Argentina’s GDP Contracted 10.2% in Third Quarter
Argentina’s gross domestic product contracted 10.2% in the third quarter of 2020 versus the same 2019 period, the government’s Indec...
December 17, 2020Topic
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Chile and Ecuador Authorize Pfizer Vaccine in South America
In Santiago, the government unanimously decided on Wednesday through a team of 22 experts and pharmaceutical chemists from the Institute...
December 17, 2020
Homosexual Leads Mexican Police Force That Persecuted LGBTQIA+ population
Javier Berain made history by becoming the first homosexual to lead a police department in Mexico City. The Mexican patrol...
December 17, 2020
Chilean Health Regulator Approves Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine for Emergency Use
The Chilean health regulator has approved for emergency use the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE, paving the...
December 16, 2020
Bolsonaro Announces Release of R$20 Billion for Vaccine Purchase
On Monday night, December 14th, President Jair Bolsonaro confirmed that he will grant R$20 (US$3.9) billion through a provisional measure...
December 16, 2020
Mexico Calls for Cooperation Between Latin America, EU in Response to COVID-19
Mexico, the president pro tempore of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), on Monday called for cooperation...
December 15, 2020
Fitch Revises Peru’s Outlook to Negative; Affirms at ‘BBB+’
The Negative Outlook reflects Peru's weakened government balance sheet, deterioration of policy predictability as a result of congressional passage of...
December 15, 2020
UN Documents 375 Killings in Colombia in 2020, Urges Government Action
High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet called on Colombia’s Government to take concrete actions to protect the population from...
December 15, 2020
China Firms to Upgrade Argentina’s Railway System under US$4.7 Billion Contract
Rail companies from China have signed agreements worth US$ 4.7bn with the government of Argentina, aimed at improving the country’s...
December 15, 2020