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A year in, here's how Argentina, the country inspiring Elon Musk's DOGE, has performed under ...
Argentina's president, Javier Milei, has presided over sweeping spending cuts since taking office a year ago. Tomas Cuesta/Getty ImagesJavier Milei became Argentina's president a year ago, partly on a pledge to slash the state.Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy,
Organized crime gangs expanded into a third of cities in Brazil's Amazon, report finds
RIO DE JANEIRO — Criminal gangs are operating in over a third of municipalities in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest driving a boom in violence, according to a report published Wednesday by a prominent nonprofit organization. In 2024, gangs were present in 260 of 772
‘Making Argentina great again’? What a year under a climate-change denying president has done for ...
Javier Milei’s push for extraction and cuts to land protections have left people fearing for their way of life – and environmentalists concerned about the future
Brazil Amazon Gangs
Beaumont Enterprise | 2024-12-11, 11:23
FILE - Brazil Environmental Agency helicopters fly over an illegal mining camp during an operation to try to contain the practice in Yanomami Indigenous territory, Roraima state, Brazil, Feb. 11, 2023. ...
Brazil proposes AD duty on stainless steel pipe imports from Taiwan and India
In an anti-dumping (AD) investigation, Aperam Inox Tubos Brasil Ltda requested the imposition of anti-dumping duties on imported austenitic stainless steel pipes. The Secretariat of Foreign Trade (SECEX) of the
Brazilian beef and leather companies fall short in tackling deforestation, a study finds
BRASILIA, Brazil — The next United Nations climate conference, COP30, will be held in Belem, the capital of an Amazon region where widespread deforestation mainly driven by cattle farming has turned the surrounding rainforest from a vital carbon sink into a
Nicolas Maduro Panics over Assad Fall: 'Fascist Extremism Wants Something Similar' in Venezuela
Socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro claimed on Monday that
Lula 'stable' after emergency surgery
Brazil's 79-year-old President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was in "stable" condition after emergency surgery Tuesday for an intracranial hemorrhage and should leave
Venezuela reanuda cooperación con oficina del Alto Comisionado de Derechos Humanos de la ONU
Lancaster Online | 2024-12-11, 04:47
CARACAS (AP) — El gobierno del
Việt Nam, Venezuela celebrate 35 years of diplomatic ties
Ambassador Vũ Trung Mỹ stressed that Việt Nam and Latin American countries in general and the Southeast Asian nation and Venezuela in particular, have a good traditional friendship and solidarity, originating from similarities in the history of strugle for
New Report Puts Nigeria’s GDP in PPP Terms at $2.4trn, 89% Larger than Official Estimate
A new report by London-based group, World Economics, has indicated that Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Purchasing Parity Terms (PPP) could be as large as $2.419 trillion, in contrast to official estimates of $1.277 trillion at the end of 2023.
Marcos Jr. allies' win in 2025 to sustain government fiscal consolidation—think tank
The Philippines' plan to narrow its fiscal deficit and reduce the share of public debt to its economy is expected to be sustained during the second half of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s term, amid expectations that his political allies would retain the
Brazil: President Lula da Silva Undergoes Emergency Brain Surgery
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil underwent an emergency craniotomy in the early morning hours of Tuesday. The post Brazil: President Lula da Silva Undergoes Emergency Brain Surgery appeared first on Breitbart. ...
French rugby players are cleared of sexual assault in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — An Argentine court on Tuesday dropped aggravated sexual assault charges against two professional French rugby players accused of raping a woman after playing a match in the country earlier this year. ...
2027 Women's World Cup in Brazil will run from June 24 to July 25
ZURICH (AP) — The 2027 Women's World Cup in Brazil will be played from June 24 to July 25. ...
Brazil government edits regulations aiming to unlock Congress agenda
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Brazil president ‘stable’ after emergency surgery
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was in “stable” condition after emergency surgery yesterday for an intracranial haemorrhage and should leave the hospital next week, his doctors said.Lula, 79, was transported overnight to Brazil’s top medical
El Salvador and Argentina Regulators Sign Agreement to Help Develop Crypto Industry
El Salvador and Argentina are partnering to help develop the crypto industry in Latin America. Juan Carlos Reyes, El Salvador’s top crypto regulator and president of the Comisión Nacional de Activos Digitales (CNAD), and Roberto Silva, the president of the
Brazil to edit regulations on Tuesday to unlock Congress agenda, says official
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Ecuador's government will stop rationing electricity nationwide just before the holidays
QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador’s government will stop rationing electricity services just before the holidays, President Daniel Noboa — who was heavily criticized for the cuts resulting in three months of daily interruptions — announced Tuesday. Normal service will
Brazil-Italy cocaine smuggling probe targets over 20 people in three countries
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Row over Jonestown mass suicide site
Last week's announcement that an upstart Guyanese local adventure tour operator plans to begin taking tourists to the now overgrown jungle commune where more than 900 Americans had committed mass suicide by drinking a cyanide-laced kool-aid brew in 1978 has
Venezuela's opposition signals flexible timeline toward long-sought government transition
MADRID — Venezuela’s political opposition on Tuesday signaled a shift toward a flexible timeline for a government transition that it had long insisted would come next month when the new presidential term is set to begin. The change came as the faction’s
Qatar, Guyana hold round of political consultations
Georgetown: The first round of political consultations between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar and Ministry of Foreign
Argentina France Rugby
Beaumont Enterprise | 2024-12-10, 17:35
Brazil's Lula: from poverty to power
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in intensive care after emergency surgery to relieve pressure on his brain, is the poster child for a leader who rose from nothing to run one of the world's biggest economies. Brazil's Lula: from poverty to power
Brazil’s inflation hits 14-month high as consumer prices surge amidst rising government spending
In a troubling economic development, Brazil’s annual inflation rate increased to 4.87% in November, the highest rate in 14 months. The gain from 4.76% in October exceeded market forecasts of a small increase to 4.85%. Rising consumer prices, higher
Donald Trump and the Latin American Left
In mid-November, during a trip to participate in the APEC and G20 leaders’ summits in Latin America, Chinese President Xi Jinping attended the inauguration of a mega port in Chancay, Peru. The huge deep-water infrastructure project, built with $1.3 billion in
Presidente de Ecuador anuncia fin de racionamientos de electricidad a partir del 20 de diciembre
Lancaster Online | 2024-12-10, 16:23
QUITO (AP) — El presidente ecuatoriano
