Brazil reported a third case of the Omicron coronavirus variant on Wednesday, casting doubt on plans to loosen containment curbs ahead of year-end holidays in response to a fall in infection numbers.
Argentine state energy giant YPF expects robust profits in the fourth quarter of the year driven by rising gas production and crude output, the company's President Pablo González told Reuters on Wednesday.
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Wednesday that talks with his Republican counterpart Mitch McConnell to avoid a government shutdown were making "good progress," adding that the two leaders must prevent a group of Senate Republicans from causing "total chaos" by delaying action.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday he had not yet decided whether to run for six more years in the Kremlin when his current term ends in 2024, while praising U.S. President Joe Biden's decision to seek re-election in that year.