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Brazil receives first batch of insulin glargine for type 2 diabetes

The Minister of Health, Alexandre Padilha, was in Guarulhos (SP) this Monday (17) to receive the first batch of more than two million units of insulin glargine, which serves people with type

November 17, 2025

Brasil

More than half a million Cubans are still without electricity since Hurricane Melissa, 19 days ago

Havana/The Cuban Government recognized this Monday that more than half a million people in the country remain without electricity due to Melissathe hurricane that hit the eastern end of the Island 19

November 17, 2025

Ecuador

Huancayo: clandestine night club closed and venues sanctioned for serious misconduct

Newspaper Mail Editorial Updated 11/17/2025, 02:55 pm In an operation carried out at dawn, the Provincial Municipality of Huancayo closed a clandestine night club that operated on the fourth floor of a

November 17, 2025

Peru

Alleged mass poisoning in Barinas high school leaves more than 30 affected

An irregular situation was recorded this Monday morning in the city of Barinas, after an alleged mass poisoning was reported at the Liceo Bolivariano 25 de Mayo. The incident resulted in the

November 17, 2025

Venezuela

Government publishes law that makes public communication clearer and simpler

The National Simple Language Policy comes into force this Monday (17th). THE Law No. 15,263/2025 determines that the communication of Union powers, aimed at the population, be made in a “clear, direct

November 17, 2025

Brasil

Antioquia opens registration in 2026: this is how students can register in official schools

Registration for 2026 is now open in Antioquia for new and returning students in official schools. The Antioquia Ministry of Education opened the 2026 enrollment process in the 116 non-certified municipalities. Parents

November 17, 2025

Colombia

Due to lack of fuel, tons of charcoal for export are stuck in Maisí

Havana/Twenty tons of charcoal ready for export are stored in Maisí, the easternmost municipality of Cuba. The chronic lack of fuel on the Island has prevented the product from moving, Alberto Fernández

November 17, 2025

Ecuador

Minister Shica denounces threats: “They tell me to stop talking to so many people and smiling”

The Minister of Development and Social Inclusion (MIDIS), Lesly Shica, He reported that in recent weeks he has received threats, pressure and messages sent “by third parties” with the aim of limiting

November 17, 2025

Peru

Cabello said that in more than 235,000 assemblies they formed the Cbbi

The general secretary of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (Psuv), Diosdado Cabello, asserted this Monday that a total of 235,722 assemblies in the streets throughout the country for the formation of

November 17, 2025

Venezuela

In a global march, indigenous people demand punishment for the death of Guarani Kaiowá

Stop killing us. The phrase was on posters and was frequently repeated by leaders at the Global March of Indigenous Peoples this Monday (17), in Belém. In the act, there was solidarity,

November 17, 2025

Brasil

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