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After awards, The Secret Agent is in more cinemas

The conquest of two awards at the Golden Globeslast Sunday (11), caused an increase in the presence of The Secret Agent in cinemas in Brazil. Director Kleber Mendonça Filho celebrated the measure

January 16, 2026

Brasil

Government of Jerí places Midagri officials as vice ministers of Education

The Executive has decided to move key pieces in the Education sector when it only has a little more than six months left until the end of this provisional government. Supreme resolutions

January 16, 2026

Peru

159 dead and more than 400 injured in traffic accidents in December

Traffic accidents in Venezuela. Photo: Pixabay A total of 159 deaths and 425 injuries left the 367 traffic accidents recorded in December 2025 alone, according to a report from the Road Safety

January 16, 2026

Venezuela

Fire hits energy substation in Embu-Guaçu

A fire broke out in a transformer at an energy substation in the early hours of this Friday (16), in Embu-Guaçu, a municipality in the metropolitan region of São Paulo. According to

January 16, 2026

Brasil

‘How I felt it’ from January 16, 2026

‘How I felt it’ from January 16, 2026 Source link

January 16, 2026

Ecuador

Absalón Vásquez has a conviction for corruption, owes S/1 million and cannot be a candidate

“Let us welcome engineer Absalón Vásquez (Villanueva), who is going (as a candidate) to the Senate of the Republic of Peru with all his wisdom and wisdom,” he expressed. Rafael Lopez Aliaga

January 16, 2026

Peru

Geopolitics and protectionism hamper international trade, although it will continue to grow

The UN trade and development body reveals ten trends that will shape global trade in 2026, including slower growth, more uncertainty due to tariffs and strengthening South-South trade Global trade enters 2026

January 16, 2026

Venezuela

Police officer arrested in São Paulo on suspicion of connection with PCC

This Friday morning (16), the Public Ministry of São Paulo (MPSP) carries out Operation Serpens, to investigate the involvement of a police officer suspected of being involved with the criminal faction of

January 16, 2026

Brasil

A Cuban court confirms six years in prison for José Gabriel Barrenechea for protesting during a blackout

Madrid/Four months after the holding of the oral trialthe Provincial Court of Villa Clara has handed down a sentence for the intellectual and independent journalist José Gabriel Barrenechea. The court has confirmed

January 16, 2026

Ecuador

Arequipa: Life sentence awaits miner for abusing a 10-year-old girl

Ombudsman’s Office: They ask for comprehensive care for a pregnant girl who is a victim of sexual rape in Arequipa

A 10-year-old girl became pregnant as a result of sexual rape, which occurred in December of last year in the province of Camaná. The situation put the health of the pregnant woman

January 16, 2026

Peru

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