Colombia registers another daily record with Covid 550 deaths (June 9)
Colombia registered this Wednesday a new record of coronavirus deaths, with 550 fatalities, due to the third wave of the...
June 10, 2021Topic
Colombia
Colombia bets to reopen the economy in the midst of the worst moment of the pandemic
In a risky bid to revive the economy in the midst of the worst peak of covid-19, Bogota and Medellin,...
June 8, 2021
Human Rights Commission begins visit to Colombia to gather data on protests
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) began its three-day working visit to several Colombian cities to collect testimonies of...
June 8, 2021
Analysis: Global agreement to tax multinationals would yield Brazil US$1 billion
Brazil could raise US$1 billion in additional tax revenue per year through global tax rate of 15% on multinationals under...
June 8, 2021
Brazil is country with 2nd-most child deaths by Covid-19
For every 1 million children between 0-9 years old in Brazil, 32 have died of Covid, the 2nd highest rate...
June 7, 2021
“Brazil will fail if it uses commodities in short-term measures” – IDB President
According to Mauricio Claver-Carone, "the consortium was established to cover 20% of populations and we haven't reached that."
June 7, 2021
Duque announces police reform; Colombian opposition calls it merely “cosmetic”
The Colombian government, which is going through its biggest crisis due to the protests that began last April 28 and...
June 7, 2021
Armed attack leaves 3 civilians and 2 police officers dead in southwestern Colombia
At least five people, three civilians, and two policemen, were killed in an armed attack against a patrol that was...
June 4, 2021
U.S. to send over 6 million vaccines to Latin America this month, including Brazil
The Biden Administration announced the destination of 31% of the 80 million doses it has pledged to distribute worldwide, part...
June 4, 2021