Colombia’s FARC Party Changes Name to Comunes
Colombia’s FARC political party - which was formed following the demobilization of the guerrilla group with the same acronym -...
January 24, 2021Section
Society
Daily Interest News from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Thousands of Brazilians Take to Streets over Weekend Protesting President Bolsonaro
Thousands of Brazilians took the streets for a second day Sunday, January 24th, to call for the impeachment of President...
January 24, 2021
Argentina’s Mining Output Fell by 70% in 2020
The Argentine Chamber of Mining Entrepreneurs (CAEM in Spanish) reported that the country’s mining output fell by 70% y-o-yin 2020...
January 24, 2021
Will Venezuela Go To War Over Oil?
The interest globally attributed to Guyana has aggravated Venezuela’s long-standing grievances over the disputed Essequibo province – before 2015 the...
January 24, 2021
Amazonas State Announces Movement Restrictions Due to Surging COVID-19 Cases
Unnecessary movement as well as non-essential activities will be banned for seven days starting from Monday, January 25th, in the...
January 24, 2021
Turkey Halts Flights From Brazil due to new COVID-19 Variant
Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said that Turkey has temporarily halted flights from Brazil due to the rise in the...
January 24, 2021
Sanitary Collapse in Peru: No Intensive Care Beds Left in Lima and Callao – Ombudsman
The Ombudsman’s Office in Peru warned that there is no intensive care bed available in Lima and the neighboring port...
January 24, 2021
Brazil’s Fiocruz Begins Distributing 2 Million India-made AstraZeneca Shots
Brazil’s federally funded Fiocruz Institute said on Saturday, January 23rd, it had begun distributing 2 million ready-to-use AstraZeneca PLC COVID-19...
January 23, 2021
Germany Rejects Argentina’s Claim on Falklands Recognition
Germany on Friday rejected a claim by Argentina that a request by airline Lufthansa to fly over Argentina en route...
January 23, 2021