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Colombia’s Ecopetrol Says Oil Theft From Pipelines Rose 46% Last Year
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Theft of crude oil from pipelines operated by Colombia's state-controlled oil company Ecopetrol rose by 46% last year, driven...
Business Protest in Colombia Ahead of Virus Lockdown
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Dozens of merchants protested Wednesday, January 20th, in Colombia’s capital city of Bogota against the local government’s restrictions meant...
Chile Regulator Greenlights Sinovac COVID-19 Vaccine for Emergency Use
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Chile’s health regulator approved the emergency roll-out of the CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by China’s Sinovac Biotech Ltd, clearing...
Oxford/AstraZeneca Vaccine Active Substance Reaches Mexico – Minister
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The first shipment of the active substance used to make the AstraZeneca vaccine has arrived in Mexico from Argentina,...
Argentina Approves Russia’s Sputnik V Vaccine for Over-60s
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Argentina’s government said on Wednesday, January 20th, it has approved Russia’s coronavirus vaccine, Sputnik V, for use in people...
Pandemic Central to Overwhelming Downside Risks to Latin American Economy -Fitch
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Latin American economies will rebound this year from last year’s recession but the risks to that outlook are almost...
Brazil Sets Out Diplomatic Position Ahead of US President Biden’s Administration
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Bolsonaro’s government, which embraced both the Trump administration and its core ideals, wants President Biden to know where...
Chile Unveils Plan to Spur Electromobility With Chinese-made Electric Taxis
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Chilean government on Tuesday, January 19th, unveiled a plan to encourage transition from fossil-fuel taxis to electric-powered ones,...
CoronaVac Vaccine Brings Hope to Brazil’s Pandemic-hit Indigenous Peoples
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Having suffered heavy loss of human lives since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Brazil's remote indigenous communities now...
In Brazil’s Amazon, Indigenous People Fear Surge in COVID-19 Deaths
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Thomson Reuters Foundation) With hospitals overflowing and oxygen supplies running low, indigenous leader Joilson Karapana fears a second wave...
Brazilian Asset Manager Vinci Expects US$1 Billion Valuation in Nasdaq IPO
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian asset manager Vinci Partners Investments plans to raise up to US$250 million and reach a US$1 billion valuation...
Cash-strapped Venezuela Can Not Join COVAX Vaccine Program, PAHO Says
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The timeline has closed for Venezuela to join the COVAX facility for COVID-19 vaccines, an official with the Pan...
Brazilian Firm Plans to Export Russian COVID Vaccine to South America
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian pharmaceutical company União Quimica plans to press ahead with production of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine with a view...
Peru’s Caral, Oldest City in the Americas, Under Threat from Squatters
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (AFP) Having survived for 5,000 years, the oldest archaeological site in the Americas is under threat from squatters claiming...