A plane belonging to the Angolan airline TAAG, which made the connection between the Brazilian city of São Paulo and Luanda, was carrying an "artifact" containing drugs, and the crew alerted the authorities, who are investigating the case. The information circulated today on social networks and was confirmed by the airline which, in a statement, […]
Paraguay has a great diversity of natural resources, being one of the few in the world, a fact that can benefit the economy if growth with sustainable development is further strengthened, since the United Nations is interested in helping countries in development paths with significant funds, said economist Aníbal Insfrán. Insfrán explained to La Nación/Nación […]
Inflation in Colombia closed 2022 at historical levels of 13.12%, a rise of 7.5 percentage points (pps) compared to what was reported in 2021 (5.62%), according to Dane. Said figure was well above what was expected by the market and had not been seen since March 1999 (13.51%). It is worth mentioning that the market […]
This 2023 the presidential elections will be held in Argentina. Half of the Chamber of Representatives and a third of the Senate will also be renewed. In addition, 21 provinces are elected governor and head of government in the City of Buenos Aires, added to the municipal elections. While defining its candidates, the ruling coalition, […]
This week the increase in the minimum wage began in Chile. As of January, the monthly minimum wage increased from CLP$400,000 (equivalent to US$468) to CLP$410,000 (US$479.7) for workers over 18 years of age and up to 65 years of age. The minimum income adjustment was due to the fact that accumulated inflation in the 12 […]
The producer of olives and olive oil from Mendoza, Argentina, Olivícola Laur, located in the Maipú region, returns to the top 1 of the EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oils) Word Ranking, for the second consecutive year. Founded in 1889, and belonging to the Millán family (owner of Átomo Supermercados, Bodega Los Toneles), Laur won the […]
By Wagner Oliveira Striker Hulk is leaving Atlético MG, in this new season of Brazilian football. At the age of 36, the striker, idol of Atlético MG, will soon be the newest addition to Adana Demirspor, a Turkish football club, which is at the top of the local league table. According to information from the […]
Inflation in Uruguay stood at 8.29% in the accumulated of 2022, above the 7.96% registered in 2021, the National Institute of Statistics (INE) reported Wednesday. The increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) exceeded for the fifth consecutive year the official target range, which since last September has been between 3% and 6% and which […]
The Brazilian state oil company Petrobras will not intervene in fuel prices, which will follow international market trends, according to Senator Jean Paul Prates, appointed by the federal government to chair the company. Prates affirmed that "nobody ever talked about intervening" in the prices, which according . . . To read the full NEWS and […]
The flow of foreign exchange, which measures the difference between the inflow and outflow of dollars into the country, recorded its decade-long record in 2022, with a surplus of US$9.574 billion, compared to to US$6.134 billion in 2021, reported today the Central Bank of Brazil. Regarding the trade account, Brazil closed last year with accumulated […]
Tech companies are laying off employees at a faster pace than at any time during the pandemic in 2020, according to a survey by the website Layoffs.fyi. Collectively, the companies cut more than 150,000 jobs in 2022, the website says. In comparison, during the most critical moment of the pandemic, between March and December 2020, […]
Without citing the hundreds of adverse effects and suspicious deaths associated with covid vaccination around the world, the new secretary of Health and Environment Surveillance (SVSA) at the Ministry of Health, Ethel Maciel, said that the vaccine should be annual for priority groups, and will also be incorporated into the National Immunization Program (PNI), which […]
A survey carried out among health insurers in Germany revealed that the number of cases of sudden death increased 10 times in the country. The survey was carried out based on a request by the German doctor and parliamentarian, Edgar Franke, who had to invoke the right to information and transparency to obtain the data. […]
At the meeting to be held next Friday (6th) with his senior assistants, the inaugurated president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT), should centralize decisions on the main public policies of his government at the Planalto Palace. Lula da Silva’s decision would have the objective of avoiding tensions among the members of the government, as […]
The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), said that São Paulo is the state where people most refused to respond to the survey. São Paulo's rate is 5.42%, almost double the average for Brazil, which is 2.82%. In addition, 35% of the population of the metropolitan region of São Paulo did not respond to […]