Latin America

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Costa Rica’s quiet rise as Latin America’s high-tech hub

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Long defined by its lush tropical rainforests and agricultural exports of coffee, bananas, and sugar, Costa Rica is quietly reinvented itself, shifting away from an agrarian economy to become a global powerhouse of high-tech industries – more dynamic and globally connected than ever before.

02/06/2025

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Green, stable, strategic: Costa Rica’s rise as an FDI hub

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In a world where certainty is increasingly scarce, Costa Rica is offering international investors something rare: a politically stable, sustainable and strategically positioned home for their money.

26/05/2025

World News

Salvadoran lawyer and Bukele critic Ruth López arrested

Rights group have condemned the move and have expressed concern that the attorney's whereabouts are still not known.

20/05/2025

World News

Pope Francis: Services held across Latin America in mourning

Before Francis, there hadn't been a non-European Bishop of Rome since the death of Syrian-born Gregory III in 741.

22/04/2025

World News

Mexico City lawmakers ban violent bullfighting, sparking fury and joy

The legislation, approved by a 61-1 vote, prohibits the killing of bulls and the use of sharp objects that could injure the animals.

19/03/2025

Colombia

Cocaine is 'no worse than whiskey', says Colombia's president

During a six-hour government meeting that was broadcast live, Colombian President Gustavo Petro said legalised cocaine could be "sold like wine".

06/02/2025

Argentina

Milei takes aim at femicide law, sparking backlash in Argentina

Argentinian President Javier Milei last week told the World Economic Forum in Davos that 'radical feminism is a distortion of the concept of equality'.

30/01/2025

Europe News

Which Hispanic leaders will attend Trump's inauguration?

Next Monday Donald Trump takes office as the 47th President of the United States.

17/01/2025

Culture news

By royal appointment: New English entries in 2024 Spanish dictionary

Spoiler, granularity and wasabi are among the new foreign terms chosen by Spanish academics to join the new words in the Diccionario de la Lengua Española.

29/12/2024

USA

Trump and Harris head to Pennsylvania after Puerto Rico joke at rally

Republican candidate for president Donald Trump visited the city of Reading in Pennsylvania after a joke at his rally threatened to alienate the swing state's substantial Hispanic population.

04/11/2024

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Iconic Volkswagen Beetle kept alive in Mexico City

The Beetle, known as 'Vocho' in Mexico, is so popular in the city due to its historical affordability and the powerful engines that help it navigate the steep hills.

24/06/2024

Culture news

Take a look at this year's Pulitzer Prize-winning photos

The images, captured by Associated Press photographers last year, centre migrant experiences in a world increasingly hostile to cross-border travel.

09/05/2024

Business

Guinness manufacturer Diageo sees stock plunge on profit warning

Shares in Guinness beer maker Diageo plunged 15.44% in afternoon trade on Friday as investors reacted to the company’s latest earnings report.

10/11/2023

Panama

Panama Canal faces tough times as ship crossings dip

The Panama Canal authority says it expects revenue to drop by about €182 million in the next fiscal year, a shipping crossings are impacted by the ongoing drought.

04/08/2023

Culture news

Mexican city bans 'sexist' songs amid growing violence concerns

The ban issued by the council of Chihuahua could target some of Latin pop's biggest stars, whose lyrics are often accused of promoting misogyny.

03/08/2023

Brussels, My Love?

Brussels, my love? EU & Latin American leaders gather in Brussels

In this edition of Brussels, my love?, we break down the EU-CELAC summit that saw 60 leaders from the two continents gather in Brussels. The forum focused on trade, Ukraine and rejuvenating relations after an eight-year hiatus.

22/07/2023

My Europe Series

State of the Union: Grain deal ends as Latin America comes to Brussels

The long-term viability of the agreement between Kyiv and Moscow had been up in the air for some time now.

21/07/2023

Europe News

EU-Latin America leaders fail to agree statement on war in Ukraine

Nicaragua was the only country to object to the inclusion of the conflict.

18/07/2023

Europe News

EU looks to regain influence in Latin America as leaders summit begins

The meeting is the first of its kind in eight years.

17/07/2023

Europe News

War in Ukraine set to haunt EU summit with Latin American countries

Brussels sees the region as crucial to reducing its dependency on China for critical raw materials.

14/07/2023