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Local Elections in Brazil’s Macapá Postponed due to State-Wide Power Outage
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Local elections in the northern Brazilian city of Macapá, capital of Amapá state, slated for Sunday, November 15th, have...
Argentina’s President, Ministers in Preventative Isolation After Coronavirus Contact
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The president of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, and several of his ministers began preventative isolation after coming in close contact...
Investors Dive Into Emerging Markets After U.S. Election, Vaccine Breakthrough
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A swathe of top investment banks and funds are piling into emerging market assets on a double-lift in confidence...
‘We’re not a Colony’: Mexican President Stands Firm on not Recognizing Biden Win
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday, November 11th, dug in his heels as one of the few...
Central American Belize Votes for new PM With Economy Hamstrung by Pandemic
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Belize voted on Wednesday, November 11th, for a new prime minister to replace Dean Barrow, who is stepping down...
Brazil, UK Discuss Potential Post-Brexit Trade Pact
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The top trade representatives for Brazil and the UK held a videoconference on Wednesday to discuss strengthening trade and...
Rio de Janeiro Artist Paints Masks for Those Who Want to Show Their Face
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Jorge Roriz, 65, used to create the magical world of Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival with its colorful costumes and...
Peru’s new PM Pledges Stability as Political Turmoil Threatens Recovery
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Peru’s new Cabinet started to take shape on Wednesday, November 11th, as lawyer and long-time politician Ántero Flores-Aráoz said...
Prolonged Pandemic Still ‘Biggest Risk to Chilean Financial System’, Says Central Bank
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The continuing coronavirus pandemic poses the most significant risk to Chile’s financial system as institutions’ capacity to take mitigating...
Teen Pregnancy Costs Latin America Billions of Dollars a Year
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - High rates of teenage pregnancy in Latin America cost governments in the region billions of dollars of year while...
Slew of Tankers Sail Toward Venezuela, Suggesting Oil Export Rebound
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - At least 18 oil tankers are expected to load oil for export from Venezuela in the coming weeks, according...
Covid-19 Cases Still Surging in the Americas, the WHO Warns
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Covid-19 cases are still surging in the Americas, averaging 150,000 a day in last week, the World Health Organization’s...
U.S. Aide Warns Brazil, Without Evidence, of Huawei 5G ‘Big Brother’ Surveillance
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A U.S. official said on Wednesday that Chinese surveillance of the world through 5G technology was like Big Brother...
Thirty-Nine Slaves Rescued from Illegal Gold Mine Run by Blacklisted Brazilian
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The rescue of 39 slaves from an illegal gold mine in Brazil run by a known offender highlights the...