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BBB 21 winner Juliette Freire is Brazilian with highest engagement on Instagram
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Engagement is the way to assess interactions on a social media account, i.e., the number of likes and comments...
Covid-19: PAHO alerts to cases in Latin America and Copa America risks
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) director Carissa Etienne said on Wednesday, June 9, at a press conference that Latin...
Peru confirms its first case of Covid-19 caused by Indian (Delta) coronavirus variant
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Government of Peru confirmed on Wednesday its first case of the Indian variant of the coronavirus, detected in...
Colombia registers another daily record with Covid 550 deaths (June 9)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Colombia registered this Wednesday a new record of coronavirus deaths, with 550 fatalities, due to the third wave of...
Peru election: Keiko Fujimori, defeated at the polls, asks for annulment of 200,000 votes
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Peruvian presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori asked electoral authorities on Wednesday to annul 802 voting records - some 200,000 votes...
Brazil records 2,723 new Covid deaths and total nears 480,000 (June 9)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil reported 2,723 new deaths from Covid-19 on Wednesday, bringing the total number of fatalities from the disease in...
Almagro calls for suspension of Nicaragua’s participation in the OAS
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, on Wednesday urged its members to suspend Nicaragua's...
São Paulo residents seek out Pfizer vaccine for future travel advantages
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - "Is it Pfizer? Better yet," says the man in line at the Bom Retiro Basic Health Unit (UBS) in...
“Brazilians came out of the Jungle”: Argentine President misquotes Mexican poet, reaps uproar
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Alberto Fernández made a striking mistake in a press conference he gave together with the President of the...
López Obrador nominates Finance Minister to be governor of the Bank of Mexico
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Mexico's President, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, announced on Wednesday that he would propose the current Secretary of Finance and...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro asks for “a miracle” to “save” Peru from the leftist São Paulo Forum
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, asked this Wednesday, June 9, for "a miracle" to "save" Peru and avoid the...
Brazilian beef exports down 18% in May
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - There was a drop in sales to China, Brazil's agribusiness largest client. The data are from the Brazilian Association...
Bolsonaro tells Supreme Court he was not irresponsible in prompting crowds in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Answering a request by Federal Supreme Court (STF) Justice Edson Fachin, the federal government justified the violations of restrictive...
Analysis: Side effects of Covid-19 vaccines used in Brazil are similar, usually mild
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Covid-19 vaccine administration in Brazil has raised questions about their potential side effects. The most common reactions after vaccination...