Mexico to Start COVID Vaccinations as Virus Stretches Hospitals
Mexico plans to begin inoculating health workers against COVID-19 on Thursday with the arrival of the first vaccines, as the...
December 24, 2020Topic
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Rio Decides to Close Copacabana on New Year’s Eve to Prevent Crowds
The acting Mayor of Rio de Janeiro Jorge Felippe decided to "isolate" Copacabana during New Year's Eve to prevent crowds....
December 24, 2020
Northeast Brazilian Governors Call for International Flight Suspension
The Northeast Consortium, a group of governors from Alagoas, Bahia, Ceará, Maranhão, Paraíba, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte and Sergipe,...
December 24, 2020
Baixada Santista to Close Beaches on New Year’s Eve to Prevent Crowds
Nine cities in Baixada Santista jointly announced on Wednesday, December 23rd, the closure of beaches between December 31st and January...
December 24, 2020
Brazilian Tourists Banned from Entering Argentina as of Friday
In light of the growing number of Covid-19 infections in Brazil, Argentina has decided to ban Brazilian tourists from entering...
December 24, 2020
Economic Activity in Bolivia Falls 9.56% From January to October
Economic activity in Bolivia accumulated a 9.56 percent drop between January and October compared to the same period of 2019,...
December 23, 2020
Brazil Creates Net 414,556 Formal Jobs in November, Setting Monthly Record High
Brazil created 414,556 formal jobs in November, marking five consecutive months of growth and a record high for the month...
December 23, 2020
Russia Expels Two Colombian Embassy Employees In Tit-For-Tat Move
Russia’s government has declared two employees of the Colombian Embassy in Moscow diplomats "personae non gratae" following the expulsion of...
December 23, 2020
Brazil Faces Potential ‘Major Failure’ in 2021 Coffee Crop, Specialist Says
Soft commodities expert Judith Ganes came to Brazil this month in a bid to inspect coffee fields, only to learn...
December 23, 2020