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Maduro Proposes Early Parliamentary Elections As Possible Solution To Venezuelan Crisis

CARACAS, Venezuela, Feb 3 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Venezuelan President, Nicolas Maduro, proposed holding early elections for the National Assembly, as…

5.5-Magnitude Quake Hits West Chile Rise — USGS

NEW YORK, Feb 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A 5.5-magnitude earthquake, jolted West Chile Rise at 17:55:40 GMT on Saturday, the U.S.…

Salvadoran Police to Protect Almost 1,600 Polling Stations

SAN SALVADOR, Feb 2 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — The National Civil Police (PNC) in El Salvador on Friday confirmed that it…

Remittances to Mexico hit record high in 2018

MEXICO CITY, Feb 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — Overseas Mexicans have transferred 33.481 billion U.S. dollars to their home country last year,…

Venezuela: Pres Maduro visits military commandos, calls for strengthening intelligence

CARACAS, Feb 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro visited the headquarters of the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB) here on…

Colombia’s navy recovers bodies of 12 drowned African migrants

BOGOTA, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Colombia’s navy has recovered the bodies of 12 African migrants, including seven children, who died…

Chile escape: Fugitive ex-guerrilla Patricio Ortiz Montenegro returns to Santiago after 23 years

SANTIAGO, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Chilean former left-wing militant, renowned for a daring prison escape in 1996, has returned…

United Nations: ‘Indigenous Languages Are Part of Our Identities’, says Bolivian Pres Evo Morales

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 2 (NNN-TELESUR) — Bolivian President Evo Morales spoke at the U.N. General Assembly for the opening ceremony…

6.5-magnitude quake shakes Guatemala, Mexico

MEXICO CITY, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A 6.5-magnitude earthquake shook Mexico and Guatemala on Friday, leaving three people injured and…

US sets deadline for foreigners dealing in Venezuela oil

WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Non-U.S. entities buying oil or petroleum products from Venezuela’s state-owned PDVSA in deals that involve…