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400 Colombian activists killed since 2016: Rights group
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - More than 400 human rights defenders have been killed in Colombia since 2016, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Wednesday,...
5G Will Happen in Brazil in 2022, say Ericsson and Huawei
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - 5G Internet will be accessible to Brazilian consumers in 2022, but the reach of the new technology hinges on...
Teen femicide by policeman shocks Argentina
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The stabbing death of Ursula Bahillo, 19, in the Buenos Aires district of Rojas has sent shockwaves across the...
Seven dead as Air Force plane crashes in Paraguay – Reports
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Seven people have been killed and one severely injured as a result of a plane crash in Paraguay, the...
Vehicle sales in Latin America drop 25% in wake of pandemic and crisis
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Despite vehicle sales in Latin America sliding 25% in 2020 in wake of the worldwide health pandemic and correlating...
Forest fire in Argentina’s Patagonia region still not controlled (February 10th)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A forest fire raging for more than two weeks in Cuesta del Ternero in the Argentine region of Patagonia...
Ecuadorean Presidential Runoff in April Seems Most Certain
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Ecuadorean presidential candidate Andrés Arauz, a protegé of former populist president Rafael Correa claimed victory in Sunday's election, although...
Brazil-Argentina Peace Mediator, Ambassador Scioli Comes to the (Political) Rescue
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On January 13th, a stuffy Wednesday of a less rainy summer than usual in Brasília, Argentine Ambassador Daniel Scioli...
Producing Chicken in Brazil has Become Less Profitable in 2020
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Meat prices declined or stabilised and the cost share of feed and doc’s grew to 87% of total production...
Covid-19 Immunization in Peru to Begin Tuesday as Country Faces Second Wave
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A first batch of 300,000 doses of vaccines from the Chinese laboratory Sinopharm will arrive in Peru this Sunday,...
Venezuela Is Becoming One of World’s Most Rapid Adopters of Cryptocurrency
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Between hyperinflation, stalled oil operations, and deepening tensions with the United States, it is safe to say that Venezuela...
Mexico’s Silver Belt Helps Make Country World´s Leading Silver Producer
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Exploration companies often receive favourable incentives such as tax deferrals to prospect in underexplored jurisdictions, and it can often...
Gold Rush in Peruvian Amazon Visible from Space
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - An astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) took a photograph of numerous gold prospecting pits in eastern Peru....
Brazil Labor Courts Ban Automaker Ford from Mass Layoffs While Closing Plants
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Two Brazilian labor judges have banned U.S. carmaker Ford from mass layoffs as it closes its manufacturing facilities in...