Latin America – Venezuela Raises $735 Million On Commodity-Backed Cryptocurrency
News Americas, CARACAS, Venezuela, Fri. Feb. 23, 2018: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday announced the country's commodity-backed crypto-currency, the petro, has raised 735...
Latin America Roots Teen Remains Hospitalized After Taking Bullets To Save...
News Americas, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL, Tues. Feb. 20, 2018: A 15-year-old Latin America-roots immigrant and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High remains in a Broward County...
Mexico Shaken By Another Earthquake
News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Feb. 16, 2018: A 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit southern and central Mexico on Friday evening, damaging buildings and shocking...
Mexico’s First Female Indigenous Candidate Holds First Campaign Rally
News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Feb. 16, 2018: The first indigenous female running for Mexico’s presidential election held her first campaign rally at...
Five Former Venezuelan Government Officials Charged
News Americas, WASHINGTON, D.C., Weds. Feb. 14, 2018: Five former Venezuelan government officials have been indicted for their alleged participation for their alleged participation...
Brazil’s Supreme Court Rejects Lula’s Bid to Avoid Prison
News Americas, RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Mon. Feb. 12, 2018: A Brazilian supreme court judge on Friday rejected a fresh bid by former president Luiz...
Costa Rica Presidential Election Heads To Runoff
News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Thurs. Feb. 8, 2018: Costa Rica will hold a run-off election on April 1 to elect a new president...
Yellow Fever Toll Rises To 81 In Brazil
News Americas, RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Fri. Feb. 2, 2018: Brazil's Health Ministry said on Tuesday that the regional yellow fever outbreak has killed 81...
Brazil’s Prison Clash Leaves At Least 10 Dead
News Americas, RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Weds. Jan. 30, 2018: At least 10 inmates were killed on Monday during a gang clash in a...
Enap Sipetrol acquires offshore block at the Austral basin, Santa Cruz...
Chile's Enap Sipetrol has acquired an...