Brazilian authorities have confirmed 1,889,206 positive cases of dengue fever so far this year, thus surpassing 2015’s 1,688,688 and 2023’s 1,658,816, it was reported. In addition to 630 confirmed fatalities, another 1,009 deaths are under investigation since Jan. 1 to … Read More
The 2023 BRICS summit is scheduled for Tuesday through Thursday this week, bringing together the five member nations of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa to lay the groundwork for a world of post-American “inclusive multilateralism.” Judging by the … Read More
SANTIAGO/BRASILIA, Jan 30 (Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s bid this week to rally support for Ukraine in the face of Russia’s invasion during his first South American tour fell flat, with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva reiterating … Read More
An intermediate magnitude 5.4 earthquake was reported early morning near Antofagasta, Chile. According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), the quake hit on Thursday, June 9th, 2022, at 4:32 am local time at an intermediate depth of 79 … Read More
With several food programmes dismantled during the pandemic, the food crisis in Brazil has taken a turn for the worse. In the 21st century, Brazil had surprised the world with a robust political agenda to confront one of the worst … Read More
A year ago Iran sent multiple fuel tankers to Venezuela to aid its Western Hemisphere ally during the latter nation’s fuel crisis. Now a pair of Iranian Navy ships, including a frigate, has rounded the Cape of Good Hope and is … Read More
Demonstrators take part in a protest against the tax reform of President Ivan Duque’s government in Bogota, Colombia April 28, 2021. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez Demonstrators take part in a protest against the tax reform of President Ivan Duque’s government in Bogota, … Read More
A Chavez-style socialist is the leading contender to become the nation’s next president. (ALONSO CHERO/El Comercio de PERU/Newscom) Pedro Castillo, a self-described Marxist-Leninist heading the Peru Libre (“Free Peru”) ticket, has secured a spot in the country’s June 6 presidential … Read More
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela has created a special military unit for an area on its border with Colombia that has been the center of clashes between troops and illegal armed groups since last month, the defense minister said on Monday. … Read More