Latin America
Coronavirus lambda variant spreads across Latin America
Classified as a "variant of interest" by the World Health Organization (WHO) on June 17, the lambda, or C.37, variant of the…
Latin American nations’ capacity to fight corruption weakened
Latin American nations' capacity to fight corruption diminished over the past year as the coronavirus pandemic absorbed resources and offered politicians in…
COVAX to send AstraZeneca shot to Latin America, some states to get Pfizer too
GENEVA, Feb 1 (Reuters) - The COVAX global vaccine sharing scheme expects to deliver 35.3 million doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine to…
Central America counts the costs of Storm Iota
Unleashing torrential floods even as it weakened, Storm Iota churned through Central America on Tuesday, causing swollen rivers to burst their banks,…
Coronavirus ravages Latin America’s working class
Mexico surpassed 75,000 confirmed coronavirus deaths on Thursday, as the pandemic ravages Latin American nations with large informal economies where workers have…
WHO director warns Latin America is opening too early, COVID-19 still a risk
Latin America has started to resume normal social and public life at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic still requires major control…
Latin America passes 8 million coronavirus cases
The coronavirus tally in Latin America has now passed the 8 million mark, the region with the most infections in the world,…
South American presidents agree to team up on COVID-19 vaccine knowledge and access
A group of South America presidents agreed on information sharing and coordination on access to eventual COVID-19 vaccines to counter the virus…
Coronavirus cases in Latin America pass 7 million
Coronavirus cases passed the 7 million mark in Latin America on Thursday even as some countries begin to show a slight decline…
Latin America passes 250,000 death toll from COVID-19
The number of reported COVID-19 deaths in Latin America passed 250,000 on Thursday, as the virus afflicts the region that has become…
LATAM Airlines has laid off 12,600 employees since March amid coronavirus crisis
LATAM Airlines, South America's largest carrier, announced it had laid off 12,600 employees since March - or almost 30% of its pre-coronavirus…
Latin America’s coronavirus cases exceed 6 million
Coronavirus cases in Latin America, the region of the world worst-affected by the pandemic, exceeded 6 million on Friday and continued to…