UNITED STATES
– The UN opens the annual meetings of its Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues with a session in which the participation of the President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, stands out.
– The expected takeoff of the Starship rocket from space company SpaceX could not take place this Monday due to technical problems at the facilities of billionaire Elon Musk’s company in Texas (USA) and will be delayed by at least less than 42 hours.
– Brazil’s Minister of Indigenous Peoples, Sonia Guajajara, tells the press at the UN about the steps her government is taking to protect 1.5 million hectares of indigenous land.
– The United Nations Economic and Social Committee opens its annual forum on financing development policies, which continues until April 20.
– The Special Presidential Advisor for the Americas of the United States government, Chris Dodd, speaks in a session of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS). (picture) (video)
– The UN Security Council discusses the war in Yemen.
– Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy delivers a speech on the economy at the New York Stock Exchange.
– After the modernization of bachata, merengue and reggae, it is now the turn of romantic bolero music. (photo)
– After repeated incidents of violence, teachers in the United States explain how to prepare children for a school shooting. (picture)(video)
– The International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights commemorates the fifth anniversary of the protests against the government of Daniel Ortega that erupted in 2018 in Nicaragua.
BRAZIL
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov begins a tour of several Latin American countries in Brazil, as part of President Lula’s efforts to promote a “negotiated solution” to the war in Ukraine. (photo) (video) (audio)
– Chronicle on the smallest indigenous reserve in Brazil, near the skyscrapers of Sao Paulo, where some 800 members of the Guarani ethnic group fight daily to claim their rights against the abandonment of the State. (picture)(video)
– Brazil’s economic activity fell 0.04% in January.
PERU
– A Peruvian court analyzes the charge brought against former President Alejandro Toledo (2001-2006), currently pending pending his extradition from the United States, for alleged commission of money laundering in the case of the bribes received from the Brazilian company Odebrecht to grant the Interoceanic Highway Concession. (video)
COLOMBIA
– The Central Staff (EMC), the main dissidence of the former FARC guerrillas, has shown that it has great convening power in the south of Colombia, where it has brought together peasants, indigenous and Afro- Colombians to announce their desire to talk about peace with the Government. (picture)(video)
– Information on the eve of the Bogotá Book Fair (FILBo) – which begins this Tuesday and lasts until May 2 – on the Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie.
– The Economic and Commercial Office of Spain in Colombia awards the “Restaurants of Spain” diplomas, awarded to the best ambassadors of Spanish gastronomy. (picture)(video)
VENEZUELA
– A month has passed since the largest anti-corruption operation in Venezuela, promoted by the government against businessmen and officials of public companies, including PDVSA, which led to the resignation of the Minister of Oil, Tareck El Aissami, whose whereabouts are unknown. (picture) (video)
ECUADOR
– British, American and Ecuadorian scientists have made a major discovery in the Galapagos Islands Marine Reserve that could help understand past ocean environments to understand the modern climate crisis. (picture) (video)
– Interview with the Minister of Culture and Heritage of Ecuador, María Elena Machuca, on actions in favor of cultural heritage in 2023.
PANAMA
– The trial should open for alleged money laundering in connection with the purchase of a media conglomerate against around twenty people, including former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli (2009-2014). If it does not take place, the trial is postponed to May 23. (picture) (video)
MEXICO
– Nine out of ten imprisoned Mexicans admit to having had direct contact with at least one crime before the age of six, reveals the first study on exposure to childhood violence and violence among prisoners in the country, carried out by the reintegrating organization. (picture)(video)
– The Latin American food supplement market will grow by 2.2% over the next five years, led by Argentina, Panama and Mexico.
– Analysts adjust their inflation forecasts.
– The President of the Xunta de Galicia, Alfonso Rueda, concludes his visit to Mexico with a meeting with Spanish and Mexican businessmen to promote investment. (photo).
– Activists and presidential candidates of the Mexican opposition propose to create coalition governments for the presidential elections of 2024. (photo)
– Press conference with the Spanish singer Natalia Jiménez. (picture)(video)
– Mexican immigrants camped on Baghdad Beach in Matamoros, on the border with Texas, to watch the launch of tycoon Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket in the United States, but a technical problem prevented it from taking off. (picture)(video)
ARGENTINA
– Chronicle on sustainable tourism in Antarctica. (photo)
– Review of the results of the first election day of the year held on Sunday in the provinces of Neuquén and Río Negro.
– The Spanish poet and director of the Cervantes Institute, Luis García Montero, presents his latest book, “A year and three months” at the Cultural Center of Spain in Buenos Aires.
BOLIVIA
– Chronicle of a group of Bolivian children who seek to “do justice” in the audiovisual short film “Tantachawi”, which deals with the indigenous uprising led by the chief Túpac Katari and his wife Bartolina Sisa, at the end of the 18th century. (picture)(video)
SPORTS
Ecuador.- The third day of the hexagonal final of the South American U-17 Championship will be played with the matches Chile-Venezuela, Paraguay-Argentina and Ecuador-Brazil. (photo)
Uruguay.- The match La Luz-Deportivo Maldonado closes the eleventh day of the Apertura Football Tournament.
Uruguay.- The Uruguayan team begins training for the U20 World Cup with a squad of 24 players who play in the local environment.
Argentina.- The Argentine government and the Argentine Football Association officially announce that the country will host the next U20 Football World Cup, which will be held from May 20 to June 11. (video)
Argentina.- Beginning of the trial in which the Colombian footballer Sebastián Villa, player of Boca Juniors, is accused of gender-based violence against his ex-partner.
Argentina.- The twelfth date of the local football league ends, with the dispute of the matches Platense-Colón, Banfield-Central Córdoba, Sarmiento-Arsenal, Atlético Tucumán-Rosario Central and Godoy Cruz-Lanús.
Argentina.- Preview of the match of group F of the Copa Libertadores between the Argentinian Boca Juniors and the Colombian Deportivo Pereira, which takes place this Tuesday in Buenos Aires.
Argentina.- Preview of the Group C match of the South American Cup between Argentinian Estudiantes de La Plata and Paraguayan Tacuary, which will be played this Tuesday in La Plata.
Argentina.- Preview of the Group E match of the Copa Sudamericana between the Argentinian Newell’s Old Boys and the Bolivian Blooming, which will take place this Tuesday in Rosario.
Ecuador.- Preview of the match of the second day of the group stage of the Copa Libertadores between the Ecuadorian Independiente del Valle and the Uruguayan Liverpool which will be played this Tuesday.
Brazil.- Argentinian Jorge Sampaoli is presented as the new coach of Flamengo (photo).
Brasil.- Previa: The imprint of Fluminense examines the strongest.
Brazil.- Preview of a Brazilian duel with emergencies: Paranaense-Atlético Mineiro.
Brazil.- Previous: Internacional receives the Venezuelan champion pending the recovery of the troops.
Brazil.- Preview of the Copa Sudamericana match between Bragantino and Oriente Petrolero.
Brazil.- Preview of the Copa Sudamericana match between Sao Paulo and Puerto Cabello.
Colombia.- Sunday’s riots at the Atanasio Girardot stadium cast doubt on the Libertadores match between Atlético Nacional and Melgar next Thursday.
Colombia.- Preview of the second day of Group G of the Copa Sudamericana which will face Independiente Santa Fe and Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata. EFE
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