Brazil confirms first cases of Covid-19 caused by Indian variant B.1.617
Brazil confirmed today the first cases of covid-19 in the country with the Indian variant, which was detected in several...
May 20, 2021Topic
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Mexican elections: The youth vote is of central importance but is uncertain
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (EFE) More than 25.6 million young people are called to the polls this June 6...
May 20, 2021
Former Brazilian tycoon Eike Batista’s mining company declared bankrupt
A Rio de Janeiro court declared Wednesday the bankruptcy of MMX Mineração e Metálicos, the mining company controlled by former...
May 19, 2021
Salvadoran congressional committee shelves bill to decriminalize abortion
A commission of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador decided Wednesday to send to the archive a bill to decriminalize...
May 19, 2021
Guillermo Lasso receives credentials as Constitutional President of Ecuador
The National Electoral Council (CNE) of Ecuador delivered this Wednesday the credential of Constitutional President of the Republic to conservative...
May 19, 2021
Duque appoints Vice-President Marta Lucía Ramírez as Colombia’s foreign minister
Colombia's vice president, Marta Lucía Ramírez, was appointed this Wednesday foreign minister to replace Claudia Blum, who resigned last week...
May 19, 2021
IMF says Panama’s economy will grow by 12.5% this year
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) described Panama's economic "outlook" as "optimistic" and forecasts a 12% growth for 2021, after a...
May 19, 2021
Paraguayan Minister of Labor opens the door to a minimum wage readjustment
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Paraguayan Minister of Labor, Carla Bacigalupo, revealed that talks have already begun between the...
May 19, 2021
Peru: Opposition coalition calls national march against Keiko Fujimori for Saturday
Peruvian social and civil organizations have called for a large march against the presidential candidacy of right-wing Keiko Fujimori as...
May 19, 2021