The time of electricity supply interruptions in Cape Verde fell 53% from 2021 to 2022, to 51.2 hours of blackout, with the island of Brava still the biggest problem, according to data from state-owned group Electra. According to data compiled today by Lusa from the 2022 report and accounts of Electra, the group responsible for […]
The Angolan government plans to liberalize fuel prices, in a phased manner, until 2025, starting with the partial removal of gasoline subsidies, whose price will be "free and floating" as early as next year. According to a press release by the Angolan Ministry of Finance (Minfin), the Government's Strategy for the Reform of Fuel Subsidies […]
By Dírcia Lopes Cape Verde climbed two positions worldwide in ranking countries with the best ecosystems for startups. According to StartupBlink's Global Startup Ecosystem Index, which ranks 100 countries and a thousand cities, the archipelago now ranks 78th (one point behind Ghana) and is the Portuguese-speaking African country with the best position on the list. […]
With an experience of 13,000 flight hours, Traniela Carle Campolieto landed an Aerolíneas Argentinas flight at Miami International Airport on May 24. According to her, it was a smooth flight. But there was something special about this flight between Buenos Aires and Miami. For the first time, an Argentine plane was piloted by a transwoman. […]
The tenth edition of the "Billionaire Census", based on data from Wealth-X, has revealed that the number of billionaires worldwide fell to 3,194 in 2022. This represents a decrease of 3.5% and is the first time since 2018 that a decrease has been recorded. The report also shows that three-quarters of the billionaire population is […]
By Gabriel Benevides Brazil's trade balance registered a surplus of US$11.4 billion in May. This was the highest value of the historical series, which began in 1989, considering all the year's months. The Ministry of Development, Industry, Commerce, and Services released the figures on Thursday (June 1, 2023). The result represents a 129.5% increase compared […]
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT), 77, said on Thursday (1) that he would appoint his lawyer Cristiano Zanin Martins, 47, to the post of minister of the STF (Federal Supreme Court), in place of Ricardo Lewandowski, who retired on April 11. "I think everybody expected me to appoint Zanin not only because of […]
By Sergio Lamucci The result of the first quarter GDP showed strong growth, well above the analysts’ projections, with a very expressive rise, very concentrated in agriculture and cattle-raising. In the first three months of the year, the Brazilian economy grew 1.9% concerning the previous quarter, seasonally adjusted, which means an annualized rate of almost […]
By Tatiana Azevedo The jurist Ives Gandra Martins argued on Tuesday (30) that the House of Representatives should not cancel the mandate of Congressman Deltan Dallagnol (Podemos-PR) until the Supreme Court analyzes the case. The statement was made during a Financial Oversight and Control Commission hearing. For him, the decision of the Superior Electoral Court […]
The country's GDP (Gross Domestic Product) grew 1.9% in the 1st quarter of the year compared to the 4th quarter of 2022. It currently totals R$ 2.6 trillion (US$520 billion). The IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics) released the data on Thursday (June 1, 2023). The rise in the farming and livestock sector (21.6%) […]
The international community has been involved in Haiti for almost thirty years, although the results have been far from satisfactory. This began in October 1994, when a military intervention led by the United States and mandated by the UN Security Council brought President Jean-Bertrand Aristide back to power. Aristide had been overthrown in a military […]
The Panamanian government has declared a state of ecological emergency due to the “persistent drought” throughout the country. According to the Ministry of Environment, the measure is taken because “high temperatures, evaporation and lack of rainfall are the harbingers of the possible El Niño phenomenon, which would reduce water production for human consumption and agricultural […]
Forty-five bags with human remains were discovered in a ravine in Zapopan, Jalisco, reported the Prosecutor’s Office of that state in western Mexico. “The search work carried out by the State Prosecutor’s Office for the location of the seven young workers of a call center led to several bags with human remains in the ravine […]
The South American country could continue the path initiated a few years ago to limit the commercialization of the product within its borders. A bill could eventually prohibit the importation and processing of laboratory-produced food. In Uruguay, where beef production and consumption play a central role, synthetic meat threatens its livestock economy. The ruling National […]
General Gonçalves Dias, former minister-in-chief of the Institutional Security Cabinet (GSI) in the Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva administration, doctored one of the intelligence reports sent to Congress about the January 8 demonstration in Brasília. The newspaper O Globo published the information on Wednesday, 31. The Brazilian Intelligence Agency (Abin) prepared two reports on the […]
Paraguay will move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, President-elect Santiago Peña confirmed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a telephone conversation on Wednesday. “Thank you for the congratulatory call, Prime Minister Netanyahu; during my government, we will strengthen relations between Paraguay and Israel, with the embassy in Jerusalem, foster cooperation, and […]
The results of the Literacy Brazil survey, presented on Wednesday (31) in Brasília, show that in 2021, 56.4% of students in the 2nd year of elementary school were not literate, and the rest (43.6%) were considered literate. The data are from the Basic Education Evaluation System (Saeb). In the 2019 Saeb, before the covid-19 pandemic, […]
By Vitor Marcolin Researchers from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) have developed a vaccine against crack and cocaine addiction that was nominated for the Euro Award due to its importance in the fight against drug addiction. This award recognizes the innovation potential of Latin American professionals working in medicine. The Brazilian vaccine was […]
By Aline Rechman and Camila Abrão The House of Representatives approved, on Wednesday night (31), the provisional measure (MP) of the restructuring of ministries of the government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT). The score was 337 votes in favor, 125 against the text, and one abstention. The MP 1154/23 still needs to […]
Air New Zealand is the best airline in the world in 2023, as pointed out on Wednesday (31) by the specialized website AirlineRatings.com, which annually prepares the Airline Excellence Awards performance ranking. This is the seventh time the New Zealand company has topped the podium since 2013. According to the publication, the launch of its […]
By José A. Quevedo The Mexican Air Force did not attend Exercise Cooperation IX-Royal, which took place in Lima, Republic of Peru, from May 8 to 19, 2023. The Air Force of the Republic of Peru invited the Mexican Ministry of National Defense last March so that, within the framework of the System of Cooperation […]
The former Brazilian president, Fernando Collor de Mello (1990-1992), was sentenced yesterday, Wednesday, to eight years and 10 months of effective imprisonment for corruption and money laundering, in a case linked to contracts between a construction company and a former subsidiary of the state-owned oil company Petrobras. The decision came from the Supreme Federal Court, […]
The Brazilian public sector accounts (central government, states and municipalities, and state-owned companies) recorded a primary surplus of US$78.7 billion (US$15.515 billion) in the first four months of the year, 47 percent less than in the first four months of last year, the Central Bank informed yesterday. According to the issuing entity, the consolidated public […]
Chilean financial operators projected Wednesday that inflation in the South American country would fall to 3.8 percent in 12 months, compared to the 9.9 percent accumulated to date, informed the Chilean Central Bank. The Survey of Financial Operators released this day by the monetary entity added that inflation in two more years will continue to […]
Gustavo Penadés, senator of the Republic of Uruguay, asked yesterday for a vote on his removal to put himself “at the orders” of the Public Prosecutor’s Office investigating several complaints against him for alleged sexual exploitation of minors. In a letter addressed to the president of the General Assembly of the Parliament, the Uruguayan vice-president […]