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The Latest Breaking News from Latin America

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

The Independent UK

Honduras requests development bank membership in search of financing

Honduras requested membership of the CAF-Development Bank of Latin America, the organization reported Thursday, as leftist President Xiomara Castro's administration seeks financing to alleviate severe budgetary imbalances left by her predecessor.

Reuters

Smith & Nephew Posts Q1 Sales Growth As Elective Procedures Rebound

Smith & Nephew PLC (NYSE:SNN) posted Q1 revenue of $1.31 billion, up 3.3% on a reported basis (including -2.6% currency effect) and up 5.9% on an underlying basis. Sports Medicine & ENT revenue up 8.6% underlying. Advanced Wound Management revenue up 8.0% underlying and Orthopedics revenue up 2.6% underlying Established Markets revenue…

Benzinga

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The decline of Catholicism in Latin America

Evangelical faiths, meanwhile, have grown in some countries in the region.

Axios

The Largest Public Harvest Of Medicinal Cannabis In Latin America: What To Know About Cannava, In Argentina

By Franca Quarneti, via EL Planteo.

Benzinga

Latin American nations ease restrictions as COVID cases drop

Plummeting coronavirus infection rates across Latin America have led governments in the region to lift restrictions on mass gatherings, travel requirements and mask mandates that have been in place for two years

The Independent UK

UN report warns of lower economic growth for Latin America in 2022

Santiago (AFP) - Economic growth in Latin America and the Caribbean will be lower than expected at 1.8 percent this year due to the war in Ukraine, a UN body said Wednesday.

AFP

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Just 46 days in office, Chile’s leftist leader runs into trouble

Hailed as the face of a new Latin American left, Chile President Gabriel Boric was not only elected in a landslide, he embraced a constitutional rewrite to turn his nation from a neoliberal mining power into a model of humane green development.

Tribune News Service

PepsiCo Q1 Earnings Tops Estimates

PepsiCo Inc (NASDAQ:PEP) reported first-quarter FY22 sales growth of 9.3% year-on-year to $16.2 billion, beating the consensus of $15.53 billion. Net revenue from Frito-Lay North America increased 14% Y/Y, Quaker Foods North America rose 11%, and PepsiCo Beverages North America climbed 5.5%. Latin America sales rose 19% Y/Y. The gross profit increased 7.6%…

Benzinga

Warren Buffett-Backed BYD's Flagship Han EV Sedan Drives Into Brazil: What You Need to Know

Warren Buffett-backed Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD Company Limited (OTC: BYDDF) is deepening its presence in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Benzinga

Whirlpool Shares Volatile Afterhours On Q1 Earnings Miss, Trimming FY22 Outlook

Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE:WHR) reported a first-quarter sales decline of 8.2% year-over-year to $4.92 billion, missing the consensus of $5.32 billion. Adjusted EPS was $5.31, missing the consensus of $5.36. Whirlpool states it recorded robust sales growth compared to pre-pandemic levels with healthy underlying consumer demand. Sales by region: North America $2.79 billon…

Benzinga

Drop in vaccines exposes LatAm kids to disease: report

Panama City (AFP) - One in four children in Latin America and the Caribbean does not have vaccine protection against three potentially deadly diseases, a UN report said Monday, warning of plummeting inoculation rates.

AFP

A new Latin American restaurant boasting live music and 'extraordinary' cocktails is coming to Manchester

MNKY HSE (pronounced Monkey House) has already made a name for itself in London and the Middle East

Manchester Evening News

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

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Meet El Planteo: The Hottest Cannabis-Friendly Media Outlet In Latin America

"We noticed a lack of good financial and cultural content related to emerging industries and progressive topics in the Spanish-speaking world. Not only on cannabis, but also psychedelics, renewable energies, gender issues...

Miami Herald

COVID-19 is on the decline in Latin America and the Caribbean, but remains a threat

While COVID-19 deaths and infections in the Americas region over the past week are at the lowest levels since the pandemic began two years ago, the World Health Organization’s regional arm warned Wednesday that countries should not think the pandemic is over.

Benzinga

Meta's WhatsApp Business Fund Transfer Hits Roadblock In Brazil: FT

Meta Platforms Inc's (NASDAQ: FB) long-awaited ambition of allowing users to send money to businesses via messaging app WhatsApp in Brazil suffered a roadblock with potential payments partners, the Financial Times reports. WhatsApp looked to launch a payments-to-merchant (p2m) function in Latin America's most populous country in 2021. However, WhatsApp has struggled to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Blinken Calls for Global Cooperation on Migration in Panama Trip

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday sought greater cooperation in Latin America on migration, taking on a cause of growing political headaches that has only been exacerbated by the crisis in Ukraine. The top US diplomat was paying a two-day trip to Panama, his first to Latin America…

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Blinken calls for global cooperation on migration in Panama trip

Panama City (AFP) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday sought greater cooperation in Latin America on migration, taking on a cause of growing political headaches that has only been exacerbated by the crisis in Ukraine.

AFP

Blinken renews US focus on migration with Panama trip

Panama City (AFP) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken opened talks in Panama on Tuesday on a new diplomatic bid to check migration in Latin America, a rising cause of political headaches despite the global focus on Ukraine.

Asharq Al-Awsat

With Unprecedented Coachella Showing, Latin Music Continues US Dominance

An unprecedented number of Latin acts performed at this year's Coachella, commanding the festival's main stage as the popularity of Spanish-language music soars. In total this year's line-up saw 20 artists from Latin America and its diaspora performing at the premier music festival in the California desert -- up from…

Bangkok Post

Thailand mulls more FTAs to expand export markets

Thailand is scheduled to study free trade agreements (FTAs) with countries in the Middle East, Africa and Latin America by the second half of this year, a move to expand new export markets.

The Independent UK

Crowds return to Mexico City re-enactment of crucifixion

A Mexico City borough has held Latin America’s most famous re-enactment of the crucifixion of Christ with spectators for the first time in two years, after the coronavirus pandemic forced televised-only performances in 2020 and 2021

The Independent UK

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Benzinga

Mesobis: The Latin America-Inspired Cannabis Gummies You Need To Try

Mesobis, an artisan cannabis and lifestyle brand inspired by the celebration of Latin American culture, has launched its debut line of Latin-flavored cannabis gummies. Starting today, Mesobis 'Gomitas' will roll out across California dispensaries with plans for expansion nationwide.

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