Colombian Congress shelves controversial health care reform bill
The Colombian Congress on Wednesday shelved the controversial health reform bill, one of the demonstrators' main demands in the protests...
May 19, 2021Topic
Latin America
Donkey plasma serum, Bolivia’s new weapon against Covid-19
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Bolivia is betting on developing a hyperimmune serum against Covid-19 based on donkey plasma that...
May 19, 2021
Argentina, the country with more cattle than inhabitants where eating beef is a luxury
In Argentina, wherewith a cattle herd of 54 million head there are more cows than inhabitants, eating a steak or...
May 19, 2021
Panama reactivates its diplomacy, stakes out new international mission
Panama's Foreign Minister, Erika Mouynes, has the firm intention of cleaning up and strengthening her country's international position, for which,...
May 19, 2021
Guatemala awaits arrival of second batch of Russian Covid-19 vaccines
Guatemala has 2,535 people fully vaccinated (two doses) against covid-19 and is awaiting this week the arrival of the second...
May 19, 2021
Panama reports second consecutive day with no Covid-19 deaths
Panama reports second consecutive day without covid-19 deaths, and a lethality rate of 1.7%, one of the lowest in Latin...
May 18, 2021
Costa Rica’s Congress approves the country’s accession to the OECD
After Congress approval on May 17, Costa Rica will be the 38th member of the OECD and the fourth in...
May 18, 2021
Four countries in the Americas have defaulted during the coronavirus pandemic
Sovereign bond defaults have grown at a dizzying pace in Latin America since the beginning of the pandemic. First it...
May 15, 2021
Four countries in the Americas have fewer than 1% vaccinated with both doses
Four countries in the Americas, Guatemala, Honduras, Paraguay, and Venezuela, have less than 1% of their population fully vaccinated against...
May 15, 2021