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Latin America virus deaths pass U.S. as Spain lockdown blocked
Since the start of July, nearly 2.5 million new infections have been detected across the globe, with the number of cases doubling over the past 6 weeks
Pandemic could push 45 million in Latin America into poverty – U.N.
The United Nations foresees a 7% rise in Latin America's poverty rate in 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic hits the region's most vulnerable populations
Coronavirus decimating indigenous Latin American communities
Indigenous people in Latin America are being decimated by the coronavirus pandemic due to weak immune systems and centuries of state neglect
Latin America virus cases top 1.5M as markets fear second wave
Figures in the US show a spike in new infections in key states including Texas, California, Arizona, and Florida
Latin America logs 70,000 coronavirus deaths
Around 18,000 nurses in Brazil have been infected with COVID-19, and at least 181 have died – among the highest numbers in the world
Latin America passes 70,000 deaths as virus slashes global economy
Brazil accounts for almost 40,000 – or more than half – of Latin America's total deaths, registering 1,274 fatalities in the last 24 hours
Latin America's stricken airlines facing long haul to recovery
With countries across Latin America in lockdown, flight activity plummets 93% and revenue losses are estimated at $18 billion
Virus spread 'still accelerating' in Brazil, Peru, Chile – WHO
With about 730,000 cases and more than 39,500 deaths from COVID-19 reported as of May 25, Latin America outpaces Europe and the United States in the number of daily infections
Latin America jobless to increase by 11.5 million due to virus – U.N.
The United Nations also expects Latin America's economy to shrink by an estimated 5.3% in 2020 – the worst fall since 1930
Brazil sees record virus deaths as pandemic surges in Latin America
Latin America has seen coronavirus infections surge in recent days and now accounts for about 580,000 of the world's nearly 5 million confirmed cases
Pandemic to provoke worst ever recession in Latin America
A United Nations body expects Latin America's gross domestic product to see a record contraction of 5.3% in 2020
Women suffer as lockdown worsens Latin America's 'domestic hell'
In Mexico, it is estimated that around 200 women have been murdered since quarantine measures began
Coronavirus could spark 2nd Latin America 'lost decade' – IMF
Latin America's 'lost decade' traditionally refers to the 1980s, when countries were forced to tightened their belts to meet debt payments. Could this happen again?
U.N. predicts 'deep recession' in Latin America due to virus
'We're faced with the largest fall in growth that the region has had,' says the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
Prison riot kills 23 in Colombia while Chile enforces virus curfew
Colombia's justice minister rejects accusations by rights groups that the riots were sparked by unsanitary conditions inside a prison system woefully unprepared to face the pandemic
Bolivia postpones election, Chile records 1st virus death
Chile suffers its first death from the virus as Latin American countries step up measures to fight the deadly disease
Cuba, Bolivia close borders, Brazil slashes growth expectations
Latin American countries continue to ramp up measures to contain the virus outbreak with deaths from the COVID-19 disease jumping to 33 and total cases soaring to over 3,000
Chile calls state of catastrophe as Latin America fights virus
Cuba also records its first death and a slew of countries announce nighttime curfews as Latin America's lockdown widens
85 million at risk from school feeding program closures in Latin America – FAO
Some 85 million boys and girls in Latin America and the Caribbean are fed meals at school
Venezuela puts 7 states in virus quarantine as LatAm steps up measures
Argentina and Colombia also close their borders
Argentina, Ecuador deaths take Latin American virus toll to 5
Meanwhile, Venezuela, Uruguay, Guatemala, and Suriname report their first cases of the coronavirus
Brazil confirms Latin America's 1st coronavirus case
Another 20 cases are under investigation
Pompeo to take up immigration, Iran on Latin America tour
Pompeo will start his tour in Argentina, where he will take part on July 19 in a 'counterterrorism ministerial' among Western Hemisphere nations
Trump ramps up pressure on Cuba in Latin America offensive
National security advisor John Bolton says the new measures imposed on Cuba were meant to 'reverse the consequences of disastrous Obama-era policies'
Cuba votes in referendum on new constitution
(UPDATED) Results of the vote, which the government turned into a plebiscite on the 'irrevocable' role of socialism in the island nation, are expected late Monday
'Roma' casts spotlight on Latin America's domestic workers
According to the International Labour Organization, there are 18 million domestic workers in Latin America, with 93% of them women
Ministers meet on Venezuela as border blockade halts aid shipment
All eyes are on the Venezuelan border, where the armed forces have blocked an intended route into the country for desperately-needed humanitarian aid, heightening tensions with Washington
El Salvador posts highest rate of women murdered in Latin America
Femicide 'has a scope in El Salvador that is seen nowhere else in the region,' says the Gender Equality Observatory report of the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
What does 10,000,000% inflation look like? See Venezuela
In 2019 hyperinflation in Venezuela is expected to leave earth's orbit, hitting 10 million percent, a figure so large and improbable, readers of the IMF report had to count the zeroes to make sure they had the correct number
Colombian leader urges diplomatic isolation of Venezuela
Colombia's Ivan Duque says Venezuela should be barred from talks called for September 25 to support countries that have taken in migrants from the country grappling with a severe political and economic crisis
Colombian rebel group ELN releases 6 hostages, says ICRC
The group is handed over to a humanitarian commission made up of the Ombudsman, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and the Roman Catholic Church
Venezuela urged to accept migration crisis humanitarian aid
Venezuela denies it has a migration problem and has accused the United Nations and 'enemy countries' of exaggerating the issue
Nicaragua expels UN human rights mission
The decision comes after the United Nations human rights mission published a report criticizing the persisting 'climate of fear' in the country
Spain PM Sanchez calls for Venezuelan migrant quotas
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says it's a similar deal to that which Spain is proposing in the European Union in the face of mass migration from Africa in particular
Nicaragua strongman blames 'satanists,' bishops, U.S. for unrest
Daniel Ortega says the protesters, financed by the 'North American empire' and domestic business chiefs, had been conspiring to mount a coup d'etat against him
Nicaragua's Ortega holds crisis talks with opposition after unrest
The Church-mediated dialogue involves representatives of university students who are leading the protests against Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, as well as some from business groups and unions
Abbas urges Latin America not to follow U.S. example on embassy
'We hope that some countries across Latin America won't go moving their embassies to Jerusalem, because that is against international law,' Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas says
Americans world's biggest TV addicts – study
Data gathered from 95 countries showed Americans and Canadians are the biggest TV addicts watching 4 hours and 3 minutes on average daily
Chile votes in what could be a close presidential run-off
Whoever wins the election will take office in March 2018
Pope Francis names 35 new saints, most of them martyrs
The new saints include 30 martyrs massacred in Brazil in the 17th century, 3 teens slain in 16th-century Mexico, a Spanish priest, and an Italian priest
Up to 200,000 protesters march against Venezuela's Maduro
Increasing number of gunshot wounds are reported as protests turn violent Federal prosecutors say they are investigating the role of police and military personnel in the incidents
Pivots: The world in 2016
Here is a look at some of the biggest stories from the past year
Reexamining the Philippines' place in the world
Lasco: This intimacy with different lands should not only place us at the heart of the world; it should also should give us a heart for the world
Fidel Castro leaves behind unique legacy in Cuba
The former Cuban president who died aged 90 on Friday said he would never retire from politics
Tropical Storm Earl hits Mexico, maintains intensity
After sweeping into the southern Mexican state of Tabasco around 7 pm 0000 GMT Friday Earl is expected to maintain strength
'Narconomics': Lessons for the Philippines' war vs drugs
Lowering the age of criminality in the Philippines should be reconsidered Throwing children in jail cells with hardened criminals may actually strengthen drug lords’ ability to recruit fresh talent – hardening youth who could have otherwise been saved from a life of crime and drugs
Zika crisis fueled by 'massive policy failure' – WHO chief
The World Health Organization s Margaret Chan also warns that failure to provide universal access to sexual and family planning services has exacerbated the crisis
Brazil confirms mosquito as Zika vector
Despite the fact that world health authorities have said for months that the mosquito species is the main vector for Zika no Aedes aegypti carrying the virus had previously been found in the Americas
Zika strain from Americas outbreak spreads in Africa for first time
UPDATED WHO announces the Zika virus strain linked to surging cases of neurological disorders and birth defects in Latin America has for the first time been found in Africa
Puerto Rico declares first case of Zika-related microcephaly
Puerto Rico says it has counted 925 cases of Zika so far 18 of which involve pregnant women
