Latin America & Caribbean
Brazil state signs deal to make Russian vaccine
The Brazilian state of Parana signed a deal to test and produce Russia’s new coronavirus vaccine, though officials stressed they would have ...Brazil tops 100,000 virus deaths, Trump extends US economic aid
Brazil became the second country to pass the grim milestone of 100,000 coronavirus deaths Saturday as US President Donald Trump signed executive ...Latin America coronavirus death toll surges past 200,000
The death toll in Latin America from the novel coronavirus passed 200,000 on Saturday night, a Reuters tally showed, underlining the region’s ...Chinese COVID-19 vaccine starts final tests in Brazil
A Chinese-made vaccine against the new coronavirus entered the final stage of testing Tuesday in Brazil, where volunteers received the first doses ...Argentine capital begins timid reopening after virus lockdown
Argentina began a timid reopening of economic activity in the capital Buenos Aires on Monday, relaxing coronavirus containment measures despite continued high ...Argentina to ease Buenos Aires restrictions after nearly four months of tight lockdown
Argentina will gradually loosen a lockdown that has lasted nearly four months in and around Buenos Aires, President Alberto Fernandez said on ...WHO says no return to ‘normal’ as Latin America deaths pass US
Too many nations are mismanaging their coronavirus response, placing a return to normality a long way off, the World Health Organization warned ...Bolivia leader catches virus as US cases soar higher
Bolivia’s interim president became the latest world leader to test positive for the coronavirus Thursday, as the United States notched yet another ...Colombia coronavirus lockdown extended until Aug. 1
Colombia’s national lockdown to control the spread of coronavirus will be extended by just over two weeks until Aug. 1, President Ivan ...Opposition declares victory in Dominican Republic’s virus-scarred vote
The Dominican Republic’s opposition presidential candidate, Luis Abinader, declared victory late on Sunday, as early results in a poll marked by the ...














