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Venezuela rations diesel supply to truckers as fuel shortages worsen
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Venezuelan state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela has begun rationing diesel to truckers, four transport sector sources told Reuters,...
Brazil’s foreign minister and Eduardo Bolsonaro in Israel for talks on COVID nasal spray
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A senior delegation of Brazilian government officials arrived in Israel Sunday, March 7th, for a series of meetings with...
Uptick in crimes against Mexican politicians points toward violent midterm election
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - More than a hundred murders of Mexican officials and candidates in recent months point to the country’s midterm elections...
Chile donates 20,000 doses of Sinovac coronavirus vaccine to Ecuador
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Ecuador has received a donation of some 20,000 doses of the Sinovac coronavirus vaccine from Chile, Ecuador’s President Lenin...
Venezuelan Armed Forces launch military drills to bolster nation’s defenses
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Chief of Staff of the Strategic Operational Command of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) Admiral Remigio Ceballos...
Brazil’s President says pandemic aid payments could vary in value
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday, March 5th, said that emergency payments to aid the poor in the pandemic...
Portugal to quarantine passengers on indirect flights from UK, Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Passengers flying indirectly to Portugal from Britain or Brazil must present a negative COVID-19 test taken 72 hours before...
Venezuela to introduce 1-million-bolivar bill as inflation persists
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Venezuela’s central bank said on Friday, March 5th, that it would introduce a banknote worth 1 million bolivars beginning...
Argentine economy expected to grow 6.2% in 2021: central bank poll
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Argentina’s economy is expected to grow 6.2% in 2021, according to a central bank poll on Friday, while annual...
Futures funds hold biggest bet against Brazil real in over 3 months -CFTC data
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Funds and speculators on U.S. futures markets amassed their largest bet against the Brazilian real in over three months,...
Brazil IPO schedule still busy despite market volatility
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Forty-five Brazilian companies are still waiting for approvals for their plans for initial public offerings, documents showed on Friday,...
Brazil working with Biden on climate, Amazon deforestation, says Foreign Minister
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Brazilian government and the Biden administration are working together on climate change, an area that appeared to be...
Oxford study indicates AstraZeneca effective against Brazil variant, source says
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Preliminary data from a study conducted at the University of Oxford indicates that the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford...
Cuba starts late stage trials of COVID-19 vaccine candidate in Havana
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Cuba has begun late stage trials of its most advanced experimental COVID-19 vaccine, edging closer to a potential home-grown...