Covid-19: Brazil Counts 118,649 Deaths and 3.76 Million Cases (August 27th)
Brazil has reached 118,649 deaths due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to the Ministry of Health's daily update released...
August 28, 2020Topic
Mining News Brazil
Some Reasons Behind Messi’s Desire to Leave Barcelona
The news that rocked the soccer world on Tuesday was the confirmation by the European press that Lionel Messi has...
August 28, 2020
Homicide of Blacks Grows 11.5 Percent in 11 Years; That of Others Drops 13 Percent
In 2018, 75.7 percent of homicide victims in Brazil were black. In the historical context, between 2008 and 2018, the...
August 28, 2020
“I’d Rather Lose a Year than a Child”: The Debate on Returning to School in São Paulo
"If my son loses a year in school, it won't make a difference to him in the future. But if...
August 28, 2020
Chilean Referendum Campaign to Amend Pinochet-Era Constitution Takes Off
Braving the pandemic, Chileans begin campaigning on Wednesday for a referendum on amending their dictatorship-era constitution -- for many a...
August 27, 2020
Argentina Posts Record Daily Rise of 10,550 Covid-19 Contagion Cases (August 26th)
Argentina posted a record daily rise of 10,550 confirmed Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, the health ministry said, taking the total...
August 27, 2020
Gringo View: Is Now a Good Time to Write Your Own Obituary?
How many of us, stranded and isolated for the past months by the pandemic and unable to have normal contact...
August 27, 2020
Startup Mexican Used Car Dealer Kayak Advances in Latin America, Targets Brazil
Mexican startup Kavak, which operates in the used car sales market, makes its first expansion in Latin America with the...
August 27, 2020
US Company Begins Phase I Human Trials for Potential HIV Cure
The US will begin human trials of gene therapy that is considered a "potential cure" for HIV next month.
August 27, 2020