The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday placed three new destinations in its “high” risk category for COVID-19, including a North American travel behemoth. In April, the CDC overhauled its ratings system for assessing COVID-19 risk for … Read More
Private-sector corporations will invest $2 billion into northern Central America under a Biden administration initiative meant to improve economic conditions in the region amid mass migration to Mexico and the United States. Vice President Kamala Harris announced Tuesday morning that … Read More
Because of forecasted dry weather the Rosario Grains Exchange anticipates a lesser wheat crop in Argentina for the 2022/23 season. The Exchange projects Argentine wheat production to decline to 19 million tons, down from a record the 22.1 million tons … Read More
Caracas meeting comes just weeks after a quiet visit by US officials in the midst of rising global oil prices due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine CARACAS — Iran’s oil minister has paid an official visit to ally Venezuela to … Read More
(Bloomberg) — Inflation is so rampant in Brazil, having surpassed 12% a year in early April, that workers at the institution in charge of taming prices are themselves on strike, demanding wage raises to recover lost purchasing power. Brazil’s central … Read More
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s president said on Thursday that an elite unit which worked on narcotics investigations with the United States was closed last year, confirming a Reuters report, and alleging the group had been infiltrated by criminals. On … Read More
Maurício Ye’kwana worries about the future. He comes from the community of Auaris, in northern Brazil, close to the border with Venezuela. The area, part of the Yanomami Indigenous Territory, is rich in gold, diamonds and minerals – and illegal … Read More
Two decades ago, Venezuela was a thriving country. Today, Venezuela is ranked 176th on The Heritage Foundation’s Index of Economic Freedom, just above North Korea. How did Venezuela fall from prosperity so quickly? How did socialist policies affect the nation’s … Read More