Linkhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/30/argentine-senate-approves-bill-to-legalise-abortion The Argentina senate passed an approved bill to have an abortion up to 14 weeks, which is among one of the few countries in Latin America to do so. Beforehand, forced conception and emergencies were the only reasons for abortion. Healthcare providers can refuse if not an emergency, only if another healthcare servicer says they will do it. In… Read more »
Linkhttps://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2020/12/17/mexico-is-increasing-its-minimum-wage-by-15-starting-jan Mexico increased its minimum wage by 15%, but it hasn’t amounted to much change. Mexico has the lowest pay in the Americas, but many say this was not the way to solve the problem. The Mexican Employers’ Federation said potentially 700,000 small businesses could fall under in the next quarter, along with stating that the immediate implementation of the… Read more »
Link:https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/1/1/what-will-cubas-new-single-currency-mean-for-the-island Cuba is opting for a single currency system along with devaluing the peso, which last happened in 1959. The exchange rate is now 24 pesos per dollar and the convertible Cuban Peso will be removed, while the Cuban Peso stays. The removal of this peso will hit the workers getting paid by the convertible pesos the hardest, since the… Read more »
Link: The Revolution of Armed Forces of Columbia have been targeted and killed by unknown groups for the past years, with killings still happening today. Since 2017 the Marxist group has been demobilized, giving up over 7,000 weapons for a UN peace deal. Over 250 have been killed after this event and it seems they have little protection in their… Read more »
Link:https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bolivia-protests/bolivia-court-building-razed-during-protest-over-morales-candidacy-idUSKBN1OB15O The supreme regional court building in Bolivia was burnt down in protest after Evo Morales, a socialist leader, said he would run a fourth turn. University students mostly made up the crowd due to the government being unjust in allowing him to run a fourth term because if he didn’t it was a “human rights violation”. Evo Morale resigned… Read more »
https://www.latinamericanpost.com/35288-medicine-carriers-made-from-human-cells-can-cure-lung-infections At Washington State University, there was a study released by the universities Communications Biology. The study involved scientists using human while blood cell membranes to release two drugs- one for anti-inflammation and the other as an antibiotic to target infected lungs. Both of these were tested on mice with ill lungs, and they found that both delivered successful treatment…. Read more »
https://latinamericanpost.com/35590-the-woman-who-makes-up-the-mission-to-return-to-the-moon-in-2024 NASA announces their plan to send another man and a women to the moon by 2024. The team planning this is led by Kathy Lueders, making her the first women to lead NASA’s spaceflights division. Lueders has dedicated her entire life to NASA and has been working for them for decades- being apart of many different missions. Lueders has… Read more »
Article Link: https://latinamericanpost.com/35655-start-your-week-end-informed-with-the-most-important-environmental-news Norway makes a record breaking milestone this week and became the first country in the world to sell more electric cars then gasoline. The article reports a 12% sales increase of electric cars in 2020 from 2019 and expect a 60% increase throughout 2021. The government plans to continue this growth to 100% by 2025 by using… Read more »
Link Mexico is looking to cut down on crime by making crime legal. Looking to make the largest national cannabis market, Mexico has started making reforms related to the use of cannabis. Businesses would be able to cultivate cannabis for medical reasons and sell it where ever they are able to legally. This is a big push for drug cartels… Read more »
Link:https://apnews.com/article/pete-ricketts-global-trade-marcelo-ebrard-mexico-immigration-7b359092acc2743bdac0dcbb1c4402d1 Mexico is attempting to use their free trade agreement with the United States to allow illegal immigrant workers in the US to get the COVID-19 vaccine. The issue at hand is that illegals working at jobs like the meat packing industry, who is famously known for housing illegal workers, are either coming back to Mexico or just staying in… Read more »
