Iranian oil minister meets Venezuela’s Maduro for talks on ‘overcoming’ sanctions

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

Brazil’s Inflation Is So Bad Even Central Bank Workers Protest

(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

Track the Coronavirus with this interactive map

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have created a live map and dashboard to help you track the global spread of the Coronavirus. The map updates data daily in real-time from the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 29 April 2022

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Greeting from Tyler, The limits are being tested, and some of us have reached ours long since.  How much will the public stand for?  It seems most big concerns that advertise on television, including some very unlikely ones, are pushing … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 21 April 2022

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Greeting from Tyler, You know by now of the controversy surrounding the perverted school curricula at Florida schools.  They called it the “don’t say gay” law.  I guess that was supposed to make us recoil in outrage, and it wasn’t … Read More

Mexican President Confirms Closure of Counter-Narcotics Unit Working With U.S

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

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 15 April 2022

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Greetings from Tyler, Revelations about the Shanghai lock down are just unbelievable.  People face arrest if they venture out for any reason.  Their screams from windows and balconies sound like nothing you’ve ever heard.  Twenty five million people are not … Read More

Brazil’s indigenous communities fear mining threat over war in Ukraine

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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

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