‘We’re Flooded Everywhere’: Storm Iota Batters Central America (Update 4)
Storm Iota unleashed torrential flooding in Central America on Tuesday, causing swollen rivers to burst their banks as it flipped...
November 17, 2020Topic
News Rio de Janeiro
Peru Swears in new President After Tumultuous Week of Protests
Peruvian lawmaker Francisco Sagasti was sworn in as interim president on Tuesday, November 17th, voted for by Congress in an...
November 17, 2020
Argentina Seeks Wealth Tax to Help COVID-19 hit Families
The lower house of Argentina’s Congress on Tuesday began debating a bill seeking to raise 300 billion pesos (US$3.75 billion)...
November 17, 2020
Argentina’s Fernandez Sends Delayed Abortion Bill to Congress
Argentine President Alberto Fernandez sent a bill to Congress on Tuesday, November 23rd, that would legalize abortion, a significant step...
November 17, 2020
Brazil to Receive First Doses of China’s Sinovac COVID-19 Vaccine: Butantan Institute
Brazil’s Butantan Institute biomedical center will receive the first doses of China’s Sinovac vaccine against COVID-19 this week, institute director...
November 17, 2020Brazilian Miner Vale Ends Meeting Without Brumadinho Dam Burst Disaster Settlement
A hearing between Brazilian miner Vale SA and the government of Brazil’s Minas Gerais state ended on Tuesday, November 17th,...
November 17, 2020
Brazil to Track Iillegal Amazon Wood Exports Using Isotopes: President
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said his government in coming days will name countries that are importing wood illegally extracted from...
November 17, 2020
FecomercioSP: Brazilian Tourism Totals R$41.6 Billion in Losses in Pandemic
Brazilian tourism lost R$41.6 (US$7.6) billion between the months of March and September 2020, the period of the Covid-19 pandemic...
November 17, 2020
Virus Similar to Ebola Found in Bolivia in 2019; Can Be Spread Between Humans
A virus found in Bolivia that causes hemorrhagic fever with symptoms similar to those of Ebola can be spread between...
November 17, 2020