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Argentina suspends meat exports for 30 days over inflation concerns

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Argentina has announced a 30-day suspension of meat exports amid soaring prices that have raised government concerns over losing...

After recent economic activity, Brazil government raises GDP 2021 growth projection to 3.5%.

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Banks and financial analysts have been reassessing the GDP outlook for this year since last week with the first-quarter...

Brazil’s Inhotim institute joins global wave of online museum tours

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Aiming to bypass the isolation barriers caused by the pandemic, museums worldwide have been offering virtual tours of their...

Argentina willing to host Copa America alone if protocols are guaranteed

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Argentine president, Alberto Fernández, affirmed this Tuesday that, if Colombia cannot host the Copa América soccer tournament due...

Brazilian singer MC Kevin plunges to his death from hotel’s fifth floor

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian funk musician Kevin Nascimento Bueno, popularly known as MC Kevin, died at the age of 23 after falling...

Darwin’s Arch, Galapagos geological and tourist icon, collapses from natural forces

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The well-known Darwin's Arch, an iconic geological and tourist formation, located in the north of the Galapagos Islands, collapsed...

Panama reports second consecutive day with no Covid-19 deaths

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Panamanian health authorities reported on Monday, May 17, that for the second consecutive day no deaths were reported due...

Costa Rica’s Congress approves the country’s accession to the OECD

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Costa Rican Congress approved this Monday, May 17, in the second and final vote, the country's accession to...

Brazil overtakes Italy in Covid-19 mortality rate, now 11th worst in world

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil on Monday overtook Italy in the Covid-19 death rate, reported Italian News Agency (ANSA), based on data from...

Colombia exits recession as GDP grows 1.1% in Q1

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Although the market expected the Colombian economy to remain at negative numbers, the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE)...

Brazil’s economic activity grew 1.7% in Q1 – FGV

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Economic activity grew 1.7% in the first quarter 2021, in the seasonally adjusted series, compared to the fourth quarter...

Growing migratory flow on Colombia-Panama border

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The current migratory wave on the border between Colombia and Panama has reached the figure of 11,370 irregular immigrants...

Low rainfall reduces water volume in Brazil’s main reservoirs

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The volume of rainfall recorded since October 2020 is the lowest in 91 years, and the government has been...

Brazilians deported by the Biden administration to land in Brazil on Friday, May 21

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The U.S. government, under President Biden, will carry out the first mass deportation of illegal Brazilian immigrants this week,...

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