* The Organization of American States adopted a resolution criticizing Colombia’s recent military incursion into Ecuadorian territory while also recognizing that countries must commit to combating “irregular groups.”
* Russian energy giant Gazprom signed a deal with Bolivia that allows the company to explore for natural gas there.
* Cuban farmers can now buy their own supplies instead of only through the island’s government in a decision aimed at improving agrarian production.
* U.S. anti-drug officials have expressed worry over the recent finding of coca plantations in the Brazilian rainforest.
Sources- BBC News, The Latin Americanist, MercoPress, International Herald Tribune, Bloomberg
Image- BBC News (“Colombia's raid on the Farc camp inside Ecuador raised tensions”)
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