Latin America
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Colombia to become first Latin American NATO ‘global partner’
May 26, 2018Colombia will next week formally become NATO’s first Latin American “global partner,” President Juan Manuel Santos announced Friday. Santos, who won the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end a half-century of armed conflict... -
One Nissan Kicks sold every 10 minutes in Latin America
Apr 14, 2018Sales of the Nissan Kicks ended positively in the fiscal year 2017 with more than 58,000 vehicles sold in Latin America. According to this figure, 6.5 vehicles were sold every hour in 2017. Another way to... -
Development threatens Latin America’s great Pantanal wetlands
Mar 17, 2018You can only just hear the murmur of running water through Plinia Rodrigues’ vegetable garden, but that tiny stream has a huge job: keeping alive Latin America’s mammoth wetlands, known as the Pantanal. Rodrigues, 63, shows... -
1 in 3 people in Latin America and Caribbean paid bribe for public service
Oct 9, 2017News Hour Governments in Latin America and the Caribbean are failing to meet their citizens’ demands to combat corruption, according to a Transparency International survey of more than 22,000 people in 20 countries across the region.... -
Novo Nordisk is looking to expand its obesity business in Latin America
May 23, 2017News Hour: Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk is looking to expand its obesity business in Latin America on the back of “phenomenal” performance by its new anti-obesity injection Saxenda, a senior company official said on Monday. Novo,...
