Tag: coronavirus

Wednesday, June 3rd 2020 - 08:57 UTC
Uptick in domestic violence in Chile becomes politically controversial; women's minister forced to apologize

The Chilean new women's minister has been forced to apologize and pull a controversial advertisement aimed at curbing an increase in domestic violence with the coronavirus pandemic.
Wednesday, June 3rd 2020 - 08:05 UTC
WHO's Americas branch PAHO calls on US to keep countries in the region combat the pandemic

The World Health Organization's (WHO's) regional director for the Americas urged the United States on Tuesday to keep helping countries in the region to fight the novel coronavirus even as the Trump administration leaves the UN agency.
Tuesday, June 2nd 2020 - 08:51 UTC
Boeing confirms elimination of 12,000 US jobs, and more in “coming months”

Boeing confirmed it was eliminating more than 12,000 US jobs, including 6,770 involuntary layoffs, as the largest US planemaker restructures in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. Boeing also disclosed it plans “several thousand remaining layoffs” in the coming months but did not say where those would take place.
Monday, June 1st 2020 - 08:52 UTC
Bolsonaro leads protests against Congress and the Supreme Court

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro joined supporters protesting against Congress and the Supreme Court in Brasilia on Sunday, stoking concerns of an institutional crisis in the nation that now has the world's second-highest number of coronavirus cases after the US.
Monday, June 1st 2020 - 06:59 UTC
Pope Francis said “healing people, not saving money to help the economy is more important”

Pope Francis said on Sunday that people are more important than the economy, as countries decide how quickly to reopen their countries from coronavirus lockdowns. The Pope made his comments, departing from a prepared script, at the first noon address from his window overlooking St Peter's Square in three months as Italy's lockdown drew to an end.
Friday, May 29th 2020 - 08:50 UTC
Foreigners reduced holdings of Brazilian bonds: market turmoil and political uncertainty

Foreigners reduced their holdings of Brazilian bonds in April to the lowest since 2009, figures on Wednesday showed, against the backdrop of rising financial market turmoil fueled by the coronavirus crisis and domestic political uncertainty.
Friday, May 29th 2020 - 08:40 UTC
Colombian families abandoned at Sao Paulo airport; no humanitarian flights from Bogotá

More than two months after the coronavirus pandemic triggered worldwide lockdowns, much of the world is gradually reopening. But Latin America remains highly isolated by travel restrictions across the region.
Friday, May 29th 2020 - 07:56 UTC
Sea turtles spotted next to Rio's coastal airport as flights drops dramatically

Sea turtles have been spotted swimming amid garbage next to an airport in Brazil’s tourist hotspot of Rio de Janeiro, as the scream of jet engines that would normally keep them away has been largely silenced due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Wednesday, May 27th 2020 - 08:16 UTC
PAHO growing concerns with the accelerating pandemic in Brazil, Peru and Chile

International health authorities expressed concern on Tuesday over signs the spread of the new coronavirus is still accelerating in Brazil, Peru, and Chile. The Pan American Health Organization, which serves as the regional office for the World Health Organization, has been monitoring the pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Wednesday, May 27th 2020 - 08:15 UTC
Coronavirus reaches the oil rigs off the coast of Brazil

Norway's Equinor ASA and Anglo-French firm Perenco are among at least five oil producers that have registered coronavirus cases among employees or contractors at facilities off the coast of Brazil, according to industry and regulatory sources.