Colombia imposes new restrictions to avoid severe third coronavirus wave
Colombia will impose new restrictions on movement and enact nightly curfews in municipalities with high occupancy levels in intensive care...
March 24, 2021Topic
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Fear of aggressive strain: Argentina to “drastically” reduce frequency of air travel from Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Argentina will further restrict flights from Brazil due to the worsening coronavirus pandemic. The Argentine...
March 24, 2021
Ecuador’s textile industry lost 36% of its turnover in 2020 amid declining local purchasing power
The Ecuadorian textile industry is suffering the consequences of a challenging 2020, which came after almost 5 years of declining...
March 24, 2021
French retailer Carrefour buys Grupo BIG, third-largest food retailer in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Shares in Carrefour edged higher on Wednesday, March 24th, after the French supermarket retailer and...
March 24, 2021
Massive pot banging protest in Brazil during Bolsonaro’s televised message on pandemic
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Several cities in Brazil registered massive protests this Tuesday night, March 23, in the form...
March 23, 2021
Creditors sue Buenos Aires province after missed payments -filing
A group of creditors of Argentina’s largest province filed a lawsuit on Tuesday, March 22nd, against the province of Buenos...
March 23, 2021
Mexican cartels have presence in up to 1,000 U.S. cities; their ‘drug capital’ is Chicago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - According to the DEA, Mexican drug cartels continue to expand their presence and forge partnerships...
March 23, 2021
Uruguay registered a new record number of coronavirus infections and deaths (Mach 22nd)
The South American country reported 2,700 infections and 19 deaths in one day, bringing the total to 84,230 and 811...
March 23, 2021
Chile fast-tracking 5G roll-out, but with tight rules on security, official says
Chile is fast-tracking an ambitious plan to roll out a 5G mobile technology network across most of the country within...
March 22, 2021