Devastation struck Venezuela when oil prices started collapsing in 1982, following a global oil glut. The country's economy contracted overnight.
Calderon, who is backed by the team's Mexican sponsor Telmex, was the first woman to drive a current Formula One car since Britain's Susie Wolff, who retired in 2015 after taking part in two grand prix practice sessions for Williams.
Tulsidas Balaram, who passed into the ages last week, was a member of the Indian football team which reached the semis at the Olympics and won an Asian Games gold medal.
India on Monday set aside over Rs 7,100 crore in its budget for 2021-22 as development assistance for countries in its neighbourhood as well as in Africa and Latin America, with Bhutan getting the maximum allocation of Rs 3,004 crore while Rs 100 crore will be given to Chabahar port project in Iran.
'Four years after paying $2 billion to extricate itself from a partnership with Fiat, General Motors is seeking a stake in the Italian automaker in exchange for its Latin American and European operations,' The New York Times reported. It said GM is eager to cede control of its money-losing Opel unit in Germany. 'But Fiat has also expressed interest in GM's other European operations as well as its historically profitable Latin American business,' the report noted.
The company said it has acquired 100 per cent equity stake in Laboratorios Grin, Mexico.
Anushka-Virat? Sonam-Anand? Alia-Ranbir? Deepika-Ranvir? Priyanka-Nick? Varun-Natasha? Take your pick!
India's rubber growers have got another reason to smile with Latin American nation Brazil showing interest in imports from here.
Long on the soccer sidelines, more and more South American women are striking back by lacing up their boots and embracing the region's most-cherished sport.
Ralph & Russo showcased some extraordinary silhouettes on the Paris Fashion Week runway.
As part of the transaction, Daimler will reduce its stake from 60%, while Wolff will up his shareholding from 30%, the statement said.
The apex court, which dismissed the review pleas filed by three of the four death row convicts of the sensational December 16, 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case, said the courts cannot be held for committing any illegality in awarding capital punishment in "appropriate cases" till death penalty remains in the penal code.
PM Modi said that it was an honour to be a trusted partner during the pandemic adding that the two countries will continue to strengthen cooperation on healthcare.
After underwhelming early performances, traditional Latin American top dogsArgentina and reigning African champions Nigeria have something to prove when they meet in their final World Cup Group F match on Wednesday.
Directed by James Albert, the film will see debutante Sana Altaf play the lead character opposite Fahadh Faasil.
Germany battle to become the first European side to win a World Cup on Latin American soil in Sunday's final against Argentina whose captain Lionel Messi is out to emulate the great Diego Maradona.
The 18 new members were elected by absolute majority through a secret ballot.
One unwanted fallout of Stan Swamy's death from the government's point of view will be the increased attention on those senior citizens who are still in jail on charges which are taking a long time to prove, believes Amulya Ganguli.
Colombian soccer supporters brought a wave of tropical exuberance to the stolid citizens of Saransk
'I had no idea that behind the charming, ever smiling Goan faces, there is so much complexity and history!' says Ajit Balakrishnan.
Stunned by their heroes' 5-1 humiliation by the Netherlands, Spaniards are already bemoaning the end of a glorious era and fearing the worst against Chile.
The Asia Cup lost some of its sheen with his absence, but who can grudge the skipper his rest and recreation?
Their Viking mentality means Iceland will fear no-one, and hundreds of fans dressed in blue filled the stands of the Zaryadye Park in Moscow for their match against Argentina.
Parliamentary panel seeks changes in crude import norms.
The Catholic Church in India expects more representation in Vatican during Pope Francis' tenure considering the humble background of the first pontiff from Latin America.
Global feeder funds provide geographical diversification from rupee assets.
In a lifetime of teaching and leading priests in Latin America, which has the largest share of the world's Catholics, Bergoglio has shown a keen political sensibility as well as the kind of self-effacing humility that fellow cardinals value highly, says his official biographer, Sergio Rubin.
Tech Manhindra, the parent company, expects to complete merging Satyam with itself in March.
The envoys travelling on Thursday will meet civil society members and receive a briefing on the security situation from various agencies
Biden said he would follow the science. "I am not going to shut down the economy period. I am going to shut down the virus," he asserted.
India will take up with Argentina the import restrictions imposed by it, as they have implications on the country's shipments to the Latin American nation, a top Commerce Ministry official said.
'As long as we have such partners, Russia cannot be isolated.'
If you're not confident of the way you look, self-consciousness is sure to interfere with your sex life.
It's not men who suffer the consequences of PE -- their partners feel the strain too.
High on confidence after a successful Copa America campaign, Venezuela coach Cecar Farias is determined to break his side's jinx of being the only Latin American nation yet to qualify for the football World Cup by making the cut for the 2014 edition in neighbouring Brazil.
'Castro's huge appeal lies in the fact that he stood up to the Americans.' 'However, it becomes difficult to be judgmental about his legacy, because there are huge uncertainties about the future of the Cuba that he built,' says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Modi sees export-led growth one of the best ways to create jobs.
'Every slide in the power point presentation had a graph with years like 2006, 2008, 2010 on the X axis... Most lines seemed to lie inert horizontally and many seemed to dip despondently, except the red line for China which seemed to rise triumphantly in each slide...' B S Prakash attends the World Economic Forum's Latin American version.
In a corner of Kolkata lived a man who made Latin American music cool before urban India became hip to salsa. Sumit Bhattacharya remembers Monojit Datta, ace percussionist, guru and unknown legend
Argentina has assured India that it will resolve the issue of restrictions on import of Indian drugs to the Latin American country.
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