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SANTIAGO - Hospital occupancy in Chile for patients diagnosed with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have dropped to the lowest level since May, according to the authorities. Additionally, the number of...

SANTIAGO - Latin America and the Caribbean's foreign trade will see a steep 23 percent drop in 2020 due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to the United Nations Economic...

LA PAZ - Jeanine Anez, head of Bolivia's opposition-backed interim government, said Thursday that she has tested positive for COVID-19 and will be in quarantine. "Along with my entire team,...

Bolsonaro himself announced the result, speaking on Brazilian TV channels Tuesday. "Everyone knew that it would reach a considerable part of the population sooner or later. It was positive for...

BUENOS AIRES - Argentine authorities on Tuesday called on the public to "make more of an effort" to contain the COVID-19 pandemic or risk a return to stricter lockdown measures...

GENEVA — World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday said that his organization is especially worried about Central and South America, where many countries are witnessing accelerating...

RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil reported the highest daily COVID-19 death toll in the world Tuesday with 1,039 people killed, the fifth straight day the country has topped the list....

More young people are dying of COVID-19 in Brazil than other countries, a trend driven partly by demographics -- the overall population is younger -- but also by poverty and...

BRASILIA－Brazil sent thousands of soldiers to protect the Amazon rainforest on Monday, as the government mounts an early response to surging deforestation ahead of the peak season for forest fires....

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday said its managing director plans to approve Chile's request for a $23.8 billion Flexible Credit Line (FCL). "IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva intends...