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Rights Groups Seek Investigation of Mexican Police Gun Use at Protest in Cancún
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The United Nations and rights groups have urged an investigation into the use of guns by police in the...
Brazil Says Chinese Vaccine Trial can Resume
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazill health regulator Anvisa on Wednesday allowed resumption of late-stage clinical trials for China’s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, which had...
Argentina’s Wary International Creditors Demand Tough IMF Stance
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Argentina’s international creditors, scarred by this year’s turbulent debt restructuring, want the new International Monetary Fund program the country...
Manuel Merino de Lama Becomes President of Peru after Vizcarra’s Impeachment
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Congress Chairman Manuel Merino de Lama on Tuesday, November 10th, was sworn in as President of the Republic in...
Brazil Regulator Says Suspension of Sinovac COVID-19 Vaccine was Technical (Update 1)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil’s health regulator Anvisa said on Tuesday, November 10th, that its decision to suspend trials for China’s Sinovac COVID-19...
ANVISA Suspends Sinovac Vaccine Trial, Citing Unspecified “Severe Adverse Event”
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil’s health regulator ANVISA has suspended a clinical trial for China’s Sinovac coronavirus vaccine citing a severe adverse event,...
Mexican Journalist Investigating Murder Shot Dead; Second Such Killing This Month
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A Mexican reporter who wrote about violent crime in the central state of Guanajuato died of gunshot wounds on...
Guatemala to Seek Humanitarian Protection for Its Citizens in United States
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Guatemala will request temporary humanitarian protection from deportation for its citizens in the United States following the devastation caused...
Argentina Port Workers Strike Over Wages, Affecting Grain Export Shipments
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Argentine workers at grain ports launched surprise strikes to protest stalled wage talks, their labor union said on Monday,...
Landmines Cleared From Falkland Islands 38 Years After Conflict
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The final landmines on the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic have been cleared, Britain said on Tuesday, November...
Brazil’s Embraer Posts US$121 Million Q3 Loss after Coronavirus Travel Disruptions
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer on Tuesday posted a US$121 million loss for the third quarter, as the coronavirus pandemic...
Peru’s President Claims He Is ´Falsely Accused´ – Impeachment
RIO DE JANEIRO, BAZIL - Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra on Monday, November 9th, affirmed that he is attending the Congress plenary session, at which...
Evo Morales Re-Enters Bolivia After One Year in Exile
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Bolivia’s former president Evo Morales had a dramatic homecoming on Monday, November 9th, greeted by crowds of cheering supporters...
Argentine Congress to Have Final Say Over IMF, New Foreign Debt Agreements
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Argentina’s Ministry of Economy said on Monday, November 9th, it would send a bill to Congress that would establish...