Brazil daily COVID deaths reach 4,000 for first time as variant takes hold
For the first time since the pandemic began, Brazil has registered more than 4,000 deaths in a 24-hour…
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COVID-19 variant found in the Amazon is three times more contagious, Brazil says
The COVID-19 variant found prevalently throughout the Amazon region could be three times more contagious…
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Victims of Brazilian dam collapse will get $7 billion in compensation
The mining company responsible for a catastrophic 2019 dam collapse that killed 270 people in Brazil’s…
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COVID-ravaged Brazil begins vaccine rollout
Brazil’s government approved a pair of vaccines Sunday as the country struggles to contain the…
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Brazil’s carbon emissions rising because of Amazon deforestation
Brazil emitted 9.6 percent more carbon emissions in 2019 than the previous year, according to a new…
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Q&A: How one Latin American startup is using tech to help hotels keep profits during the COVID-19 pandemic
It’s no secret that the tourism industry in Latin America has been flattened by COVID-19, as the…
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Funding continues to boom for Latin America’s fintech industry
Major financial technology firms in Latin America have reported at least $8 billion in funding up to…
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Unemployment rises across Latin America as COVID-19 continues to hammer economies
For decades, the region had success in lifting people out of poverty, as impoverished rates had fallen…
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How innovative tech is combating COVID-19 across Latin America
As Latin America finds itself as the world’s current coronavirus hotspot, tech companies and governments…
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Neglected by govt, Brazilian favela organizations take COVID-19 data collection into their own hands
The Brazilian government has been accused of under reporting case numbers of COVID-19 in Rio de Janeiro’s…
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