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Argentina faces accelerated monthly inflation at 7.1% in July, posing challenges ahead of key elections

August 11, 2023

Argentina faces accelerated monthly inflation at 7.1% in July, posing challenges ahead of key elections

Argentina's monthly inflation rate is predicted to accelerate to 7.1% in July. This potential surge in the Consumer Price Index could disrupt the trend of declining monthly inflation.

South American country names 6th prison chief in 2 years as gang violence crisis spirals

August 10, 2023

South American country names 6th prison chief in 2 years as gang violence crisis spirals

International criminal organizations looking to gain a foothold in the world's cocaine trade have exploited Ecuador's lax security to create a gang violence crisis.

Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio received 3 death threats before killing, advisor says

August 10, 2023

Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio received 3 death threats before killing, advisor says

Fernando Villavicencio, the Ecuadorian presidential candidate who was killed following a rally, had received several threats in the leadup to the attack, his campaign manager says.

Brazil’s Amazon Summit ends with new rainforest protection plan but without measurable goals

August 10, 2023

Brazil’s Amazon Summit ends with new rainforest protection plan but without measurable goals

An Amazon summit attended by Brazil and other countries has ended. A plan was created to prevent the irreversible destruction of the Amazon without jeopardizing economic development.

Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated at campaign event: report

August 10, 2023

Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated at campaign event: report

Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was killed in an armed attack at a campaign rally in the capital city of Quito, according to local media.

Argentina declared free from avian flu as 18 commercial farm outbreaks subside

August 8, 2023

Argentina declared free from avian flu as 18 commercial farm outbreaks subside

Argentina has achieved a significant milestone in its battle against avian flu, with the conclusion of all 18 outbreaks at commercial farms, confirmed by the agricultural secretary.

Brazil, other Amazon rainforest countries to meet for the first time in 14 years over environmental threats

August 8, 2023

Brazil, other Amazon rainforest countries to meet for the first time in 14 years over environmental threats

Countries surrounding the Amazon rainforest, such as Brazil, Peru, and Bolivia, are meeting for the first time in over a decade to discuss protection measures.

Colombia's most wanted drug kingpin faces sentencing in US

August 8, 2023

Colombia's most wanted drug kingpin faces sentencing in US

The elusive boss of Colombia's notorious Gulf Clan group, Dairo Antonio Úsuga, also known as Otoniel, faces sentencing in New York following his arrest in 2021.

Argentines ask patron saint of work for jobs as economy tanks, elections loom

August 7, 2023

Argentines ask patron saint of work for jobs as economy tanks, elections loom

Argentines lined up Monday morning in their yearly pilgrimage to the shrine of St. Cayetano, asking the patron saint of work for economic relief.

President Lula's former lawyer takes seat on Brazilian Supreme Court

August 3, 2023

President Lula's former lawyer takes seat on Brazilian Supreme Court

Cristiano Zanin, the former personal lawyer of socialist Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has assumed his seat on the nation's Supreme Court.