Brazil’s foreign minister and Eduardo Bolsonaro in Israel for talks on COVID nasal spray
A senior delegation of Brazilian government officials arrived in Israel Sunday, March 7th, for a series of meetings with Israeli...
March 7, 2021Topic
coronavirus pandemic
Argentine YPF reports swing to profit in fourth-quarter, ending dire year on brighter note
Argentine state-owned oil company YPF on Thursday, March 5th, reported a 2020 fourth quarter net profit that reversed a trend...
March 5, 2021
Costa Rica, Chile and Peru are among the countries most affected by virus-related job loss
According to International Labor Organization (ILO) estimates, over 110 million jobs were lost last year.
March 4, 2021
Mexico posts first account surplus for years during 2020
Mexico registered an annual current account surplus for the first time in at least 1 1/2 decades in 2020 as...
February 25, 2021
Brazil’s president again says he will expose Pfizer’s demands on Brazil for vaccine purchase
President Jair Bolsonaro said on Wednesday, February 24th, that the purchase of Pfizer vaccines is "something of great responsibility" given...
February 24, 2021
Brazil has almost 30 vaccine plants for cattle and only 2 for humans
The covid-19 pandemic has exposed a weakness in Brazil: the high dependence on imported raw materials from China for vaccine...
February 24, 2021
Brazilian minister announces plan to fight feminicide in March
Damares Alves, Minister of Women, Family and Human Rights, talked about her portfolio's main achievements in the year 2021 and...
February 22, 2021
Opinion: European and American vaccine selfishness leads Latin America to turn to China, Russia and India
By R. Viswanathan RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Opinion) Latin America is the worst Covid-19-affected region in the world. All...
February 20, 2021
Opinion: When only 10 countries supply 75% of vaccines, moral failure comes in high doses
Last week, stock exchanges worldwide were told that in 2020 AstraZeneca had revenues of US$27 billion and doubled its profit...
February 18, 2021