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President Jair Bolsonaro at the Freedom Economic Law launching ceremony in Brasilia, Brazil, Sep. 20, 2019. | Photo: Reuters

BRAZIL | Bolsonaro's Economic Freedom Act Includes Labor Reform

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday sanctioned the Economic Freedom Act (MPLE), mostly known as "the mini labor reform",…

September 21, 2019
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Venezuela Gov't Announces Agreements with Opposition

The Venezuelan government and several opposition parties announced multiple agreements and the beginning of a new round of dialogue…

September 16, 2019
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Guns for sale in Las Vegas, many are then smuggled into Mexico, fueling the country's insecurity crisis. | Photo: Wikimedia Commons

MEXICO | US Must Stop Guns From Reaching Mexico: Foreign Minister

Mexico’s Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard held a meeting Tuesday with U.S. Vicepresident Mike Pence and Senior advisor Jared Kushner…

September 11, 2019
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Chilean President Salvador Allende delivering his last speech, "Long live Chile! Long live the people! Long live the workers!" before he was killed in a coup.

CHILE | Chile's 9/11 Coup: Salvador Allende's Last Words

Leftist former Chilean President Salvador Allende gave his last speech to the nation while the presidential palace was…

September 11, 2019
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Former President Lula chants among his supporters before being arrested in April 2018. | Photo: Reuters

Brazil's PT Warns Lula Prison Transfer Is Political Persecution

The substitute judge of the 12th Federal Court of Curitiba Carolina Lebbos decided Wednesday morning to transfer former…

August 9, 2019
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Details of the incursion into Venezuelan territory made by a U.S. Navy EP-3E Aries II spy aircraft on July 31, 2019. | Photo: Twitter/ @ceofanb

Another US Military Plane Enters Venezuelan Airspace

The Venezuelan Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) denounced Thursday that a U.S. Navy EP-3E Aries II electronic spy aircraft…

August 1, 2019
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Guatemala Caves to U.S. Pressure, Signs 3rd Country Agreement

Guatemala and the United States signed a migration deal Friday after President Donald Trump, threatened economic sanctions against the Central…

July 27, 2019
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Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva acquitted in an Odebrecht case in Angola. | Photo: Reuters

Brazil’s Judge Acquits Lula of Odebercht Case in Angola

Brazilian Federal Judge Vallisney de Souza Oliveira acquitted former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the case…

July 25, 2019
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Honduran boy and his father after being returned from the U.S. to Ciudad Juarez, Mexico July 18, 2019. | Photo: Reuters

'Mexico Is Not Ready to Be Safe Third Country', Ambassador Says

Mexico's Ambassador to the United States Martha Barcena said on Thursday that her country is not ready to become a…

July 19, 2019
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President Donald Trump during a news conference in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. | Photo: Reuters

Trump Admits He Does Not Want To Get Too Involved in Venezuela

In a tactit reference to an eventual U.S. military action against Venezuela, President Donald Trump said Saturday that he does not…

July 1, 2019
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Cuba will be in solidarity with Venezuela despite U.S. sanctions. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro with Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canal | Photo: Reuters

CUBA Will Stand With Venezuela Despite US Restrictions

Cuba is rejecting once again the latest cultural and educational restrictions imposed by the United States on the island nation…

June 6, 2019
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