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Nearly Half of Crypto Owners First Bought Digital Assets in 2021

Almost half of all cryptocurrency owners in the United States, Latin America and Asia Pacific purchased the digital assets for the first time in 2021, according to a new survey from US cryptocurrency exchange Gemini. The survey of nearly 30,000 people across 20 countries, which was conducted between November 2021…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia aims Ukraine disinformation at Spanish speakers

Disinformation about Russia's invasion of Ukraine is surging in Spanish, as stories crafted for a Latin American audience gets a boost from the Kremlin

The Independent UK

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Factbox-What kind of country will Costa Rica's next president inherit?

Costa Ricans will elect President Carlos Alvarado's successor on Sunday to govern what has been of the most stable democracies in Latin America over the next four years.

Reuters

Zelenskyy Recalls Envoys to Georgia, Morocco

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has recalled Ukraine’s ambassadors to Georgia and Morocco, suggesting they haven’t done enough to persuade those countries to support Ukraine and punish Russia for the invasion. “With all due respect, if there won’t be weapons, won’t be sanctions, won’t be restrictions for Russian business, then please…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Big spike in migrant numbers crossing Darien Gap from 2021 figures -UNHCR

The number of people crossing the Darien Gap, one of the most dangerous and impassable regions of Latin America, has almost tripled compared to the same period last year, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday.

Reuters

EXCLUSIVE: Bienstar Wellness Enters Brazilian Psychedelic Market, Will Acquire Ibogaine Co.

Bienstar Wellness Corp., an integrative mental health company specializing in psychedelic medicine with core operations in Latin America, has entered into a binding letter of intent to acquire 100% of BRC Saude Mental E Terapias Assistidas Ltda., a Brazilian psychedelic institution specialized in ibogaine treatment for substance ab

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Commentary: A glaring double standard — one for Ukrainian refugees, one for Central Americans

I opened my computer to start Zoom for my class on Indigenous media in Latin America. As I proceeded to take roll, I noticed that my voice began to shake and my eyes were getting red as I looked at myself in the Zoom camera.

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The Independent UK

Deutsche Bank Tuns Bullish On Johnson Controls

Johnson Controls International PLC (NYSE:JCI) has been upgraded to Buy from Hold, with a reduced price target of $79 (an upside of 21%), from $80, by Deutsche Bank. Analyst Nicole DeBlase reduced her EPS estimate for Q2 citing risks from the supply chain, especially in the EMEA, Latin America, and APAC regions. Related: Analysts Cut…

Benzinga

Brazilian President Calls for Boosting Economic Cooperation with the UAE

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said there is a vast investment potential for UAE businesses in Brazil as the country pushes ahead with new strategic policies and projects. He made his remarks during the Global Business Forum (GBF) Latin America 2022, held on the sidelines of Expo 2020 Dubai.

Asharq Al-Awsat

U.S., Mexico soccer to play World Cup qualifier at Azteca, possibly for last time

MEXICO CITY — There is no more difficult place for the U.S. national team to play than Estadio Azteca, Mexico's iconic fortress home and the largest soccer stadium in Latin America.

Los Angeles Times

Latin America's IT brain drain a regional challenge

Montevideo (AFP) - Safety concerns at home in Rio de Janeiro and a bumper pay packet convinced Bruno Ribeiro to join the burgeoning ranks of Latin Americans moving to California to work in IT.

AFP

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Melinda French Gates and MacKenzie Scott are backing $1 billion gender fund

Melinda French Gates and MacKenzie Scott are among philanthropists donating money to the Gender Fund, which seeks to raise $1 billion to advance equality and women’s leadership in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

AFP

Brazil hikes key interest rate ninth straight time

Brasília (AFP) - Brazil's central bank raised its key interest rate for the ninth straight time Wednesday, as Latin America's biggest economy continues to reel from surging inflation, now exacerbated by the Ukraine war.

Reuters

Poor the hardest hit in Latam by Russia's Ukraine invasion -IMF

The poorest will be the hardest hit across Latin America and the Caribbean by the economic fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with the region facing further inflationary pressure, a senior official at the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday.

Benzinga

Volkswagen To Shift More Production To China, North America As Russia-Ukraine War Roils Europe Supply Chain

Volkswagen Group (OTC: VWAGY) CEO Herbert Diess said on Tuesday that the German automaker is shifting more production out of Europe to China, North America and Latin America to cope with supply chain issues stemming from Russia’s invasion of Uk

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The Independent UK

US seeks regional approach to migration and asylum seekers

The U.S. is faced with the likelihood of eventually reopening its southern border to asylum seekers, and the government is urging allies in Latin America to shore up their immigration controls and expand their own asylum programs

Miami Herald

Explainer: How Russia’s war in Ukraine is shuffling US alliances in Latin America

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has reverberated across the globe, including in the Western Hemisphere, where both Washington and Moscow see the crisis as an opportunity to shift regional alliances in their favor.

The Guardian - UK

Hugh O’Shaughnessy obituary

Journalist who reported for 30 years from many Latin American countries where grave human rights abuses were being committed

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Los Angeles Times

Biden names Colombia a ‘major non-NATO ally,’ countering Putin’s influence in Latin America

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced Thursday that he will name Colombia as a major non-NATO ally, a significant recognition as the United States tries to undercut Russian President Vladimir Putin’s influence in Latin America after his invasion of Ukraine.

AFP

Sealed with a kiss: Chile celebrates first same-sex weddings

Santiago (AFP) - Two same-sex couples became the first Thursday to legally tie the knot in Chile, which joined a handful of countries in majority Catholic Latin America to allow LGBTQ couples to marry.

The Independent UK

Guatemala increases abortion penalty, bans same-sex marriage

Guatemalan lawmakers have greatly increased prison sentences for women who have abortions, bucking a recent trend in Latin America toward expanding access to the procedures

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