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Man charged with physically attacking and threatening to kill his wife in Amazonas

The woman reported her husband to the authorities | Photo: archive A 22-year-old man was imported for allegedly physically assault and threaten to kill his wife in the state of Amazonas. The

January 28, 2026

Venezuela

BC maintains basic interest rates at 15% per year for the fifth time in a row

Despite the decline in inflation and the dollar, the Central Bank (BC) did not change interest rates. Unanimously, the Monetary Policy Committee (Copom) maintained the Selic Rate, the economy’s basic interest rate,

January 28, 2026

Brasil

Corners of Chile that have been chosen by celebrities like Dua Lipa or Sam Smith

Beyond the big stages and the brilliance of Lollapalooza, the presence of international artists in Chile usually leaves a mark in parks, churches and gastronomic venues that become part of their itinerary.

January 28, 2026

Chile

The titles announced with pomp by Díaz-Canel have not arrived at the Mexican bookstore in Havana

Havana/In the Tuxpan bookstorethe branch of the Mexican Economic Culture Fund (FCE) in Havana, there is still no trace of the collection 25 for 25announced with pomp by the president Miguel Diaz-Canel

January 28, 2026

Ecuador

These are the shorts for today, Wednesday, January 28, 2026

EDWIN DONAYRE Candidate with backpack Edwin Donayre, yes, the former general who was sentenced to 5 years in prison for the theft of fuel from the Army in 2006, could be left

January 28, 2026

Peru

Ecuador’s Prosecutor’s Office investigates whether Venezuela financed González’s presidential campaign

The State Attorney General’s Office is investigating the alleged entry of cash from Venezuela for the Citizen Revolution campaign in 2023. After raids on her home, Luisa González denied the accusations and

January 28, 2026

Venezuela

End of the 6x1 scale: government can send project to speed up approval

End of the 6×1 scale: government can send project to speed up approval

The Minister of Institutional Relations, Gleisi Hoffmann, stated that the end of the scale of six days of work for one day off (6×1) in Brazil is a priority for the federal

January 28, 2026

Brasil

Two people die in a traffic accident in Las Tunas

Havana/A traffic accident that occurred this Tuesday night, around 9:00 pm, on the highway that goes from Cauto to Caureje, in the province of Las Tunas, has left two people dead. The

January 28, 2026

Ecuador

March 28 of January LIVE: citizens of Ayacucho, Generation Z and groups demand justice

This Wednesday, January 28, citizens of Ayacucho, Andahuaylas, Juliaca, Cusco, Pichanaqui and Huancabamba they will reach Lime with the purpose of protesting and demanding justice for their relatives who lost their lives

January 28, 2026

Peru

Fifteen injured in collision between minibus and tanker in Maracaibo

Fifteen injured citizens is the preliminary balance of a collision between a tanker truck and a minibus unit on the Uniseis public transport route in Maracaibo according to sources linked to the

January 28, 2026

Venezuela

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