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Bus falls into the river in Áncash: At least 6 dead, several missing and injured

Accident in Áncash: Sutran confirms proper documentation of the bus involved

The Superintendency of Land Transportation (Sutran) reported that the bus that crashed at kilometer 120 of the Longitudinal de Conchucos highway, in Áncash, met all legal requirements. The vehicle, with license plate

January 4, 2025

Peru

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CNP calls for freedom for eight arbitrarily detained journalists

The detained journalists are: Gabriel González, Carlos Julio Rojas, Luis López, Ramón Centeno, Víctor Ugas, José Camero, Biagio Pilieri and Ronald Carreño. The communicators Claudia Macero and Omar González are sheltered in

January 4, 2025

Venezuela

Fliparacatu brings together 63 national and international authors

Avá-Guarani indigenous people ask the Ministry of Justice for protection

The Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (Apib) appealed to the Ministry of Justice and Public Security (MJSP) and the Judiciary to cease attacks on the Avá-Guarani indigenous people of the Indigenous

January 4, 2025

Brasil

Citizen Income: what does it mean to have a ‘single-parent’ family?

The current national leadership led by Gustavo Petro has entrusted the Department of Social Prosperity a very important work with Citizen Income, the program intended for vulnerable sectors. In this sense, Many

January 4, 2025

Colombia

Alejandro Soto washes his hands in the Andrea Vidal case: "I will attend" to the Oversight Commission

“I am willing to attend the Oversight Commission when they summon me,” the former president of Congress, Alejandro Soto, told Perú21 via WhatsApp. This, after indicating that what he will do is,

January 4, 2025

Peru

Global education

There are fewer and fewer teachers, the topic was discussed at the Regional Meeting on Public Education According to data released by UNESCO, there are fewer and fewer teachers in the world.

January 4, 2025

Uruguay

Inmet issues low humidity alert for 15 states and the Federal District

The year 2024 was the hottest in Brazil since 1961, points out Inmet

The National Institute of Meteorology of Brazil (Inmet), an organization linked to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, pointed out the year 2024 as the hottest in Brazil in a survey that

January 4, 2025

Brasil

Driver of vehicle that exploded in front of hotel in Las Vegas left two letters criticizing the government

“We are being led by weak and insensitive leadership that has only served to enrich itself,” one of the letters reads. The driver linked to the explosion of the Tesla Cybertruck in

January 4, 2025

Colombia

EsSalud did not attend to more than 109 thousand medical prescriptions from Padomi patients, reports the Comptroller’s Office

The Comptroller General of the Republic reported a breach by EsSalud in the Home Care Program (Padomi) in relation to the delivery of more than 109,000 medical prescriptions, which included 3.8 million

January 4, 2025

Peru

OAS demands immediate release of the Argentine gendarme and IACHR grants precautionary measures

Argentine gendarme Nahuel Gallo is a member of the Argentine National Gendarmerie (border police) and was arrested on December 8 after entering the country from Colombia, when he was on his way

January 4, 2025

Venezuela

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