Uruguay, with few Covid-19 cases, starts its vaccination plan
Uruguay on Monday became the last country in South America to launch a vaccination campaign, with a focus on teachers,...
March 2, 2021Section
Regional
Peru extends ban on flights from Europe and Brazil; Colombia extends border closure
Colombia also extends border closure to June 1st.Peru on Monday extended the suspension of passenger flights from Europe and Brazil...
March 2, 2021
The greatest mystery of Latin America: Argentina’s perpetual crisis
Economic activity in Argentina collapsed during the ill-fated year of 2020. Official data show a 10% contraction, the most severe...
March 2, 2021
Ecuador links deadly prison riots to transnational crime groups
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Ecuadorean officials said on Monday, March 1st, prison riots that left 79 inmates dead last...
March 2, 2021
Ecuador names new health minister after vaccine program criticism
Ecuadorean President Lenin Moreno on Monday, March 1st, named an experienced surgeon as the Andean country’s health minister, following the...
March 2, 2021
Argentina’s Fernandez says he won’t rush new deal with IMF
Argentina’s President Alberto Fernandez said on Monday that he did not want to rush into a new deal with the...
March 1, 2021
Analysis: Ecuador’s insecure dam and unpayable debt – another of Xi Jinping’s questionable deals
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - While China's Xi Jinping's foreign policy is becoming increasingly nationalistic, he is maintaining unchanged his...
March 1, 2021
Paraguay is key link in South American drug trafficking network, investigation finds
The latest news of large seizures of cocaine from Paraguay in Germany, Belgium and the Ivory Coast, as well as...
March 1, 2021
Trafficking wild animals to China endangers Latin America’s endemic species
China has become the largest importer and main market for endangered species, said Rodrigo Medellín Legorreta, researcher at the Institute...
March 1, 2021