeks

ECONOMY & BUSINESS

US$5-billion delivery app Rappi sweeps Latin America

09-10-2024 15:13 Delivery app Rappi has transformed the e-commerce landscape with lightning-fast deliveries, positioning itself as a US$5.25-billion market leader across Latin America.

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

Milei under pressure for the first time

06-07-2024 05:59 If the doubts regarding Milei’s capacity to preside over Argentina were tied to governability risk, Caputo’s are connected to credibility risk: it’s difficult to see how the current policy framework can be sustainable in time.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

BOOKS & LITERATURE

Publisher brings LatAm's best lit to English-speaking audiences

04-02-2023 06:30 Only around three percent of books published each year in the English-speaking world are translations, but some are attempting to rewrite that wrong. Charco Press, a small Argentine-led Edinburgh-based publishing house, wants to make Latin American literature more accessible, and it’s bringing big hitters like Claudia Piñero to shelves in the United States and the United Kingdom.

by Erica Davis

PERU

Peru president impeached despite bid to dissolve Congress

07-12-2022 17:02 Lawmakers defiantly gathered to debate and approve an impeachment motion, with 101 votes out of a total of 130 lawmakers, in a session broadcast live on television.

PERU

Peru's Castillo dissolves Congress, to name 'emergency' govt

07-12-2022 14:50 A new congress will be convened "as soon as possible," the embattled leader announced to Peruvians in a televised address.

News of latam

Mujica: Left’s return to power in Uruguay is ‘a farewell prize’

Sombre swan song for Biden in South America

Killings and prison torture raise alarms over gang crime in Chile

French minister talks down rumours of imminent EU-Mercosur trade agreement

US$5-billion delivery app Rappi sweeps Latin America

Milei under pressure for the first time

Publisher brings LatAm's best lit to English-speaking audiences

Peru president impeached despite bid to dissolve Congress

Peru's Castillo dissolves Congress, to name 'emergency' govt

Purchasing power loss in Argentina slumps to levels not seen since 2001 crisis

Milei evaluates Argentina’s future in Mercosur

Report: Milei government plans to eliminate non-binary DNIs

Islamic group accuses Milei government of ‘censorship’ as TV show is pulled from air

No 'ficha limpia’: PRO anger as absences in lower house sink party’s anti-graft bill

Abrirá un nuevo shopping en Buenos Aires y traerá de regreso a Sacoa: cómo será y cuándo se inaugurará

Córdoba: sin chofer y sin pasajeros, un colectivo del transporte urbano atropelló a dos mujeres

Versiones de "un nuevo proyecto de Ficha Limpia, el de Milei" cerraron un día duro para LLA en redes

Con llanto incluido, Lourdes Arrieta se justificó por no haber dado quórum en la sesión por la Ficha Limpia

Caso María Cash: según el fiscal, el camionero Héctor Romero "actuó sólo" y le "quitó la vida"