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Bolivia reiterates priority of lithium industrialization
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The President of Bolivia, Luis Arce, yesterday announced an international call for bids on Direct Lithium Extraction and stressed...
Rio de Janeiro concludes the largest privatization of basic sanitation services in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The state of Rio de Janeiro celebrated this Friday, April 30, the largest privatization of basic sanitation services in...
Uruguay struggles to cease being “too small” an art market
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Uruguay is facing the challenge of ceasing to be "too small a market" for art and must therefore invest...
Colombia’s unemployment stood at 14.2 % in March
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Colombia's unemployment in March 2021 stood at 14.2%, a 1.6 percentage point increase compared to the same month in...
Controversy in Dominican Republic over new penalties for corruption
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The punishment for corruption in the new Criminal Code bill under discussion in the Dominican Republic has sparked controversy...
Unions in Ecuador demand respect and protection for workers
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Representatives of Ecuador's labor unions demanded respect for workers' rights through slogans focused on their protection against the advance...
Haitian migrants in Honduras denounce abuses in Central and South America
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Haitian migrants who this week reached Honduras, on their way to the United States in a journey that began...
Despite stagnation, Mexico’s President Obrador expects full economic recovery by mid-year
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The president acknowledged that although during the first quarter of the year there was "little growth" due to the...
WHO alerts to new pandemic peak in Latin America
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Although much of the attention on the pandemic is focused on India, the World Health Organization (WHO) today alerted...
Venezuelan physician José Gregorio Hernández is already beatified
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Venezuelan doctor José Gregorio Hernández was beatified this Friday in Caracas in a reduced ceremony, according to the...
Argentina extended traffic and school restrictions to May 21st
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Classes will remain suspended in the area comprising the city of Buenos Aires and the urban areas of the...
Rio Oil & Gas Show, Latin America’s largest oil event, postponed until September 2022
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Rio Oil & Gas conference, Latin America's largest oil event, has been deferred by a year, to September...
Colombia surpasses 500 daily Covid-19 deaths for the first time
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Colombian health authorities on Thursday confirmed 505 deaths due to Covid-19, a record for the country which for several...
ECLAC raises Latin America’s growth outlook for 2021 to 4.1%
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has slightly improved the region's growth outlook for 2021...