The Minister of Women, Family and Social Solidarity of Guinea-Bissau, Conceição Evora, announced this Monday that as of March 27, the order given by the head of state to end child begging in the country goes into effect. The minister gave these indications in statements to journalists after a meeting promoted by the Deputy Prime […]
According to the official logbook, the ivory was found by customs in the northern port of Haiphong in a container supposedly carrying peanuts. Photos released by the customs department showed hundreds of long ivory tusks stacked in front of an open container. The shipment was sent to Vietnam via Singapore, authorities said. Tusks and other […]
The Angolan President, João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, said a few days ago in Japan that China's private investment in the country "is very small" compared to the financing it provides to the Government. In an interview with the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun, during his recent state visit to the country, João Lourenço explained that what […]
Cape Verde will have a National Council for Pest and Disease Management in Agriculture (CNGPDA), responsible for monitoring the main crop enemies throughout the national territory, determined by the Government. According to the resolution of March 14 of the Council of Ministers that creates this structure, this council arises given the planned creation of a […]
The maras, criminal structures created by Central American migrants from poor neighborhoods in Los Angeles and which, more than 30 years later, the presidents of Honduras and El Salvador have declared war on, have been spreading to Europe and South America for some time, according to various reports. A few days ago, a user tweeted […]
By Joe Carroll and Michael Hirtzer A biblical drought plaguing Argentina shows no signs of letting up, and soybean plants continue to be scorched in the Pampas agricultural belt. Last Thursday, the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange cut its crop forecast by another 14% to 25 million tonnes, the smallest harvest since record-keeping began in 2001. […]
At the beginning of 2023, Ecuador had a country risk of around 1,245 points and was the fourth country in Latin America with the worst indicator. However, in these almost three months, the value grew by 57% (at the close of March 17, it had reached 1,950 points), and Ecuador replaced El Salvador as the […]
Chile's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2022 closed with a year-on-year rise of 2.4% over the previous year, the Central Bank reported. "During 2022, the national GDP grew by 2.4%, concerning 2021, driven by the growth of domestic demand," the agency said in a report. During the first half of 2022, domestic demand was driven […]
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced the relaunch of the More Doctors program to improve access to health care throughout the country, especially in regions of extreme poverty and health care shortages. "In recent years, health care in Brazil has been severely attacked with lies and hatred for the poorest. That time is […]
Paraguayan Foreign Minister Julio Cesar Arriola will meet next week with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington as part of a tour to participate in international conferences in New York and the Dominican Republic, the South American country's foreign ministry said. "Chancellor Arriola will travel to Washington, US, where on Monday, March 27, […]
By Alexandre Garcia* (Opinion) I'll start with some excellent news that fills me with pride as 'Cachoeirense': an olive oil brand from Cachoeira do Sul (RS), is in first place among the 120 best olive oils in the southern hemisphere in a competition in Italy. The winners will appear in the Lodo guide of olive […]
By Carlos Alberto Di Franco A recent report in the newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo put its finger on an ethical wound that demands urgent treatment and healing. An article signed by Luiz Vassallo, a reporter for Estadão, uncovered the unbelievable scheme of sponsoring events for magistrates. The report, serious and consistent, demands self-criticism […]
By Jamil Chad After Toblerone, now it’s the banks’ turn. Switzerland woke up on Monday with its image severely damaged. Faced with the agreement of the purchase of Credit Suisse by UBS this weekend, the country with its history intertwined with its banks now wonders: are we still reliable? In the country’s leading newspapers and […]
The sun is the life source of the entire universe. When it is at its peak in the tropics, it reaches the maximum of this energy charge. Being closest to the sun, our brain is the most critical organ in the human body. To maintain a healthy body, we must always be close to the […]
By Luciano Nagel The 61-year-old Adelson Carneiro Rodrigues, from Cananéia, on the southern coast of São Paulo state, decided to launch a daring challenge for himself. To cross from Oiapoque to Chuí, along the entire Brazilian coast, rowing in an ocean kayak. In total, it is 8,000 kilometers from the far west of the state […]
The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) has declared operational two Gripen E fighter mission simulators installed at the Anápolis Air Base in the state of Goiás. It is equipped with a dome, cockpit, materials, and equipment for training and support for the operation of the South American giant's new F-39 fighter jets. These simulators will be […]
The dawn of this Monday (20) was marked by new criminal attacks in the cities of Rio Grande do Norte, the seventh in which the state is the target of attacks by factions in reprisal for police actions. In the capital Natal, a Military Police base was hit by a Molotov cocktail, but the flames […]
The three commanders of the Brazilian Armed Forces are meeting with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva this Monday afternoon (20) to discuss the modernization of the Armed Forces and put aside the mistrust from the January 8 acts. Minister Rui Costa of the Civil House articulated the meeting last week, and the expectation was […]
By Sergio Moro (Opinion) The beginning of the new Lula administration has been marked by a return to the past. Everything that went wrong during the previous mandates - of Lula himself and President Dilma Rousseff - has returned. The old saying "to err is human, to persist in error is stupid" is not among […]
Criminals demand the closure of the Rogério Coutinho Madruga prison and complain about prison conditions. Criminals identifying as members of the faction responsible for attacks in Rio Grande do Norte released a video on social networks demanding an end to the acts of violence that have terrorized the State since Tuesday (14). The Public Ministry […]
The Bolivian Government emphasized this Sunday that it will not apply any devaluation of the Bolivian currency since, in its opinion, the economy and finances of the South American country enjoy stability and solidity. The Minister of Economy and Finance, Marcelo Montenegro, stated this to the press, who reaffirmed this decision based on the policy […]
The President of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, announced Sunday that he would declare a state of emergency to accelerate the reconstruction of property affected by the earthquake of magnitude 6.5 on the Richter scale that shook the coastal province of Guayas (southwest) on Saturday. “We are going to declare a state of exception, without the restriction […]
UBS Group, Switzerland’s largest bank, announced on Sunday (19) that it has agreed to buy Credit Suisse for US$3.24 billion. The combined companies will manage more than US$1.5 trillion in invested assets. UBS indicated that it plans to reduce the number of employees at Credit Suisse, which has about 1,000 employees in Brazil and 50,000 […]
