Argentines rebel against new pandemic restrictions even as ICUs fill
Argentines around capital Buenos Aires are rebelling against tightened pandemic restrictions, brought back in this week as daily COVID-19 cases...
April 16, 2021Topic
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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
Biden asks Congress to invest US$861 million in Central America and US$10 billion more for refugees
U.S. President Joe Biden today asked Congress to invest US$861 million in Central America to curb irregular immigration, in addition...
April 9, 2021
Foreign spending drops to the worst level in 17 years; tourism sector fears Brazil’s isolation
The perception is that the increase of infections and deaths associated with the delay in vaccination tends to leave the...
April 8, 2021
Brazil airline GOL increases offer to absorb Smiles loyalty program
Brazil airline Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes on Wednesday, March 24th, increased the premium paid to shareholders in its loyalty program...
March 24, 2021
Cryptocurrency to Argentina’s rescue? How to invest in a country on the brink of hyperinflation
A sharp rise in fuel prices was looming, the liter of super gasoline was going to exceed 99 Argentine pesos...
March 24, 2021
Mayors of São Paulo coastal cities announce lockdown starting next week
After meeting by videoconference this Friday afternoon, the mayors of nine cities in the Baixada Santista (São Paulo coastal region)...
March 20, 2021
Bolivian court authorizes ex-president Áñez’s transfer to hospital for health reasons
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A Bolivian court authorized on Friday, March 19th, the hospitalization of Jeanine Áñez, the country's...
March 20, 2021
NotCo, a Bezos-backed foodtech and AI startup, wants to be Chile’s first “unicorn”
The explosion in global sales of plant-based foods has a Chilean startup backed by Amazon.com Inc founder Jeff Bezos targeting...
March 18, 2021