In light of the current global crisis with the coronavirus, tensions in households have risen in Paraguay.

Peru has faced at least nine serious epidemics and natural disasters in the last three decades, from an outbreak of cholera to several earthquakes.

Covid-19 has shut down much of everyone’s daily routine and captured everyone’s attention, but stock markets and memes also occupy our attention while the world practices social distancing.

–Written by Samantha Lee— After 12 days in prison in Cuba, Cuban authorities freed artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, following Amnesty International’s release of a statement calling Otero Alcántara a prisoner of conscience and demanding his immediate release.

Many street vendors in Buenos Aires have been brought together by the Movimiento de Trabajadores Excluidos (Movement for Excluded Workers, MTE) and the Asociación de Vendedores Libres to demand justice for an elderly street vendor who was struck by a car while attempting to evade city police who were trying to confiscate her merchandise.

In Lima, Peru, the average work income increased by 5.8% compared to last year, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics and Information Technology.

The Ministry of Agricultural Development (MIDA) has agreed to make a payment to Chirican rice farmers and has agreed to purchase their beans at $70 per quintal, with all purchases being fully regulated.

The Argentinian economy is facing profound tensions: while many people are struggling due to debts, the problem that arguably affects the most people is the gender gap.

In Brazil, women entrepreneurs have been paving the way in business, but still continue to struggle to receive the adequate equality they deserve.

A children’s coloring book is being released which seeks to highlight the outstanding work of Costa Rican women in the field of science and inspire the next generation to achieve greatness.