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Wealthy Latin Americans are turning Madrid into a new Miami

By Rodrigo Orihuela and Macarena Munoz A few months ago, when apartments in a luxury building on Padilla Street in...

President of Ecuador officially announces he will not seek reelection in August elections

The president of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, officially announced yesterday, Friday, that he will not seek reelection in the early...

BRICS success awakens interest of other countries to join the bloc, says Brazilian foreign minister

The success of BRICS, the emerging markets bloc grouping Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, has awakened the interest of other countries to...

Brazil: Lula recognizes the difficulty to govern and says the left wing has “at most, 136 votes in the Chamber”

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) acknowledged on Friday (2) that he has difficulty governing with the left-wing...

Opinion: Brazil’s GDP grows strong and heavily unbalanced

By José Paulo Kupfer (Opinion) The variation in the GDP (Gross Domestic Product) in the first quarter of this year,...

Chile looks to South Korea as a strategic supplier of military technology

By Nicolás García The Chilean ambassador to the Republic of Korea, Mathias Francke, described the...

BRICS success awakens interest of other countries to join the bloc, says Brazilian foreign minister

The success of BRICS, the emerging markets bloc grouping Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, has awakened the...

Brazil: Lula recognizes the difficulty to govern and says the left wing has “at most, 136 votes in the Chamber”

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) acknowledged on Friday (2) that he has difficulty governing with the left-wing...

Brazilian retailer Americanas: store sales return to pre-crisis level but digital sales drop 90%

By Daniel Cancel Americanas, the Brazilian retailer under judicial reorganization since January after disclosing a R$20 billion accounting hole, received good news in April: sales...

Brazil: Eletrobras goes against governance and increases power at Eletronuclear

By Lais Carregosa Eletrobras has bypassed the governance understanding of Eletronuclear and expanded its power in the Board of Directors of the state-owned company. On April 27, the privatized company succeeded in appointing two of its vice...

Brazil: Central Bank advocates actions for orderly “tokenization” of the economy

By Larissa Garcia A Central Bank (BC) study released yesterday shows that the transition to a digital economy, in which tokens play a predominant role, has been accelerating. "In this context, through the digital real initiative, the...

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President of Ecuador officially announces he will not seek reelection in August elections

The president of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, officially announced yesterday, Friday, that he will not seek reelection in the early general elections that the South American country will hold next August 20. "Today, after a deep reflection,...

Argentina aspires to strengthen the interests of the Global South, says foreign minister at BRICS meeting

The Argentine Foreign Minister, Santiago Cafiero, affirmed yesterday that the country aspires to strengthen the interests of the Global South, while participating as a guest at a meeting of foreign ministers of the BRICS countries...

Petro’s disapproval is close to 60% and his communication on Twitter is disapproved

By Daniel Salazar Castellanos The approval of Colombian President Gustavo Petro fell again in May. The results were published amid a new crisis in the Government due to the alleged illegal interceptions of the nanny of the...

Panama: maximum sentence demanded for former president Ricardo Martinelli

Panamanian prosecutor Emeldo Márquez on Thursday (1) called for the imposition of the "maximum penalty" on former president Ricardo Martinelli (2009-2014) and 12 other alleged money launderers. During his appearance before Judge Boloísa Marquínez, Prosecutor Márquez argued that Martinelli and the other defendants have been...

Cape Verde is the best Portuguese-speaking African country to host startups

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...

Bitcoin payment provider moves headquarters to El Salvador

Bitcoin payment provider Strike is moving its headquarters to El Salvador and is now available in 11 Latin American countries. These are Argentina, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Dominican Republic, Paraguay, and Peru. Strike CEO...

In El Salvador, blockchain technology goes beyond cryptocurrencies

By Fátima Romero The adoption of Bitcoin as a legal tender in El Salvador in September 2021 grabbed attention. Still, its use is almost nil, as the University Institute of Public Opinion of the Central American University...

Meta is fined a record €1.2 billion for violating data rules in Europe

US technology group Meta (owner of Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp) has been fined €1.2 billion for violating European data protection standards, the largest punishment imposed in Europe for this infraction. Meta, which intends to appeal, was...

Chile: Carabineros will receive new armored equipment to operate in the South Macrozone

By Alfredo Eberlein Chile's Ministry of the Interior and Public Security announced in its Public Account 2023 that it will provide the Carabineros de Chile with 18 armored vans, 15 mobile armored modules, and four Arquus-Defense APC Bastion 4x4 Armored Personnel Carriers (TPB) to be...

The Government of Uruguay confirms its intention to buy Bae Hawk 200

By Gabriel Porfilio The Uruguayan government has officially intended to acquire Bae Hawk 200 aircraft, Infodefensa.com has confirmed. The Uruguayan Air Force's purchase option would be a batch of single-seat 200-series units, along with two or three...

Dominican Republic negotiates with Airbus and Enaer for the acquisition and modernization of aircraft

By Carlos E. Hernández The Minister of Defense of the Dominican Republic, Lieutenant General (Army) Carlos Luciano Díaz Morfa, held meetings during his visit to Spain with representatives of Airbus and the National Aeronautical Company of...

The US Army prepares with the Brazilian Army Operation CORE 23

By Roberto Caiafa The Brazilian Army, through the Northern Military Command (CMN), received between May 15 and 19 a delegation from the United States Army for another stage of preparation for Operation CORE 23 (Combined Operation...

Wealthy Latin Americans are turning Madrid into a new Miami

By Rodrigo Orihuela and Macarena Munoz A few months ago, when apartments in a luxury building on Padilla Street in Madrid's upscale Salamanca neighborhood went on sale, more than half of them were bought by wealthy...

Brazil: GDP surprises with an extraordinary boost from agribusiness, but domestic demand is weak – analysis

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,...

AI can lead to extinctions like pandemics and nuclear war

A statement signed by leading technology industry experts, including scientists and executives from Microsoft, Google, and other companies such as OENIA, creator of ChatGPT, warns that artificial intelligence technology should be considered a social risk...

Trump promises to end citizenship for children of illegal immigrants

Former US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday (30) that if he is elected in 2024, he will end the granting of automatic citizenship to children born on US territory whose parents are illegal immigrants. The measure would also affect tourists whose children are born...

The new vintage of the Chilean icon Don Melchor with AD 95 pts

In 1883, Don Melchor Concha y Toro brought vine seedlings from France to Chile. Don Melchor planted in Pirque, at the foot of the Andes...

Brazil: Petrópolis Imperial Christmas will have a 20-meter tree and a Beer Village

The traditional Imperial Christmas of Petrópolis has announced a diverse program that will mix atmospheres of different strands in the attractions for 2022. The proof is that among the main attractions will be a 20-meter high...

Rio de Janeiro’s Sugar Loaf’s cable car completes 110 years

Rio's Sugar Loaf's cable car completes 110 years on Thursday, October 27, and offers special attractions to celebrate the date. During the day, those who celebrate their birthday on October 27 can get free tickets. The...

Rio de Janeiro’s Museum of Tomorrow opens exhibition about the heart

The exhibition S2 - Heart, Pulse of Life, held by Rio de Janeiro's Museum of Tomorrow in partnership with the Brazilian Society of Cardiology (SBC), presents, starting on October 13, the heart as a machine...

Brazil and India diverge from China on the BRICS expansion

By Assis Moreira The BRICS group, comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, wants to expand its forces and have more influence in the new geopolitical scenario. Still, the entry of new members continues to cause...