Cases also rising in England and Scotland as Europe outbreak worsens; seven more deaths in worst-hit Australian state; Oxford University vaccine trials to resume. Follow developments live Oxford University resumes… »
The Not Company, Latin America’s leading contender in the plant-based meat and dairy substitute market, is about to close on an $85 million round of funding that would value it… »
Bolsonaro, 65, announces: ‘It came back positive’ Far-right president has repeatedly trivialized pandemic Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, has announced live… »
Brazil passes 1 million infections; Australia struggles with new cases; Greta Thunberg says similar urgency needed for climate change as for Covid-19 Spain will not quarantine UK visitors Nearly 1,500… »
Climate activist says ‘necessary force’ needed to treat climate change with similar urgency as Covid-19 globally; Australia struggles with new cases; Brazil passes 1 million infections Nearly 1,500 deaths in… »
China reimposes partial lockdown in capital to tackle new cluster; US authorities revoke emergency use of hydroxychloroquine; two imported cases in NZ. Follow the latest updates New Zealand ends Covid-free… »
Belvo, a Latin American fintech startup which launched just 12 months ago, has already snagged funding from two of the biggest names in North and South American venture capital. The… »
Longest official mourning period in Spain’s democracy; unrest grows in UK PM’s party over Dominic Cummings lockdown breach Tory unrest increases pressure on PM to sack Dominic Cummings UK coronavirus… »
Longest official mourning period in Spain’s democracy; unrest grows in UK PM’s party over Dominic Cummings lockdown breach; WHO says Americas are new Covid-19 epicentre. Follow the latest updates Global… »
WHO warns of second peak as global cases pass 5.5m; Irish taoiseach Leo Varadkar denies picnic with friends was rule breach; world health leaders urge green recovery Global report: ‘disaster’… »
Irish taoiseach Leo Varadkar denies picnic with friends was rule breach; World health leaders urge green recovery; Singapore warns of worst economic contraction Global report: ‘disaster’ looms as WHO warns… »
China abandons GDP target amid ‘great uncertainty’; Trump pictured in mask for first time; Italy death toll could be 60% higher than assumed China abandons GDP target UK coronavirus updates… »
Brazil reports nearly 20,000 infections in one day; Trump says he’ll stop taking hydroxychloroquine in two days; Lufthansa in rescue talks Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage… »
Infection rates in Latin America growing rapidly as lockdowns ease in Europe Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The World Health Organization gave a stark warning on… »
Trump considers Brazil travel ban and hails huge number of US cases as testing triumph; World Bank warns 60m will fall into extreme poverty Coronavirus – latest updates See all… »
Sophia Wood Contributor Share on Twitter Sophia Wood is a Venture Partner at Magma Partners . Sophia is also the co-founder of LatAm List, an English-language Latin American tech news… »
Russian prime minister diagnosed with coronavirus; Denmark says partial reopening has not led to bigger spread of infection; Spain assigns time slots for outdoor activities Coronavirus latest: at a glance… »
Trump claims China wants to block his re-election; 100 cases of unusual illness among children in at least six countries; UK deaths top Spain and France Coronavirus latest: at a… »
Nearly 100 cases of unusual illness in at least six countries; UK adds deaths outside hospital to official figure; Trump says he won’t extend social distancing rules. Follow the latest… »
Greece prepares to end lockdown; Bill Gates vows to fund vaccine production; Australia and New Zealand mark Anzac Day from driveways Leader of group peddling bleach as ‘cure’ wrote to… »
Uber for Business, a platform designed for corporate customers, is expanding its food delivery Eats product to more than 20 countries this year, in response to a surge in demand… »
Sophia Wood Contributor Share on Twitter Sophia Wood is a Venture Partner at Magma Partners. Sophia is also the co-founder of LatAm List, an English-language Latin American tech news source…. »
Uber Eats has beefed up grocery delivery options in three markets hard hit by the coronavirus. Uber’s food delivery division said today it’s inked a partnership with supermarket giant Carrefour… »
Facebook has diverted from its policy of not fact-checking politicians in order to prevent the spread of potentially harmful coronavirus misinformation from Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. Facebook made the decisive… »
The internet has, for better or worse, become the default platform for people seeking information, and today one of the companies leveraging that to deliver educational content has raised some… »
Claire Diaz-Ortiz Contributor Share on Twitter Claire Diaz-Ortiz is an angel investor and bestselling author of nine books that have been published in more than a dozen countries. An early… »
The world’s forests are ablaze, under threat from illegal logging and disappearing due to the less dramatic environmental degradation wrought by drought and other signs of climate change. It’s part… »
2019 brought more global attention to Africa’s tech scene than perhaps any previous year. A high profile IPO, visits by both Jacks (Ma and Dorsey), and big Chinese startup investment… »
It didn’t take much for the founders of Cora, Brazil’s newest startup to tackle some aspect of the broken financial services industry in the country, to raise their first $10… »
The former union leader and two-term president said his mission now was to “battle for democracy” Brazil’s former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has vowed to spearhead opposition to… »
Grim milestone comes as Joe Biden’s incoming chief of staff says 500,000 could die in US next month; EU states raise concerns about Pfizer slowdown German vaccine officials forced to… »
All foreign arrivals will also have to quarantine in toughening of measures in response to new strains Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson has announced… »
