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The Cuban Foreign Minister pays tribute, together with Delcy Rodríguez, to the soldiers who died in Venezuela

Caracas/Bruno Rodríguez appeared in Caracas this Thursday to attend a ceremony in Caracas on the occasion of post-mortem promotions and decorations of the soldiers who died in the US attack to stop

January 9, 2026

Ecuador

JNE will review the case of López Aliaga for omitting information in the resume

The National Elections Jury (JNE) will request from the National Superintendency of Public Records (Sunarp) all information related to the company Peruval Corp. SA, which Rafael López Aliaga founded in 1995. listen

January 9, 2026

Peru

Partial national strike of the Official Bank this Thursday the 8th

The measure will be carried out at different times depending on the institution: BROU: from 17:40 to 19:40 BHU: 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. BSE: 12:00 to 14:00 BCU: from 2:00 p.m.

January 9, 2026

Uruguay

Fliparacatu brings together 63 national and international authors

Men who sold luxury cars to drug dealers are sentenced to prison

The Rio Court granted, at the request of the Public Ministry of Rio de Janeiro (MPRJ), this Thursday (8), during a custody hearing, the conversion of the arrest in the act into

January 9, 2026

Brasil

Home gas supply suspended in Catatumbo due to threats from armed groups

They suspend the gas supply in Tibú due to threats from armed groups, affecting more than 20,000 families and worsening the humanitarian crisis. The humanitarian crisis that is registered in the Catatumbo

January 9, 2026

Colombia

Altoandina National Autonomous University of Tarma reaches 98% execution in investment expenses

According to the Transparency portal of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), the National Autonomous University of Tarma (UNAAT) is located in third place nationally in execution of investment expenses, with

January 9, 2026

Peru

Bruno Rodríguez pays tribute to martyrs and swears to defend Venezuelan sovereignty together with Cuba

The Foreign Minister of Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez, paid this Thursday, in Caracas, a heartfelt tribute to the Venezuelan and Cuban combatants who died in defense of the Bolivarian Revolution during the imperial

January 9, 2026

Venezuela

This year’s holidays could affect commercial sales in Rio

The state of Rio de Janeiro will have, in total, 26 municipal holidays, considering city anniversaries and other dates of regional relevance, in addition to national and state holidays, such as Saint

January 9, 2026

Brasil

Elections 2026: Draw to elect board members will be this January 29

The National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) has just announced the draw date that will be carried out to elect all the board members for the elections 2026. According to current electoral

January 9, 2026

Peru

The message of the Unitary Platform in support of Cardinal Baltazar Porras: calls to respect the faith of Venezuelans

Unitary Platform asks that releases continue until all political prisoners are covered

The PUD celebrated the release of a group of political prisoners / Web photo The Democratic Unitary Platform celebrated this Thursday night the release of a group of political prisoners and reiterated

January 9, 2026

Venezuela

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