Lat-Am Community

Austin Reports Higher Coronavirus Cases Among Latinos as Texas Is Resuming Operations

Since Texas Governor Greg Abbott allowed businesses to reopen at the beginning of the month, many more have started to resume operations. Still, coronavirus cases are far from stabilizing in the state, and for Austin, there is an uneven response to the minority community.
Unemployment

Support Options and Programs for Latinos Affected by COVID-19

COVID-19 has gravely impacted the Latino community with their demographic having the highest employment rate in the U.S.
Brazil Cuban Doctors

Cuban Doctors Are Back to Aid Brazil in Fighting the Coronavirus Outbreak

Cuban doctors, world renowned for their knowledge on epidemics are back in Brazil
Mexico Waste

COVID-19 Worsens Mexico’s Existing Waste Problem

Tons of infectious waste has been seen all across the country adding to the long list of problems the country is already facing
Lopez Gatell

Mexico Reopens Essential Activities on the Second Stage of the New Normal

As part of the ongoing campaign to gradually resume regular operations in the country, Mexico faces stage two of the three-phase plan.
Bolsonaro

Bolsonaro Greets His Supporters as He Promotes His Open-The-Economy Drive

Right-wing president, Jair Bolsonaro greets anti-lockdown protesters.
Mexico frontliners

Mexico’s Medical Staffs Are Shunned by the Public

Health workers in all parts of Mexico are experiencing extreme retaliation from locals
Donald Trump

President Trump Says That Who Funding Restoration in the Works

U.S. has suspended support to the World Health Organization a month ago citing failure in handling the coronavirus pandemic
Asylum Seekers

Clinic Strengthens Safety Measures Against COVID-19 for a Camp of Asylum Seekers

Over two thousand asylum seekers are living in the encampment at the U.S.-Mexico border in Matamoros, Mexico while they wait for their court hearing in the United States.
Gavin Newsom

California’s Climate Catalyst Fund of an Extra $250 Million Compromised by Major Budget Cuts

In an interview last week, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a cut in the budgets for the year 2020-2021 in the state. As of yet, he said $203 million was the overall budget, with $133 billion reserved for the general funds.
Mike Pompeo

Americans Should Stay Away From the Chinese Communist Party – Pompeo

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stressed that actions of Communist China pose a threat to the safety of the citizens of the United States.
Nicolas Maduro

Cuban Doctors Explain How the Maduro Administration Coerced Venezuelan Voters Through Medical Missions

Among the many issues that threaten Nicolás Maduro’s legitimacy as Venezuelan president now includes accounts of Cuban doctors that explain how their medical missions involved methods of coercion in favor of the country’s Socialist Party.
House Majority Leader Hoyer testifies as the House Rules Committee meets to consider a resolution authorizing remote voting by proxy and to formulate a rule on the newest coronavirus relief bill in Washington

House Permits Both Remote Voting and Remote Hearings

Democratic-led House has finally approved lawmakers to conduct hearings remotely and vote remotely or with a proxy
Brazil Indigenous

Indigenous Tribes Struggle to Seek Support From Local Governments as COVID-19 Decimates Communities

Despite being remote and isolated from any urban life, the coronavirus is reaching more indigenous groups in the Amazon. With no near healthcare infrastructures and a lack of medical workers, tribes are struggling to survive as the federal governments are handling other priorities.
Donald Trump

Trump Announces Attempt for Rapid Vaccine Development

President Trump claims that new coronavirus vaccine will be available on the market by end of the year

Latino Film Favorites at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival

Tribeca Film Festival pushes through this year, partially through an online platform
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