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Mexico Cuts 2025 GDP Growth Forecast Amid US Trade Uncertainty
Mexico's 2025 GDP growth forecast has been revised down to 1.5%-2.3% from 2%-3%, primarily due to uncertainty about US trade policy, weak investment, and consumption; the government plans to increase revenue through improved tax collection and digital technologies, focusing public spending on social...
Mexico Cuts 2025 GDP Growth Forecast Amid US Trade Uncertainty
Mexico's 2025 GDP growth forecast has been revised down to 1.5%-2.3% from 2%-3%, primarily due to uncertainty about US trade policy, weak investment, and consumption; the government plans to increase revenue through improved tax collection and digital technologies, focusing public spending on social...
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16% Bias Score
Contrasting Reports on Poverty in Argentina
Argentina's INDEC reported a significant drop in poverty during the second half of 2024; however, this is countered by widespread reports of increased indigence and unemployment, creating a complex picture of the country's economic reality.
Contrasting Reports on Poverty in Argentina
Argentina's INDEC reported a significant drop in poverty during the second half of 2024; however, this is countered by widespread reports of increased indigence and unemployment, creating a complex picture of the country's economic reality.
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44% Bias Score
Argentina's Pension Crisis: Protests Erupt Amidst Austerity Measures
Over 100 people were arrested during a March 12th protest in Buenos Aires, highlighting growing dissatisfaction among retirees due to President Milei's pension cuts (up to 30%), revealing a broader Latin American challenge of maintaining sustainable pensions amidst rapid population aging.
Argentina's Pension Crisis: Protests Erupt Amidst Austerity Measures
Over 100 people were arrested during a March 12th protest in Buenos Aires, highlighting growing dissatisfaction among retirees due to President Milei's pension cuts (up to 30%), revealing a broader Latin American challenge of maintaining sustainable pensions amidst rapid population aging.
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40% Bias Score
Transgender Woman Flees Ecuador After Husband's Murder, Highlighting Latin America's Violence
Celine Celis, a transgender woman from Venezuela, fled to Spain after her husband was murdered in Ecuador due to extortion; this exemplifies the dangers faced by transgender women in Latin America, prompting many to seek refuge in Spain, straining its asylum system.
Transgender Woman Flees Ecuador After Husband's Murder, Highlighting Latin America's Violence
Celine Celis, a transgender woman from Venezuela, fled to Spain after her husband was murdered in Ecuador due to extortion; this exemplifies the dangers faced by transgender women in Latin America, prompting many to seek refuge in Spain, straining its asylum system.
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48% Bias Score
Bitso Launches Mexican Peso-Pegged Stablecoin to Ease Cross-Border Payments
Bitso launched MXNB, a Mexican peso-pegged stablecoin on the Arbitrum network, to ease cross-border payments for foreign companies operating in Mexico, following similar successful initiatives in Brazil and other Latin American countries.
Bitso Launches Mexican Peso-Pegged Stablecoin to Ease Cross-Border Payments
Bitso launched MXNB, a Mexican peso-pegged stablecoin on the Arbitrum network, to ease cross-border payments for foreign companies operating in Mexico, following similar successful initiatives in Brazil and other Latin American countries.
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36% Bias Score
PAHO Issues Yellow Fever Alert for Latin America
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) issued an epidemiological alert for yellow fever in Latin America due to increased cases in Brazil, Colombia, and Peru, linked to deforestation, climate change, and expanding mosquito populations; the alert urges vaccination and preventative measures.
PAHO Issues Yellow Fever Alert for Latin America
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) issued an epidemiological alert for yellow fever in Latin America due to increased cases in Brazil, Colombia, and Peru, linked to deforestation, climate change, and expanding mosquito populations; the alert urges vaccination and preventative measures.
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4% Bias Score
Latin America Seeks Economic Growth Through AI, Multilatinas, and Smart Cities
Latin America's economic growth averaged 0.8-1% from 2014-2024, its lowest post-war rate; the World Bank projects 2.5% growth in 2025, but sustained growth above 4% is needed to reduce poverty and inequality, achievable through AI adoption, multinational expansion, and smart city development.
Latin America Seeks Economic Growth Through AI, Multilatinas, and Smart Cities
Latin America's economic growth averaged 0.8-1% from 2014-2024, its lowest post-war rate; the World Bank projects 2.5% growth in 2025, but sustained growth above 4% is needed to reduce poverty and inequality, achievable through AI adoption, multinational expansion, and smart city development.
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48% Bias Score
Bolsonaro and Military Officials to Face Trial for Coup Attempt in Brazil
Brazil's Supreme Court will try former President Jair Bolsonaro and several top military officials for their alleged roles in a January 2023 coup attempt against President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, marking the first time a Brazilian president faces such charges and challenging the military's histor...
Bolsonaro and Military Officials to Face Trial for Coup Attempt in Brazil
Brazil's Supreme Court will try former President Jair Bolsonaro and several top military officials for their alleged roles in a January 2023 coup attempt against President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, marking the first time a Brazilian president faces such charges and challenging the military's histor...
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52% Bias Score
US Caribbean Policy: Increased Pressure, Unintended Consequences
The Trump administration's intensified focus on combating drug trafficking, illegal migration, and Chinese influence in the Caribbean has increased pressure on Latin American countries through sanctions and reduced aid, prompting criticism and highlighting unintended consequences.
US Caribbean Policy: Increased Pressure, Unintended Consequences
The Trump administration's intensified focus on combating drug trafficking, illegal migration, and Chinese influence in the Caribbean has increased pressure on Latin American countries through sanctions and reduced aid, prompting criticism and highlighting unintended consequences.
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56% Bias Score
Ecuador Seeks US Military Aid Amidst Soaring Gang Violence
Ecuador is building a new naval facility in Manta with US support, to combat its rising gang violence; President Noboa will meet with President Trump to discuss security cooperation, aiming to curb Ecuador's homicide rate, the highest in Latin America.
Ecuador Seeks US Military Aid Amidst Soaring Gang Violence
Ecuador is building a new naval facility in Manta with US support, to combat its rising gang violence; President Noboa will meet with President Trump to discuss security cooperation, aiming to curb Ecuador's homicide rate, the highest in Latin America.
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56% Bias Score
CAF Approves \$1.445 Billion for Latin American Development Projects
CAF approved \$1.445 billion for projects in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, El Salvador, and Honduras, focusing on infrastructure, education, migration, and business competitiveness, as announced at its first 2025 board meeting in Santiago, Chile.
CAF Approves \$1.445 Billion for Latin American Development Projects
CAF approved \$1.445 billion for projects in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, El Salvador, and Honduras, focusing on infrastructure, education, migration, and business competitiveness, as announced at its first 2025 board meeting in Santiago, Chile.
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40% Bias Score
Petro's Televised Addresses Mirror Past Critiques
President Gustavo Petro's use of televised government addresses, similar to those used by Iván Duque and Julio César Turbay Ayala, is creating controversy due to his past criticism of those strategies; the parallels include their timing during a healthcare crisis and low approval ratings.
Petro's Televised Addresses Mirror Past Critiques
President Gustavo Petro's use of televised government addresses, similar to those used by Iván Duque and Julio César Turbay Ayala, is creating controversy due to his past criticism of those strategies; the parallels include their timing during a healthcare crisis and low approval ratings.
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56% Bias Score
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