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Peru will not recognize Nicolás Maduro as Venezuela's "democratically elected president"
Ecuador has formally recognized Edmundo González as the elected president of Venezuela
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Biden to meet with Colombian President to discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Biden and Duque will discuss "a range of regional and global issues of mutual interest, including Russia's unprovoked and unwarranted military invasion of Ukraine"
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Cartel revenge killing leaves 17 mourners dead
At least 17 people were killed while attending a wake in the town of San Jose de Gracia in the Mexican state of Michoacan
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Latin America stands to lose as oil prices hit $100 amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Oil prices hit $100 a barrel for the first time since 2011, following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s widely-condemned decision to invade his country’s southern neighbor, Ukraine
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Cubans call Ukraine embassy in Havana to show support, Zelensky invites them to fight visa-free
Ukrainian President Zelensky signed on Monday a presidential decree allowing free access to Ukraine for foreigners willing to fight
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U.S. Embassy in Cuba to increase staff to help process visas
The Biden Administration is expected to announce a plan this week to increase its staff at the U.S. embassy in Havana
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Guaidó: Those who do not support Ukraine support the dictatorship of Nicolas Maduro
"The role we Venezuelans have in this conflict is to accompany the struggle of the Ukrainian people and continue fighting to rescue democracy and freedom in Venezuela," the Venezuelan head of state said in a tweet
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Inflation in Brazil may be lower than U.S. in 2022
Last year, Bolsonaro’s administration launched an aggressive interest rate tightening cycle – increasing borrowing costs from 2% to 10.75% in an attempt to mitigate growing inflationary pressures
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Harsh sanctions could hurt Moscow's Latin American allies
The West’s decision to bar 13 Russian banks from accessing the Swift network -- the global network that connects thousands of financial institutions around the world -- could ultimately provide the harshest blow
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Latin American governments join forces to evacuate their citizens from Ukraine
Latin American and Caribbean embassies and consulates in Ukraine, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania are coordinating efforts to help their citizens evacuate the conflict zone
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Latin American leaders react to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
The governments of Peru, Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, among others, called for peace on Thursday
