All posts tagged "Corrupción"

Juliaca (Peru) (AFP) - Demonstrators in Peru blocked roads and held mass funerals on Wednesday for those killed in violent anti-government protests that have gripped the country for weeks, as the United States called for "restraint" on both sides. The deadly clashes have spread to the tourist city of Cusco, the ancient capital of the Inca Empire, where one protester was killed and more than 20 people, including six police officers, were wounded. In total, at least 40 people have died in more than a month of demonstrations demanding the resignation of President Dina Boluarte, who took over afte......

Guatemala City (AFP) - US Vice President Kamala Harris said Monday the United States hopes to work with Guatemala to address the root causes of illegal migration by creating "a sense of hope" in the poverty- and violence-plagued country, on her first trip abroad since taking office. Meeting President Alejandro Giammattei in Guatemala City, Harris said reducing undocumented migration from Central to North America was a priority for US President Joe Biden's administration. "Most people do not want to leave the place where they grew up," loved ones, and people with whom they share a language and ......