Argentine President Alberto Fernández tested positive for COVID-19, approximately two months after receiving a dose of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine, CNN reports. Fernandez wrote on Twitter Friday that he had received …
Read More »Fierce new predatory dinosaur unearthed in Patagonia
An excavation in Argentina has unearthed a previously undiscovered species of dinosaur, and the tyrannosaurus-like predator has been given a name that fits what we know so far: Llukalkan aliocranianus, or ‘the …
Read More »‘Alarm bells’: the chaos of COVID-19 in Brazil provokes fear and countermeasures from neighbors
MONTEVIDEO / BUENOS AIRES / ASUNCION (Reuters) – When the Copa América basketball kicked off last month amid a pandemic, the hosts in Cali, Colombia, took no chances. Brazilian Elisabete Tunes Arpino, …
Read More »COVID-19 rises dangerously in Brazil, warns WHO Americas branch
BRASILIA (Reuters) -The coronavirus is increasing “dangerously” in Brazil, warned on Tuesday the regional director for the Americas of the World Health Organization (WHO), Carissa Etienne, urging all Brazilians to adopt preventive …
Read More »North America Records Drop in COVID-19 Cases, Brazil Rise Worrying, Says PAHO
BRASILIA (Reuters) – New COVID-19 cases continue to decline in North America, but infections in Latin America continue to rise, particularly in Brazil, where a resurgence has caused record daily deaths, the …
Read More »Vaccine profits bring despised president back from the abyss
Photographer: Cristobal Olivares / Bloomberg Photographer: Cristobal Olivares / Bloomberg Just over a year ago, the billionaire president of Chile, Sebastián Piñera, had an approval rating of 6%, the the lowest in …
Read More »Night and day in South America: Buenos Aires welcomes nightlife, new closings in Brazil
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – In Buenos Aires on Friday night, the doors of the Colón Theater reopened for the first time in a year since they closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, …
Read More »Night and day in South America: Buenos Aires welcomes nightlife, new closings in Brazil
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – In Buenos Aires on Friday night, the doors of the Colón Theater reopened for the first time in a year since they closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, …
Read More »Night and day in South America: Buenos Aires welcomes nightlife, new closings in Brazil
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – In Buenos Aires on Friday night, the doors of the Colón Theater reopened for the first time in a year since they closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, …
Read More »Virus rise forces Sao Paulo to close while Buenos Aires reopens
SAO PAULO (AP) – A wave of COVID-19 cases is stalling the samba steps in Brazil’s largest metropolis as Argentina’s capital tiptoes back to the tango floor. The two largest cities in …
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