Global South

President José Mujica of Uruguay said that next month, when he meets with President Barack Obama in the White House, he will stress the "big mistakes" that wealthy countries make with…
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Protests in Venezuela have made international headlines. Much of the foreign media coverage has distorted the reality of my country and the facts surrounding the events, writes…
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Colombia's foreign minister, María Ángela Holguín, last week acknowledged that the U.S. government had asked the administration of President Juan Manuel Santos to accept inmates from…
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The Guantánamo detainees accepted by Uruguay "are not dangerous," the nation's Interior Minister, Eduardo Bonomi, told reporters in Montevideo on Monday (March 24). The minister…
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The Bush administration tried to isolate Venezuela from its neighbors. The strategy ended up isolating Washington instead. Now the Obama administration finds itself even more isolated…
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President José Mujica of Uruguay said Sunday (March 23) that President Obama has invited him to the White House for May 12, but that he has "80 percent decided not to go we're in an…
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President José Mujica of Uruguay revealed on Friday (March 21) that, in exchange for granting shelter to detainees from the U.S. Navy base at Guantánamo, Cuba, he has asked the Obama…
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President José Mujica of Uruguay confirmed Thursday (March 20) that Uruguay will shelter as "refugees" at least five detainees at the U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. He will do…
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Senator Isabel Allende, daughter of the late Chilean president Salvador Allende, on Tuesday transferred the presidential sash from the shoulders of departing President Sebastián Piñera…
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The Organization of American States (OAS) approved, in last Friday’s summit, a statement expressing solidarity and support for the Venezuelan government in light of recent events. 


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