Uruguay registers record Covid-19 deaths in a day; Lacalle Pou extends restrictions until April 30
Uruguay broke the record of coronavirus deaths on Thursday with 79 fatalities registered, while the total number of deaths reached...
April 16, 2021Section
Regional
Iván Duque proposes raising taxes to cover Colombia’s fiscal hole created by pandemic
The government of Iván Duque presented on Thursday a tax reform bill that seeks to cover the fiscal hole caused...
April 16, 2021
Ecuador will show if there is room for liberalism in Latin America
Latin American countries have flirted with economic liberalism in recent decades. Much of the time the liberal pledges have remained...
April 16, 2021
Brazilian firm IG4 Capital offers US$916 million for major stake in Chilean lithium giant SQM – sources
Brazilian private equity firm IG4 Capital has delivered a US$916 million (R$5.2 billion) bid to buy into holding companies that...
April 16, 2021
Peru’s first lesbian lawmaker vows ‘strong battle’ to boost LGBT+ rights
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Thomson Reuters Foundation) The first lesbian elected to Peru’s Congress has pledged to put up...
April 16, 2021
VIII Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba begins
The VIII Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), which is expected to be the political farewell of the...
April 16, 2021
The cycle turns: Emerging central banks hike rates in March
Emerging market central banks delivered five net interest rate hikes in March, marking the end of an easing cycle which...
April 16, 2021
Independence: Mendoza province plays with idea of leaving Argentina
To recover most of the competencies ceded to the State or, in case of failure, to "leave" Argentina: these are...
April 16, 2021
Uruguay will use AstraZeneca vaccine from Covax platform to shield its border with Brazil
Uruguay's Ministry of Public Health (MSP) announced on Thursday that it will send part of the 48,000 doses it received...
April 16, 2021