LA PAZ, Oct 31 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Bolivia’s Congress, controlled by the socialist party of the former indigenous President Evo Morales, approved a report that recommends a lawsuit against outgoing right-wing President Jeanine Añez for genocide and other alleged crimes. The report, submitted by a parliamentary commission, alleges that Añez and…

BUENOS AIRES, Oct 31 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Argentine President Alberto Fernandez signed a decree that extends social welfare coverage to one million more children and teenagers. The government is allocating Universal Child Allowance, which amounts to 30 billion pesos (some US$ 383 million), to expand the program. The allowance contributes 3,540…

BRASILIA, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s jobless rate hit a record 14.4 percent in the June to August period as the coronavirus pandemic pounded Latin America’s largest economy, the government reported. This is the highest level of unemployment recorded in Brazil since the government started measuring joblessness by three-month periods…

A worker produces hand sanitizer in Brazilo MONTEVIDEO, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Latin America and the Caribbean, the region with the most cases of Covid-19, surpassed 400,000 deaths from the virus on Friday, according to official figures. Shortly before 0200 GMT, the region had reported 400,524 deaths from the virus…

SAN SALVADOR, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nine people were killed and 35 were missing after heavy rain in El Salvador triggered a devastating mudslide near the capital San Salvador, officials said. “It is a tragedy,” said Interior Minister Mario Duran, adding that nine bodies had been recovered from the path…