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Some Latin American nations call for Russian withdrawal from Ukraine

Colombia, Argentina and Chile on Thursday called for swift withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine, as other Latin American countries rejected the use of force but stopped short of calling for a Russian exit.

Reuters

Latin American leaders are divided in reactions to Russia’s attack on Ukraine

Latin American and Caribbean leaders reacted to the news Thursday of the Russian invasion of Ukraine with a flurry of statements, videos and tweets that ranged from open condemnation to avoiding direct criticism to even backing the aggression, highlighting the increased polarization of the Western Hemisphere.

Miami Herald

Florida’s 15-week abortion ban will affect women in the Caribbean and Latin America, too

Florida’s controversial bill that would ban abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy will affect women well beyond the state’s borders.

Tribune News Service

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BioMarin Clocks Flat Q4 Sales Despite Erosion oF US Kuvan Market

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc (NASDAQ:BMRN) reported a 1% Y/Y decrease in Q4 revenue to $449.8 million, beating the consensus estimate of $442.39 million. The decline was attributable to lower sales from Kuvan and Naglazyme, cushioned by higher revenues from Aldurazyme, Vimizim, and Palynziq. Kuvan sales decreased 23% to $ 68.5 million, primarily due…

Benzinga

Brink's Q4 Results Beat Estimates

Brink's Company (NYSE:BCO) reported fourth-quarter revenue growth of 7% year-over-year to $1.1 billion, +11% on a constant currency basis, beating the consensus of $1.07 billion. Sales by segments: North America $372.5 million (+13.1% Y/Y), Latin America $294.2 million (+2.9% Y/Y), Europe $234.1 million (-0.6% Y/Y) and Rest of the World $197.4 million (+15.6%…

Benzinga

Colombia decriminalises abortion in ‘historic victory’ for women’s rights

Women can now have an abortion during first 24 weeks in latest win for reproductive rights in Latin America

The Independent UK

Colombia decriminalizes abortion up to 24 weeks of pregnancy: court

Bogota (AFP) - Colombia's high court decriminalized abortion up to 24 weeks of pregnancy on Monday in a landmark ruling for the majority-Catholic country, one of only a few in Latin America that currently allows the procedure.

AFP

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"Historic decision": Colombia's high court decriminalizes abortion

It's the latest sign that views about abortion are shifting in favor of women's rights in Latin American countries.

Axios

Colombia's highest court rules to decriminalize abortion

Colombia’s Constitutional Court has issued an order decriminalizing abortion, making the country fourth in Latin America to do so

The Independent UK

Japanese from Latin America, forced into US wartime incarceration camps, fight for full reparations

LOS ANGELES — At age 7, Libby Yamamoto came home from a sleepover to find that her father had been taken away by the village police in their Peruvian town.

Los Angeles Times

Tour de France winner Bernal pedals again after horror road accident

Bogota (AFP) - Less than a month after a road accident nearly claimed his life while training, Colombian Egan Bernal -- Latin America's only Tour de France champion -- is on the road to recovery.

AFP

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The Independent UK

In Latin America's new Cold War, will China lift up autocrats?

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — El Salvador's president and the Chinese ambassador traded flatteries this month as they broke ground on a new national library, one of a slew of gifts China has promised this small mountainous nation as part of its vigorous quest to gain influence across Central America.

Los Angeles Times

Venezuela a key Russian ally in Latin America - Borisov

Venezuela is a key ally for Russia in Latin America, Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said while visiting the South American country on Wednesday, adding that the two countries will look to deepen bilateral ties.

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Miami Herald

The US urges Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro to defend democracy in meeting with Putin

After Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro disregarded a U.S. request to call off his upcoming meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, the Biden administration still hopes the right-wing South American leader takes the opportunity to defend “democratic principles” in Moscow.

Tribune News Service

US tech firms hunt for cheap home-based hires in Latin America

The remote-work revolution has led some U.S. technology companies, from startups to Coinbase Inc. and Shopify Inc., to seek new hires in Latin America — where they can find qualified people in roughly the same time zone who’ll work for much lower pay.

Benzinga

Meet Dillom, The Latino Eminem: 'I Was Living Between Two Worlds, I Was Like Hannah Montana'

Better late than never. Several decades behind schedule, hip-hop culture has finally conquered Latin America. At the forefront of this movement, mega viral artists such as Duki, Bad Bunny, Daddy Yankee, Bizarrap or Nicki Nicole reach hundreds of millions of monthly listeners.

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Kellogg Stock Gains On Q4 Earnings Beat

Kellogg Co (NYSE:K) reported a fourth-quarter FY21 sales decline of 1.3% year-on-year, to $3.42 billion, beating the analyst consensus of $3.39 billion. Q4 sales were negatively affected by lapping an extra week in the year-earlier period. Adjusted EPS of $0.83 beat the analyst consensus of $0.79. Kellogg North America's sales decreased 3%, Europe…

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PepsiCo Q4 Earnings Top Estimates; Adopts $10B Share Buyback Program

PepsiCo Inc (NASDAQ:PEP) reported fourth-quarter FY21 sales growth of 12.4% year-on-year, to $25.24 billion, beating the consensus of $24.22 billion. Net revenue from Frito-Lay North America increased 13% Y/Y, Quaker Foods North America rose 9%, and PepsiCo Beverages North America climbed 13%. Latin America sales rose 16% Y/Y, Europe sales grew 8%. The…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Mexican Skater Is a Rare Latin American at Winter Olympics

They said he should play football. They said figure skating was for girls.

Los Angeles Times

Mexico’s Donovan Carrillo giving Latin America hope and excitement in ice skating

Donovan Carrillo might have been in Beijing, but his image was all over Mexico on Tuesday morning.

The Independent UK

Mexican skater is a rare Latin American at Winter Olympics

Naysayers didn't deter Mexican figure skater Donovan Carrillo, the rare Latin American athlete at the Winter Games, who has now become an even more rare Beijing Olympics success story – however relative – from that part of the globe

Reuters

Russia says military aid to Venezuela will not be used to attack Colombia

Russia has promised that military equipment given to Venezuela will not be used to attack Colombia, destabilize Latin America or end up in the hands of illegal armed groups, Colombia's Foreign Minister and Vice President Marta Lucia Ramirez said.

Newsroom.co.nz

No silence on femicide

New Zealand is a safer place for women than many Latin American countries, but there is still much work to do until we can call Aotearoa a place free of violence against women.

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