Peru’s new PM Pledges Stability as Political Turmoil Threatens Recovery
Peru’s new Cabinet started to take shape on Wednesday, November 11th, as lawyer and long-time politician Ántero Flores-Aráoz said he...
November 11, 2020Topic
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Prolonged Pandemic Still ‘Biggest Risk to Chilean Financial System’, Says Central Bank
The continuing coronavirus pandemic poses the most significant risk to Chile’s financial system as institutions’ capacity to take mitigating action...
November 11, 2020
Teen Pregnancy Costs Latin America Billions of Dollars a Year
High rates of teenage pregnancy in Latin America cost governments in the region billions of dollars of year while worsening...
November 11, 2020
Slew of Tankers Sail Toward Venezuela, Suggesting Oil Export Rebound
At least 18 oil tankers are expected to load oil for export from Venezuela in the coming weeks, according to...
November 11, 2020
Covid-19 Cases Still Surging in the Americas, the WHO Warns
Covid-19 cases are still surging in the Americas, averaging 150,000 a day in last week, the World Health Organization’s regional...
November 11, 2020
U.S. Aide Warns Brazil, Without Evidence, of Huawei 5G ‘Big Brother’ Surveillance
A U.S. official said on Wednesday that Chinese surveillance of the world through 5G technology was like Big Brother in...
November 11, 2020
Bolsonaro: “Diplomacy Alone Won’t Do; When Words Fail, Gunpowder Is Needed”
Halfway through an inflammatory speech during an event at the Planalto Palace, President Jair Bolsonaro indirectly referred to the U.S....
November 11, 2020
Night of Fury in Peru: Outrage Against President Martín Vizcarra’s Impeachment
With music, dance, and chants, several groups of protesters expressed their outrage against the president Martín Vizcarra's Impeachment on Monday,...
November 11, 2020
Bolsonaro: Brazil Must Stop Being ‘Country of Sissies’, Must Face Pandemic ‘Head-on’
On Tuesday, November 10th, President Jair Bolsonaro said that Brazil must "stop being a country of sissies" and face the...
November 11, 2020