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Mexico clears ex-defence minister accused by US of 2021-01-15 13:38:05López Obrador tones down law that would have hampered operations of American anti-narcotics agents

Brazilian authorities airlift oxygen to coronavirus-stricken Manaus 2021-01-15 09:56:43Health experts say a new strain is hitting Amazonian city harder than during first wave

US development bank strikes deal to help Ecuador 2021-01-14 12:22:01‘Novel’ deal comes in exchange for excluding Chinese groups from the country’s telecoms networks

Latin American economy faces painful road back from 2021-01-14 06:00:36Sclerotic growth and high debt weigh as rising political tensions hold back reforms

More infectious coronavirus variants will emerge, disease expert 2021-01-13 06:00:58Highly contagious strains already detected in several countries including UK and South Africa

Chinese vaccine efficacy lower than originally thought in 2021-01-12 16:17:32New data is a blow to attempts to contain the Covid-19 pandemic in Latin America’s largest country

Populist Amlo’s tight grip on Mexico finances holds 2021-01-12 06:00:01López Obrador loathe to spend more despite gloomy growth forecast

US puts Cuba back on list of state 2021-01-11 16:04:51Trump administration move will complicate rapprochement between Biden and Havana

Ford to cease manufacturing in Brazil after more 2021-01-11 16:03:58Up to 5,000 jobs under threat as US carmaker looks to reboot South American operations

Canadians seethe over lockdown-defying politicians 2021-01-11 07:46:26Officials feel heat as country falls behind on Covid vaccine rollout despite securing biggest orders

Venezuela takes tentative steps towards market reform 2021-01-11 06:00:04Latin American country deregulates at a rapid pace to try to repair devastated economy

Climate graphic: Brazil denudes rainforest further in 2020 2021-01-09 13:03:05Area of deforestation in the Amazon in last year was the greatest since 2008

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WhatsApp delays enforcing new privacy policy following backlash 2021-01-16 04:30:16Facebook Inc's WhatsApp is delaying an update aimed at increasing business transactions on the platform after a storm of concern from users who feare

US gun-rights group NRA files for bankruptcy 2021-01-16 04:20:32The National Rifle Association announced Friday it has filed for bankruptcy protection and will seek to incorporate the nation’s most politicall

Five Hong Kong democracy protesters arrive in US 2021-01-16 02:45:29Five Hong Kong democracy protesters who reportedly fled to Taiwan have arrived in the United States intending to seek asylum, an activist group said o

US carries out 13th and final execution under 2021-01-16 01:51:17The US government carried out the 13th and final federal execution under President Donald Trump's administration early on Saturday morning, just

Joe Biden: From Wilmington to the White House 2021-01-15 13:18:56As Joe Biden becomes the new president of the United States after a bitterly contested election, Inside the Americas takes you to Washington and

US troop levels cut to 2,500 each in 2021-01-15 13:01:19The US military has cut troop levels in Afghanistan and Iraq to 2,500 each, their lowest levels in the nearly two decades since the wars began, the Pe

Argentina legalises abortion: New law spurs reform in 2021-01-15 10:55:34Argentina on Thursday became one of just a handful of Latin American countries to allow elective abortion, as neighboring Chile initiated its own deba

Operation Warp Speed: How US Covid-19 vaccination plan 2021-01-15 10:53:04Operation Warp Speed is the name of an ambitious programme put in place by the Trump administration to deliver Covid-19 vaccines across the US. Widely

How do we break free from gender stereotypes? 2021-01-15 07:31:51Most of us call a man a man, and if he's attracted to other men he is gay.  A woman is a woman, and if she's attracted to other women she is a

Argentina legalises abortion as Chile begins decriminalisation debate 2021-01-15 04:33:34Argentina on Thursday became one of just a handful of Latin American countries to allow elective abortion, as neighboring Chile initiated its own deba

Former Michigan governor and other officials charged over 2021-01-14 23:38:40Ex-Michigan governor Rick Snyder is among a number of former state officials charged over the Flint water crisis, authorities said Thursday, the lates

Short of oxygen, Brazilian state overwhelmed by Covid-19 2021-01-14 23:18:15Amazonas state in northern Brazil on Thursday announced a 10-day curfew to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus, as cases soar and hospitals run