Artists, Urbanists Ask How to Support Favela Culture at City, Favela and Heritage Forum
By Mariana Gomes, in partnership with RioOnWatch.org RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Rio de Janeiro’s wealth of artistic talent includes...
January 3, 2021Topic
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Outsourcing Cost Mexico 277,000 Jobs in December, President Says
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Saturday, January 2nd, that Mexico had lost 277,000 jobs in the month...
January 3, 2021
Video Shows Moment Gay Party Boat with 60 People Capsized Near Puerto Vallarte
Startling mobile phone footage uploaded to social media showed the moment blue waves engulfed the PV Delice Party Cruise catamaran.
January 3, 2021
Guyana Oil Company Doubled Profits in 2019 Despite Sales Decline
Despite a reduction in sales due to a loss of public trust, the Guyana Oil Company (Guyoil) was able to...
January 3, 2021
Bolivia Negotiates Acquisition of Covid-19 Vaccines with Five Companies
"There will be news in the following days", has assured the Vice Minister of Health System Management, Álvaro Terrazas, in...
January 3, 2021
Texas, California and Arizona Are Key Transit Hubs for Illegal Rifles Destined for Mexico
From what was seized in the decade from 2010 to 2020, the Mexican Army identified that at least 70% of...
January 3, 2021
Santa Cruz, Bolivia’s Largest City, Quarantines for Two Days Against Covid-19
The Bolivian city of Santa Cruz, the largest in the country, meets this first weekend of 2021 strong restrictions on...
January 2, 2021
Peru Authorities Destroyed Over 42 Tons of Drugs in 2020
The Committee for the Destruction of Drugs Seized due from Illicit Traffic —attached to Peru's Interior Ministry (Mininter)— managed to...
January 2, 2021
Cuba Starts Monetary Overhaul Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
The Cuban government on Friday, January 1st, put into effect a monetary overhaul in hopes of improving the country's economic...
January 2, 2021