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Gustavo Petro elected Colombia’s first leftist president
Ex-guerrilla Gustavo Petro was elected the first ever left-wing president of Colombia on Sunday, after beating millionaire businessman Rodolfo Hernandez in a tense and unpredictable runoff election.
With all votes...
War begins to impact food in Latin America
Global commodity inflation, aggravated by the war in Ukraine, threatens to leave 14 million people in Latin America food insecure, almost 50% more than the current figure, the United...
Biden, Harris formally open Summit of the Americas in LA
President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and local leaders formally opened the Ninth Summit of the Americas Wednesday in downtown Los Angeles, calling the gathering an opportunity to...
Summit of The Americas Opens in L.A. As U.S. Grapples with Deteriorating Relations and Influence
It was the early 1990s, and the Western world seemed full of promise. The Soviet Union had collapsed, and the Cold War that had gripped and shaped global politics...
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The 2022 Summit of the Americas: An embarrassment for Biden
From June 6 to 10 Los Angeles will host the “Summit of the Americas,” with the basic goal of strengthening hemispheric solidarity. At a time when Washington is increasingly...
Almost 8 million more Latin Americans could suffer from food insecurity, says ECLAC
Some 7.8 million people are at risk of falling into food insecurity in Latin America and the Caribbean due to inflation and the slowdown in economic growth, the Economic...
