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As the 48th summit of the South American sub-regional block Mercosur kicked off in Brasilia Thursday, heads of member states to focused on reducing trade barriers between their countries over the next six months to promote regional integration.»

The ruling Alianza Pais Movement today condemned the bomb attack against its headquarters in Guayaquil, while Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa, warned that “the violence will not go on”.»

A growing trail of affection and respect will be surely left behind by Pope Francis at the end of his visit today to Paraguay, the last stop of his South American tour.»

Pope Francis concluded this Friday, after noon, his visit to Bolivia, after a three-day historic journey in which he expressed his solidarity with the poor and called for a better future for this Andean-Amazonian country.»

Pope Francis called society to give priority to welfare over material possessions this Thursday, during a mass that drew millions of faithful Bolivians.»

Russia President Vladimir Putin announced Thursday the creation of a BRICS university, during the summit of the bloc underway in the Russian city of Ufa.»

Pope Francis concludes his four-day visit to Ecuador this Wednesday, and will head for La Paz, Bolivia, where he will be received by President Evo Morales and other officials.»

Russia welcomes the Ministers of Finance and Economy of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, China, India, and South Africa) before the summits of that group and of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).»

The 17th Summit Meeting of the Non Aligned Movement, originally scheduled to be held in Margarita Island, Venezuela, this year, was postponed for a yet to be set date of year 2016, sources from the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry told Prensa Latina.»

Greek people this Sunday clearly rejected the austerity reforms demanded by European lenders. The ‘No’ side led in the non-binding referendum by over 60 percent.»