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Journalist Henry Constantín is released after 44 hours missing in the hands of State Security

Havana/The independent journalist Henry Constantín, director of the digital medium Cuba Timewas released this Friday after spending 44 hours detained and held incommunicado by State Security. The episode was described by himself

January 17, 2026

Ecuador

Business owners ask to accelerate the work in the historic center of Piura

Merchants and residents of Callao Street complained about the delay in the work on the Piura center. They indicated that this slowness has generated a series of economic losses due to the

January 17, 2026

Peru

Registration for the Bachelor’s Degrees begins on February 17th

Students of face-to-face undergraduate courses that train teachers for basic education (childhood, elementary and secondary education) interested in one of the 12 thousand scholarships that the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher

January 17, 2026

Brasil

From Havana to Matanzas, you never know when the bus will arrive at its destination

San José de las Lajas/The morning at the Havana National Bus station, in Plaza, has a particular noise: suitcases dragging on the floor, voices that ask the same thing with different desperation

January 17, 2026

Ecuador

How to prevent phishing on WhatsApp and protect my money?

Currently, there are a series of digital frauds which can lead to you losing your money. One of these crimes is phishing, for which the Superintendency of Banking, Insurance and AFP (SBS)

January 17, 2026

Peru

Fanb evaluates future actions to preserve the peace of the country

The Minister of Popular Power for Defense, Vladimir Padrino López, reported that he held a meeting with generals and admirals of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (Fanb) in order to evaluate the

January 17, 2026

Venezuela

TV Brasil shows two games from the Bahia Championship this weekend

This weekend, TV Brasil broadcasts two clashes from the third round of the 2026 Bahia Championship: Bahia x Galícia and Porto-BA x Vitória. The matches will be shown across the country, with

January 17, 2026

Brasil

Police will be able to check cell phones in flagrante delicto for cases of extortion and hitmen

He Council of Ministers approved a legislative decree that authorizes the review of computer equipment in cases of flagrante delicto linked to the crimes of extortion, hitmen and kidnapping, as well as

January 17, 2026

Peru

They arrested a young man accused of killing a septuagenarian in Barinas

A young man was arrested in Barinas: he is accused of murdering a septuagenarian. Photo: Instagram Douglas Rico The Corps of Scientific, Criminal and Criminalistic Investigations (cicpc) stopped Carlos Glislander Sánchez Barrios,

January 17, 2026

Venezuela

5 years ago, Brazil administered the first doses of vaccine against covid-19

5 years ago, Brazil took its first steps towards ending a nightmare. On January 17, 2021, shortly after the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) approved the emergency use of two vaccines in

January 17, 2026

Brasil

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