How climate change can bring Latin America back
For Latin America, this quickening green transition could attract hundreds of billions in investment, help spur an economic recovery and let nations leapfrog technologically.
SoftBank preps $5 billion for Latin America investments
SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son is stepping up his investments in technology companies after a number of high-profile debuts in recent months.
Another pink tide? Latin America's left galvanized by rising star in Peru
A new shift to the left in Latin America could impact the balance of diplomacy with the United States and China.
'People have awakened': Peru's Pedro Castillo closes in on election win
Keiko Fujimori, facing her own renewed legal woes on Thursday, has not conceded, and is seeking to annul some 500,000 votes which she says are suspicious, albeit with scant evidence.
Cuba's Raul Castro leaves the political stage, his legacy yet to be written
While Fidel was the charismatic leader who rallied Cubans to defend the revolution and defy the United States, Raul, 89, built the military into a formidable fighting force.
Biden tells migrants to stay put. Central Americans hear a different message.
Disinformation suggesting that the U.S. border is now wide open has rocketed across social media and by word of mouth.
Amid scramble for COVID-19 vaccine, Latin America turns to Russia
As many wealthier developed nations have signed big deals with large drugmakers, other countries have faced difficulties securing adequate vaccine supplies.
What do the new coronavirus strains mean for a return to normality?
Although experts say vaccines should still work despite the mutations, there are still big obstacles to stamping out the virus.
Japan foreign minister to visit Africa and Latin America in January
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Friday he plans to visit a total of eight African and Latin American countries in January to strengthen bilateral business ties and cooperate in realizing a "free and open" international order. Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi is scheduled to visit African ...
For Florida Latinos, Trump's tough talk against socialism rang true
U.S. President Donald Trump’s big win in Florida owes much to his strident denunciation of leftist governments in Latin America, which resonated loud and clear with conservative Hispanics in the southeastern state.
90% of young Nikkei adults want to connect with each other, survey shows
The survey, conducted last year, covered some 3,800 Nikkei aged between 18 and 35 in 36 countries and territories from North to South America, as well as Asia and Europe.
Mapping environmental crime seen as key to slowing Amazon forest losses
One group has estimated that 90 percent of all forest loss in the Amazon basin is illegal.
