Uruguay, first country in Latin America to vaccinate adolescents against Covid-19
Uruguay started today the vaccination process against covid-19 to the population between 12 and 17 years old, becoming the first...
June 9, 2021Topic
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El Salvador approves the use of Bitcoin as an exchange currency
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador, with a pro-government majority, approved on Tuesday the Bitcoin...
June 9, 2021
Amazonas state capital Manaus records over 40 attacks by criminal gang in one day
At least 29 vehicles, 7 bank branches and 8 public buildings had been targeted in attacks ordered by a criminal...
June 9, 2021
Chile’s Central Bank keeps interest rate at 0.5%, its technical minimum
The Central Bank of Chile announced on Tuesday that it would maintain its monetary policy interest rate at 0.5%, its...
June 8, 2021
Insults and blows in the interpellation of a minister in the Bolivian Parliament
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The interpellation (a parliamentary procedure of demanding that a government official explain some act or...
June 8, 2021
Panama creates a large reserve that raises its protected marine waters to 30%
Panama created on Tuesday a Pacific reserve of more than 67,000 square kilometers, almost the size of the country, raising...
June 8, 2021
Nicaragua removes Ortega’s opponents from the road ahead of presidential elections
Nicaraguan authorities arrested on Tuesday the third opposition candidate for the Presidency of Nicaragua, paving the way for new reelection...
June 8, 2021
Colombia bets to reopen the economy in the midst of the worst moment of the pandemic
In a risky bid to revive the economy in the midst of the worst peak of covid-19, Bogota and Medellin,...
June 8, 2021
Brazil’s instant payment system PIX to allow transfer refunds
The Central Bank has approved the creation of a special refund mechanism for Pix, which will be launched on November...
June 8, 2021