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The series of earthquake that struck the Esmeralda area, resulting in hundreds of people displaced and the temporary closing of myriads of local businesses, also ring a bell about the increase of seismic and volcanic activity in the Ring of Fire

The country’s OAS ambassador, Arturo McFields, has condemned the government of President Daniel Ortega, accusing it of human rights abuses, and has also officially resigned as the country’s ambassador

The National Red Cross and the National Coordination Center for Disaster Management (NCCR) are currently joining forces to assist the 3.000 households that have been affected by severe flooding throughout the country

The U.S. Senate voted unanimously to make daylight saving time permanent from 2023; if the House also passes the Sunshine Protection Act, the time Americans live on during the summer - four hours behind (GMT) - will be the standard time year-round

More voices are reporting tortures perpetrated by senior students at the Military Academy; latest case is confirmed by an identified cadet with head injuries

The government has set aside approximately USD$23 million for the 2022 national budget to address the recent steep increase in prices

Authorities have announced the updating of customs regulations, with a direct impact on the population and new economic actors, as they allow the border to speed up the processes of import and export of goods and the flow of passengers

2,7 million Uruguayans voted in a national referendum on whether to repeal the Law of Urgent Consideration, or LUC; this being an omnibus law that addresses many topics as ‘urgent’, thus postponing hundreds of other laws that might need priority

After several months of complaining to the authorities about sewage puddles in the La Rotonda neighbourhood, La Ciénega highway, Santiago, residents are in despair as they have received no response; the situation has caused infections in many children

Mexico CIty’s new airport - a multibillion-dollar construction built to host up to 20 million passengers a year - has been inagurated by the highest authorities, including President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador

The OAS and the UN have called out the country due to the ongoing illegal use of mercury to extract gold from rivers, which has caused the Amazonian community of Eyiyo Quibo to be intoxicated by the chemical

After nearly two years of talks, the IMF has finalised a 30-month extended fund facility arrangement that refinances USD$44 billion from a previous USD$57 billion 2018 loan