Months to a year waiting for a doctor's appointment and long wait times are just some of the problems patients suffer regarding Puerto Rico's collapsing healthcare system. The situation has worsened due to the exodus of doctors and the influence of insurance companies. Independent congressman and president of the Puerto Rican Colegio de Médicos Cirujanos […]
The European Union presents the “Green Industrial Plan” (analogous to the US Green New Deal) designed to “ensure the EU’s clean technological leadership in the green industry”. It is a socialist-oriented program that aims to plan the relocation and redeployment of numerous industries associated with clean energy, including million-dollar subsidies for selected countries, protectionist clauses, […]
By Nicolás Promanzio Since Xi Jinping’s rise to absolute power in the Chinese state, the Communist Party has used paramilitary forces to pressure neighboring countries that have grievances against the interests of the Communist regime. Over the past decade and under Xi Jinping, China has fully embraced the use of its more than 70,000 illegal […]
El Salvador’s popular government is shaping 2023 as the safest year in more than 200 years of history after removing from the streets the criminals and gang members that tormented the country for decades. If we look at the domestic policy of Latin American leaders, the impeccable management of El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele in […]
An editorial in the newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo (‘Estadão’), the third largest newspaper in Brazil, published this Tuesday (Feb. 21), stated that President Lula “governs with his liver.” In the text, the publication criticizes a resolution of the legend “riddled with resentment and lies” that, among other topics, classifies Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment as […]
An editorial in the newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo ('Estadão') published this Tuesday (21) stated that President Lula "governs with his liver." In the text, the publication criticizes a resolution of the legend "riddled with resentment and lies" that, among other topics, classifies Dilma Rousseff's impeachment as a "coup". "Whoever reads that document comes […]
The Justice of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), Kassio Nunes Marques, criticized the political arrests in the country, initiated and carried out by his controversial colleague Alexandre de Moraes. Nunes Marques said the "large-scale arrests" are "worrisome" when referring to the arrested demonstrators who . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, […]
A group of Mozambicans said that the increase in public transport prices would suffocate those already living on the poverty line, considering that the increase should be accompanied by strategies to increase the means of transport in the Mozambican capital. "Life for us was already complicated and, with this increase, this is already a suffocation," […]
"We are putting a lot of expectation in this enterprise that will also position São Vicente in the cruise tourism segment, with an added value greater than what currently exists," said the head of government, who is visiting the island. After visiting the construction site, the Prime Minister said that the cruise terminal "should be […]
The death toll from heavy rains that hit the coast of the Brazilian state of São Paulo has risen from 40 to 44, while the number of missing persons is still around 40, official sources said today. The hardest-hit area is the municipality of São Sebastião, where 43 deaths have been reported in what is […]
By Eduardo Matos de Alencar* (Analysis) On January 31, 2023, a man with an unidentified identity set fire to his body on the central lawn of the Esplanade of Ministries. According to witnesses, the act was a demonstration against the actions of Minister Alexandre de Moraes of the Federal Supreme Court (STF). Political pamphlets were […]
As the digitization of companies becomes a priority in Latin America, the demand for tech talent is growing, but will 2023 continue to be a time of tech talent shortage? For the CEO of the technology education startup Colectivo23, Cristina Elías, there is "a huge digital talent gap in Latin America". The entrepreneur recognizes that […]
The Federal District has the highest concentration of wealth in the country, followed by the states of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. That's what a survey by the Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV) points out. "Calculating only among those who pay the Individual Income Tax (IRPF), the income of Brasilia jumps to R$12,627. In Lago […]
China Baowu Steel Group, the world's largest steelmaker, is seeking closer ties with iron ore miner Rio Tinto, the main competitor of Vale, as China's demand for the raw material recovers. Baowu is seeking to benefit from efforts to repair trade relations between China and Australia, the steelmaker's president Chen Derong said in a meeting […]
By José Ricardo Roriz Coelho* In this year's first issue of Foreign Affairs magazine, US Congressman Ro Khanna, who represents California's Silicon Valley region, wrote an article advocating a new economic patriotism for restructuring production in the country's key industries. "Rebalancing trade through domestic production will help ease tensions with China, realize the promise of […]
Colima, located in western Mexico, was the most violent city in the world in 2022, with a rate of nearly 182 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants, the Citizen Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice (CCSPJP) reported on February 20. "For the sixth consecutive year, a Mexican city is the most violent in the world. In […]
A large national delegation represents Chile at this year's Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival). Director Maite Alberdi's latest film, The Eternal Memory, will be presented as a European premiere in the Panoram section. The work Quiltro by Vuk Lungulov-Klotz will appear in Generation 14plus. Both productions have already had a successful screening at the Sundance […]
Brazil has two cheese varieties that are among the 50 best in the world. Canastra and Coalho (curd) cheese rank 12th and 38th, respectively. TasteAtlas is a platform with over 10,000 registered and mapped foods and beverages, considered an encyclopedia of world foods. It conducts popular surveys for various rankings each year, including World's Best […]
By Manuel Fernandes and Ricardo Marques* (Opinion) The International Energy Agency (IEA) released the report 'The Role of Critical World Energy Outlook Special Report Minerals in Clean Energy Transitions', which deeply addresses the importance of minerals for the energy transition's success. In addition, the World Bank estimates that the extraction of products such as graphite, […]
On Monday, the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture said there is a suspected case of mad cow disease in the country without detailing the allegedly infected animal's location. In a brief statement published on the website, the folder said that all measures are being taken and that the suspected case was subjected to laboratory examination. "The […]
According to the latest information, 36 people died, and 40 are still missing as a result of heavy rains in the municipality On Monday (20), the mayor of São Sebastião (SP), Felipe Augusto (PSDB), said that 100% of the city was affected by landslides as a result of heavy rains and classified the situation as […]
By Célio Yano In October 2020, due to the emergency measures adopted by the government to face the Covid-19 pandemic, Brazil's public debt reached 87.6% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the highest level in the Central Bank (BC) historical series. A year later, with the economy's recovery, the indicator had already dropped to 80.4%, […]
Rio de Janeiro's samba school carnival ended on Monday after two nights of exultant parades filled with creativity, splendor, and the joy of the full return of the festivities after the pandemic. Guided by the frenetic rhythm of the samba in front of more than 70,000 spectators, six groups crowned the shows at the Sambadrome […]
Pro-marijuana movements have progressively expanded with the advance of technology. On social networks, it is possible to find a series of profiles that deliberately and without any restriction promote the drug. The trade of products based on the plant, with supposed medicinal effects, has also grown - a survey done by Kaya Mind, a Brazilian […]
By Alexandre Garcia* (Opinion) I want to start this column by quoting a Folha de São Paulo newspaper report from yesterday, headlined, "End of the world snitching accumulates defeats at the STF under the Lula effect and halts actions". The Supreme Court has blocked lawsuits that use data handed over by Odebrecht in a deal […]