Analysis
Analysis: Biden Win Would Lift Mexico-U.S. Ties but Energy Is ‘Canary in the Mine’
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A Joe Biden presidency would lower border tensions and raise pressure on Mexico to respect U.S. business interests as...
Rail Project Through Brazilian Amazon Questioned Over Impact on Indigenous Community
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian federal prosecutors and civil rights groups are opposing a project to build a grains railway in the Amazon...
Bolivian ex-President Morales Leaves Argentina on Flight to Venezuela
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Bolivian former President Evo Morales has left Argentina on a flight traveling to Venezuela, Argentine state news agency Telam...
Mexico Will Not Follow FDA’s Approval of Controversial Covid-19 Drug Remdesivir
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Mexico will not necessarily follow the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in approving Gilead Science Inc’s antiviral drug...
Seven Corpses Found in Fertilizer Shipment from Serbia to Paraguay
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The badly decomposed bodies of seven people who may have been stowaways were found on Friday inside a shipment...
Venezuela’s Maduro, Citing Pope, Asks Congress to Consider Same-sex Marriage
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday asked the country’s National Assembly to discuss same-sex marriage during its next term...
Brazilian Indigenous Leader Wins Robert Kennedy Rights Award
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Alessandra Korap of the Munduruku tribe in the Amazon was awarded the 2020 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights prize...
Argentina Seeks to Spur Construction Investment with Tax and Financing Benefits
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Argentina´s economy ministry said on Wednesday it had sent the country´s Congress a bill to spur construction activity through...
Amazon.com Announces US$100 Million Logistics Investment in Mexico
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Amazon.com Inc said on Thursday it has invested US$100 (R$560) million in opening new warehouses in Mexico, including its...
Analysis: Four Things You Need to Know About Covid-19 Today (October 22nd)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus today:
South Korean deaths after flu shots prompt vaccine worries
Officials...
Oxford Vaccine Volunteer Dies in Brazil; Reportedly Took Placebo (Update 2)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian health authority Anvisa said on Wednesday that a volunteer in a clinical trial of the COVID-19 vaccine developed...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro Says His Government Will Not Buy China’s Sinovac Vaccine
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said on Facebook on Wednesday his government will not buy China’s Sinovac vaccine, after the...
Latin American Finance Firm Rises Amid Pandemic, Eying China Model
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Latin America’s top e-commerce firm is revving up its digital payments engine as shops shift online amid the coronavirus...
Most People Would Get Covid-19 Vaccine if Offered by Government or Employer
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Most people would get a COVID-19 vaccine if their government or employer recommended it, results of a global poll...