Argentina Starts Gradual Release of Compulsory Quarantine
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Argentina has relaxed the confinement in place since March 20th, albeit not by much. After...
May 10, 2020Topic
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Researchers Discover Promising New Treatment Against Covid-19
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A combination of the antivirals interferon beta-1b, lopinavir-ritonavir (a medicine used against the HIV virus),...
May 10, 2020
Why Argentina Is Unable to Solve Its Debt Predicament
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The news was no surprise to many Argentineans: three foreign investment funds have rejected a...
May 10, 2020
Brazil’s Economy Minister Says Second Semester Could Have Three or Four Privatizations
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Minister of Economy, Paulo Guedes, says we cannot fall again "into the trap of...
May 10, 2020
Brazil’s Congress Decrees Three-day Mourning for Coronavirus Death Toll
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On the same day that President Jair Bolsonaro scheduled a barbecue at the Alvorada Palace,...
May 10, 2020
Covid-19 Pandemic in Brazil Could End Only in November, Study Says
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With the rapid spread of the disease in the country, which broke the record of...
May 10, 2020
Cuba Braces Itself for Post-Pandemic Economic Crisis
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - According to the Minister of Economy Alejandro Gil, the loss of tourism revenues will require...
May 10, 2020
Bolsonaro Cancels Barbecue at Alvorada Palace After Negative Repercussions
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The day before the barbecue announced by President Jair Bolsonaro for Saturday at the Alvorada...
May 10, 2020
Judicial Oversight Council Recommends Use of Private ICUs for Treatment Covid-19
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The National Council of Justice (CNJ), an internal oversight body of all Brazil's court systems,...
May 10, 2020