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Brazil’s Mato Grosso do Sul State Imposes Curfew due to Rise in COVID-19 Cases
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil's central-west state Mato Grosso do Sul, which borders Paraguay and Bolivia, on Friday declared a curfew to help...
Peru Halts Chinese Coronavirus Vaccine Trials After Volunteer Develops Neurological Problems
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Peru has temporarily suspended clinical trials of a Covid-19 vaccine made by Chinese drug giant Sinopharm after detecting neurological...
Analysis: COVID-19 Could Cause Over 2.7 Million SMEs in Latin America to Close
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - At least 2.7 million businesses are expected to close in Latin America - most of them small and medium-size...
Guedes Confident Brazil Can Help Vulnerable People and Maintain Spending Cap
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Brazilian government has the financial tools to support some of the country’s most vulnerable people next year without...
UK and Brazil to Boost Economic Relationship
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The UK and Brazil made agreements on financial services, taxation, sustainable growth and Green Finance, helping to boost jobs...
Iconic Bossa Nova Bar in Downtown Rio de Janeiro Is Latest Victim of Virus
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The year was 1956, and two of the founding fathers of bossa nova, Tom Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes,...
Guyana Targets More EU Budget Support – Finance Minister
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Guyana will continue to need budget support from the European Union (EU), despite the fact that the country is...
Argentina’s Lower House Votes to Legalize Abortion
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The lower house of Argentina's congress approved the legalization of abortion on Friday, December 11th, sending the proposal to...
International Tourists Flock to Cuba’s Secluded Beaches Amid Pandemic
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Claude Paquette, a Canadian tourist from Montreal, starts his day with a morning coffee and a beautiful view of...
Brazil Lowers Corn Production Forecast Because of Dry Weather in South
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil's corn production forecast for 2020-21 has been reduced to 102.6 million metric tons (mt) from the 104.9 million...
Brazilian and Argentine Beef Exports to China Suspended After Covid-19 in Packaging
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Two beef producers from Brazil and one from Argentina have had their exports to China suspended for one week...
Brazil’s Vale Suspends Operations at New Caledonia Plant After Protests
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian mining giant Vale SA said on Thursday, December 10th, that it has halted operations on the Pacific island...
US$1.44 Billion Needed to Support Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela – UNHCR
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Today, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and IOM, the International Organization for Migration, launch a US$1.44 billion regional plan...
Chile’s COVID-19 Positivity Rate Reaches 5.62 Percent, Highest Since October
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The average positivity rate of tests to detect the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Chile rose to 5.62 percent,...