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Social movements in Colombia and Venezuela demand the release of Maduro

In an act of deep symbolic and political charge, more than 100 social movements from Colombia and Venezuela gathered in the Plaza La Confraternidad in San Antonio del Táchira to stage the

February 8, 2026

Venezuela

SP Civil Defense resumes crisis office after rain forecast

The Civil Defense of the state of São Paulo reported that it resumed, on Sunday afternoon (8), the crisis office for rains and landslides in the state. The initiative takes place after

February 8, 2026

Brasil

Unlicensed drivers are responsible for a third of traffic accidents in Cuba

Havana/Illegality in Cuba was responsible for three out of every 10 traffic accidents in 2025. According to figures from the National Road Safety Commission revealed this Sunday by Cubadebate31% of drivers involved

February 8, 2026

Ecuador

JNE evaluated the appeal of the candidacy of Walter Lozano ‘Bica’ to the Senate: it declared his appeal partially founded

Suspense in Now Nation. He Plenary Session of the National Election Jury (JNE) evaluated the appeals of the candidates to the Senate by Huánuco of the retired PNP colonel Walter Lozano ‘Bica’

February 8, 2026

Peru

Lawyer Joel García questioned that the amnesty draft is limited to specific dates: "Excludes all persecution history"

Lawyer Joel García, recognized for the defense of numerous high-profile political prisoners, questioned the draft of the amnesty law, ensuring that Its current structure is insufficient to achieve true national peace and

February 8, 2026

Venezuela

Move Brasil has already released almost R$2 billion in one month

At an event in Guarulhos (SP), the vice-president and minister of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services, Geraldo Alckmin, said this Sunday (8) that the Move Brasil program released approximately R$2 billion in

February 8, 2026

Brasil

Puno: Light costume dance competition in honor of the Blessed Virgin of Candelaria (PHOTOS)

Newspaper Mail Editorial Updated on 02/08/2026, 02:11 pm By: Feliciano Gutiérrez The stadium of the National University of the Altiplano and the streets of the city of Puno are scenes of joy,

February 8, 2026

Peru

Guanipa upon leaving prison: “A lot to talk about the present and future of Venezuela”

Juan Pablo Guanipa offered brief statements upon leaving prison where he was imprisoned for more than eight months. “Always with the truth ahead” Juan Pablo Guanipa, upon leaving prison on February 8,

February 8, 2026

Venezuela

Book deals with slavery in the USA from the point of view of the enslaved

Journalist Rafael Cardoso launched this week in Rio de Janeiro the book Autobiographies of enslaved people: Frederick Douglass, William Grimes and abolitionism in the United StatesDialética publisher. Fruit of the master’s degree

February 8, 2026

Brasil

The escalation of tensions with the United States motivates new alerts for travelers to Cuba

Havana/The escalation of tensions between Cuba and the United States, and Washington’s oil siege, have the country in its worst crisis in decades, which has led governments in America and Europe to

February 8, 2026

Ecuador

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