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The United States bans Cristina Fernández from entering the country for corruption

The former Argentine president and her immediate family will be banned from entering the United States. The sanction also affects former minister Julio de Vido.

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New setback for Petro: Senate committee rejects labor reform

The bill, which the government claimed was intended to improve workers' conditions and offer them guarantees, collapsed after eight of the 14 senators voted to dismiss it.

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Colombia's finance minister reportedly resigned after disagreements with Petro

Diego Guevara would be replaced by the director of the state-owned Grupo Bicentenario, Germán Ávila Plazas.

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Gustavo Petro will call a referendum to define labor and health reforms.

Following a lack of support for these reforms in Congress, the Colombian president announced this measure.

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Suriname's foreign minister is elected as the new secretary general of the OAS

Ramdin will have to deal with Trump in the US, and regional crises, such as in Nicaragua, which also left the OAS; Venezuela and Cuba, which do not participate in the organization; and Haiti, plagued by violence from criminal gangs.

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Canada: Mark Carney wins Liberal Party primaries and is set to succeed Trudeau

Carney, a former chairman of the Bank of Canada, received 85.9 percent of the vote and was elected directly in the first round, party chairman Sachit Mehra said.

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Panamanian government to investigate sale of CK Hutchison ports to BlackRock

The administration of José Raúl Mulino will request all legal and financial documentation on the purchase and sale of the ports of Balboa and Cristóbal.

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Rogelio Ramírez de la O resigns from Mexico's Treasury Department

According to sources close to the agency, Ramírez de la O submitted his resignation to President Claudia Sheinbaum .

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Latin America: only 5 countries have maternity leave longer than 18 weeks

The ILO and ECLAC reported that although the region has made progress in this field, it is still far from meeting international standards.

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Trump confirms 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada take effect on Tuesday

The president added that reciprocal tariffs would go into effect on April 2 for countries that impose tariffs on U.S. products.

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Trump tariffs: Mexico and Canada seek to get ahead with anti-drug measures

Canadian and Mexican officials will meet separately with U.S. trade officials to try to get ahead of the tariffs.

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ISA Interchile, the company responsible for the mega power outage, says they were ready to reconnect in 44 minutes

The company thus questions the reason why the service could not be restored early, distancing itself from the various failures in the restoration that the Government pointed out.

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Chile declares state of catastrophe and curfew due to massive power outage

This measure, dictated by President Boric, will apply from the Arica region to the Los Lagos region.

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Power outage in Chile affects 99% of the population

The South American country is facing an unusual and massive blackout that forced the evacuation of the Santiago subway, amid widespread confusion among the population.

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Chilean government to appeal environmental court ruling ordering vote on Dominga project

Environment Minister Maximiliano Proaño said that the appeal would be based on the fact that “both the session of the Committee of Ministers on December 23, 2024, and that of January 8 of this year, complied with the December ruling of the First Environmental Court.”

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Trump would be interested in signing a broad agreement with China that addresses trade or nuclear security

There is speculation that a meeting between Trump and Xi in the Chinese capital or at the Republican's Florida residence, Mar-a-Lago, is possible.

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China promises Latin America ties of "trust" in response to Trump's demands

During a meeting at the United Nations, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the region "is the home of Latin American people and is not the 'backyard' of any country."

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Chile: Environmental court orders government to repeat vote on controversial Dominga mining project

Last month, the committee of ministers accepted complaints against the $2.5 billion initiative, thereby revoking its environmental permit.

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Cryptofiasco: Cryptocurrency promoted by Milei to be investigated

The cryptocurrency $LIBRA was supposed to be "a private project" that was going to be dedicated to "stimulating the growth of the Argentine economy, but experts said it could be a scam or Ponzi scheme."

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Lula does not rule out filing a complaint with the WTO if Trump follows through on his tariff threats

The Brazilian president has once again stressed his idea of acting reciprocally in the face of any tariff imposition from the United States.