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Maduro Eyes Victory in Venezuela Poll Amid Opposition Boycott
by Andrea Tosta
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (AFP) Venezuelans vote Sunday in legislative elections set to tighten President Nicolas Maduro's grip on power and...
Peru Farmworkers Block Pan-American Highway Again in Pay Dispute
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (AFP) Striking Peruvian workers temporarily erected new blockades on the Pan-American Highway on Saturday, a day after they had...
Chile’s Central Bank Prepares Investment Measures to Mitigate Pension Withdrawals
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Chile’s Central Bank said on Friday, December 4th, that it will intervene to mitigate a possible uptick in market...
“Millionaires’ Tax” for Virus Relief Passes Argentine Senate
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (AFP) Argentina's Senate passed a tax to be imposed on about 12,000 of the country's richest people on Friday,...
Peru Repeals Farm Law After Days of Road Blockades
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Peru's Congress on Friday, December 4th, repealed a farming law that had triggered days of roadblocks and other protests...
Mine Collapse in Nicaragua Traps at Least 10
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (AFP) A mudslide in an unlicensed gold mine in Nicaragua trapped at least 10 workers Friday, December 4th, state-run...
Malls in Rio de Janeiro to Open 24 Hours for Christmas Shoppers
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (AFP) Rio de Janeiro's shopping malls will stay open 24 hours a day through Christmas, authorities announced Friday, December...
Brazil Police Arrest 11 Suspects in Animal Trafficking Ring
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Police on Friday, December 4th, arrested one of Brazil's top wildlife traffickers and rescued about 200 animals set for...
Chile Tightens Immigration Law Ahead of Predicted post-Lockdown Arrivals
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Lawmakers approved late on Thursday, December 3rd, a bill that overhauls Chile’s immigration rules and the service that oversees...
Young Brazilian Partygoers Stir Fears of Second COVID-19 Wave
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - When a young woman joined her family for a barbecue one recent Sunday in southern Brazil, soon after a...
Peru Mine Workers Join in Rrotests, Cutting off Some Major Highways to Lima
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Workers from the Doe Run mine complex in Peru joined a growing group of farmworkers in blocking major highways...
‘No Presents:’ Mexicans Asked to Curb Christmas Plans to Control Pandemic
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday, December 4th, asked Mexicans to cancel year-end travel plans, curb their movement...
Hurt by U.S. Sanctions, Venezuela Pushes Private Firms Into Asia, Middle East Trade – Sources
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Venezuela’s government is encouraging private firms to sign import and export deals with companies in Asia and the Middle...
Panama’s Health System in Critical Condition
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Panama's health system is under the greatest pressure since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic last March, with several...