Five projects vie to become Brazil’s first national vaccine against Covid-19
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Butanvac, which is being developed at the Butantan Institute and is already being tested in...
August 14, 2021Topic
Latin America
Photo of presidential birthday party during lockdown shakes Argentina in runup to elections
The leak of photos of the Argentine first lady's birthday celebration at the presidential residence during the height of last...
August 13, 2021
Youth unemployment rate in Latin America rose to 24% in the first quarter of the year
The average rate of youth unemployment in Latin America and the Caribbean reached in the first quarter the highest level...
August 12, 2021
Environmental commission again approves controversial mining project in Chile
The Environmental Evaluation Commission of Coquimbo, in northern Chile, approved this Wednesday the controversial Dominga mining and port project, close...
August 12, 2021
Chilean Congress evaluates projects for a fourth pandemic aid withdrawal of pension funds
The Chilean Congress began on Wednesday to study three bills to authorize a fourth early withdrawal of private pension funds...
August 12, 2021
Peru’s Prime Minister and founder of government party investigated for terrorism
Peru's Prime Minister, Guido Bellido, and the founder of the ultra-left Peru Libre party, Vladimir Cerron, among others, will be...
August 11, 2021
Colombia’s Ecopetrol buys 51.4% of the electric company ISA for US$3,6 million
On Wednesday, the Colombian state-owned oil company Ecopetrol announced an agreement with the Ministry of Finance to acquire all the...
August 11, 2021
Latin America should take advantage of rising commodity prices to protect against future crises, says UNCTAD
Latin American countries should take advantage of the current rise in commodity prices to increase their resilience to future external...
August 11, 2021
Covid-19: In Brazil, there are 570 confirmed cases of Delta coronavirus variant
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil has 570 confirmed cases of people infected with variant delta of the new coronavirus....
August 11, 2021