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AN approves partial reform of the Law of the Statute of the Investigative Police Function

During the ordinary session this Tuesday, the National Assembly (AN) approved in second discussion the draft Law for the Partial Reform of the Law on the Statute of the Investigative Police Function.

January 27, 2026

Venezuela

Banco do Nordeste suspends Pix after suffering a hacker attack

Banco do Nordeste (BNB) temporarily suspended transactions via Pix after identifying a hacker attack on its infrastructure. The measure was adopted preventively while technical teams analyze the extent of the cyber attack

January 27, 2026

Brasil

Only 15,000 of 106,500 homes damaged by Hurricane Melissa have been repaired in Cuba

Havana/Since Hurricane Melisa, only 15,000 homes damaged by the cyclone, out of a total of 106,500, have been repaired. The data was offered by this monday the official newspaper Granma, who interviews

January 27, 2026

Ecuador

Treasury disbursed another S/3,100 million to pay Petroperú debts

The waste of money in Petroperú is never ending. The Central Reserve Bank (BCR) reported that, in the last eight months, the Public Treasury disbursed S/3.1 billion. The money was destined exclusively

January 27, 2026

Peru

Petro says the US must return Maduro

The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, stated this Tuesday that the United States must return Nicolás Maduro to Venezuela and criticized the military attack on January 3 against Caracas, in which the

January 27, 2026

Venezuela

Cristian Ribeira wins 2 gold medals in cross-country skiing in Norway

Paralympic Committee makes first call for Winter Games in Italy

The Brazilian Paralympic Committee (CPB) announced this Tuesday (27) the first call-up list of athletes who will compete in the Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics (Italy), starting on March 6. Cristian Ribera from Rondônia

January 27, 2026

Brasil

The best places in Santiago to go karting: an activity full of adrenaline and fun

If your routine requires a dose of adrenaline and you are wondering what to do in the capital to get out of the ordinary, the karting appears as one of the most

January 27, 2026

Chile

John Valdez, vendedor de café en Barranquilla.

TuBarco found John Valdez: the coffee on wheels that conquered the networks and Juan Valdez

Miguel Velosa, at 73 years old, shows that ingenuity is also served in a cup of red. News Colombia. TuBarco found John Valdez, the coffee seller who has gone viral on social

January 27, 2026

Colombia

Victim of the "bungles" According to the authorities, the House of a Hundred Doors has been closed since 2019

Havana/Structural problems and maintenance failures that have not been resolved even with the repairs undertaken intermittently since before the start of the pandemic. The dire situation of the Museum of Colonial Art

January 27, 2026

Ecuador

Broken promise! They postpone, again, the presentation of the security plan

Broken promise. Once again the offers of the President of the Republic, José Jeríregarding the implementation of a national security plan fall on deaf ears. 24 days ago, the president referred to

January 27, 2026

Peru

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