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Brazil’s Public Sector Primary Deficit in November Sets Four-Year High
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil's public sector registered a primary deficit of R$18.1 billion (US$3.49 billion) in November, the worst result for the...
Mexico May Allow Private Firms to Buy, Distribute Vaccines
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Monday he is not opposed to private companies buying coronavirus vaccines to...
Nearly 4 Million Peruvians in Lima Metropolitan Area May Have Had COVID-19
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Around 4 million people might already have had the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Peru´s Lima Metropolitan Area, according to...
Colombia Minimum Wage to Rise 3.5% to Around US$260 per Month in 2021
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Colombia's minimum wage will increase 3.5% in 2021, President Ivan Duque said in a Twitter message on Tuesday, December...
Maduro Claims Colombia’s Mercenaries Planning ‘New Attack’ on Venezuela Soon
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Venezuela says it has uncovered a plan to destabilize the situation in the country and disrupt the work of...
Cuba Announces Domestic Covid-19 Vaccine within Six Months
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Cuba will be able to immunize its entire population against the coronavirus with its own vaccine in the first...
Emirates SkyCargo Transports Brazilian-made Satellite Amazonia-1 to India
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates airline has successfully executed a cargo charter to transport the Brazilian satellite...
Four People Die in Plane Crash in Brazil´s Paraná State
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Four people died after a small plane crashed in a rural area in the central region of Parana state...
Four Companies Disrupting the Brazilian Insurance Market
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Digital transformation and the rise of emerging technologies are making organizations adapt to survive. The insurance market is no...
Ten Reasons to Visit Colombia in 2021
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Colombia is a country of contrasts, unexplored landscapes, vast biodiversity, rich cultures and ancient histories, with welcoming people full...
Argentine President Asks Residents to Reflect on Carelessness Regarding COVID-19
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Argentine President Alberto Fernandez on Monday, December 28th, called for reflection by all residents while noting "so much carelessness"...
Brazil’s Industry Confidence at Highest Level in Over 10 Years
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil's industry confidence rose 1.8 points in December to 114.9 points, reaching the highest level in more than 10...
Honduras Has Disabled 35 Clandestine Airstrips Used for Drug Trafficking in 2020
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Honduran Armed Forces so far this year have destroyed 35 clandestine landing strips used for drug trafficking, a...
Colombian Capital Bogotá Implements New Measures to Prevent Crowds
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The mayor of the Colombian capital Bogotá announced on Sunday, December 28th, new measures to prevent the spread of...