South America

Cell phone ban ratified in schools in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Published on: December 6, 2024
11:07

Brasilia, Dec 6, (Prensa Latina) Governor Tarcísio de Freitas today approved the bill that bans cell phones in public and private schools in Sao Paulo, the first state in Brazil to have such legislation.

Slight increase in inflation reported in Chile

Published on: December 6, 2024
10:48

Santiago de Chile, 6 Dec (Prensa Latina) The National Statistics Institute (INE) of Chile reported today that inflation in the country in November registered an increase of 0.2 percent, which is at the low end of the projections.

Ecuador’s President Noboa vetoes Breastfeeding Law

Published on: December 5, 2024
17:13

Quito, Dec 5 (Prensa Latina) The President of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, has vetoed a Breastfeeding Law that prohibited the free sale of breast milk substitutes, alluding to 'inconsistencies' in its arguments, in an bid to reduce the current high rates of chronic child malnutrition.

Colombia confirms its “largest gas finding ever”

Published on: December 5, 2024
16:24

Bogota, Dec 5 (Prensa Latina) Colombia's state-owned oil company Ecopetrol and Brazil's Petrobras confirmed today the largest gas discovery in the Colombian history, following the drilling of the Sirius-2 well, located on the Caribbean region.

Colombian airport workers continue protests

Published on: December 5, 2024
08:04

Bogotá, Dec 5 (Prensa Latina) Immigration worker's protests at Colombian airports, which have caused delays in service and long lines since Tuesday, continue due to union demands for better working conditions.

Minister says Ecuador will finish 2024 without blackouts

Published on: December 3, 2024
11:03

Quito, Dec 3 (Prensa Latina) The acting Minister of Energy and Mines of Ecuador, Inés Manzano, said the country will end the year with “zero hours of blackouts”, a new promise of the government to end power cuts.

Bolivia analyzes payment of financial operations in Chinese currency

Published on: November 30, 2024
15:17

La Paz, Nov 30 (Prensa Latina) The Government of Bolivia today assesses the implementation of the Interbank and Cross-Border Payment System (CIPS) in Chinese currency, after a meeting of national authorities with representatives of the Asian giant.

Uruguayans and Cubans hold scientific ophthalmological conference

Published on: November 30, 2024
15:07

Montevideo, Nov 30 (Prensa Latina) Ophthalmological specialists from Uruguay and Cuba shared a scientific conference here today as part of the cooperation in this area that the Caribbean island provides to this South American country.

Lacalle Pou was the great defeated in Uruguay, Frente Amplio says

Published on: November 27, 2024
10:31

Montevideo, Nov 27 (Prensa Latina) President Luis Lacalle Pou is the great defeated today at the polls in Uruguay, the leader of the Frente Amplio (FA), Fernando Pereira affirmed, whose party will take over the government on March 1, 2025.

Brazil’s Supreme Court to judge regulation of digital platforms

Published on: November 27, 2024
07:44

Brasilia, Nov 27 (Prensa Latina) The Supreme Federal Court (STF) will begin judging today a set of actions that question the civil framework of the Internet and the operation of digital platforms in Brazil.

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