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Brazilian Congress focuses on committee activities this week
This week, the activities in the Chamber of Deputies will primarily revolve around the committees of the National Congress. One key focus will be...
Portugal to strengthen monitoring of the San Tomean Sea and the Gulf of Guinea
Portugal has announced plans to reinforce surveillance efforts in the San Tomean sea and the Gulf of Guinea by replacing its patrol ship, the...
Volkswagen invests US$1.1 billion in Brazil and focuses on electric vehicles
Volkswagen has announced its plans to invest €1 billion (US$1.1 billion) in Brazil by 2026, with a focus on hybrid and electric vehicles.
The German...
Bolivia emphasizes economic stability amid negative outlook from Moody’s
The Bolivian government responded on Monday to Moody's Investors Service's negative outlook for the country, rejecting it and emphasizing Bolivia's economic stability and growth.
According...
Adrian’ becomes hurricane and threatens western Mexico
Tropical Storm Adrian has intensified and transformed into a category 1 hurricane, according to Mexico's National Meteorological Service (SMN).
The center of the hurricane was...
Rainforest loss in Brazil grows in Brazil by15% by 2022
Brazil has experienced a significant increase in rainforest destruction, with a 15% rise in primary loss in the Amazon between 2021 and 2022, according...
Brazil’s soil stores equivalent of 70 years of CO2 emissions, warns study
A report by MapBiomas has revealed that Brazil's soil stores the equivalent of 70 years of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the country, emphasizing...
Latin America’s first AI Lab launched in Uruguay
Uruguay's Technological Laboratory (LATU) has launched the Microsoft AI Co-Innovation Lab, marking the debut of the first artificial intelligence (AI) laboratory in Latin America.
As...
Monetary policy meetings scheduled this week in Mexico, Chile, and Brazil
This week, three of Latin America's major economies - Brazil, Mexico, and Chile - will hold monetary policy meetings.
In Brazil, despite a consensus to...
The global rise of Venezuelan arepas: unpacking the recipe’s popularity
From Caracas to Tokyo, traversing through New York, Paris, and Hong Kong, on street corners or in high-end restaurants, the arepas—a cornmeal dish from...
UK set to offload two decommissioned Wave-class logistic vessels to Brazil and Chile
The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) intends to sell two decommissioned Wave-class vessels, the RFA Wave Knight (A389) and the RFA Wave Ruler (A390), to...
Colombia’s annual inflation rate reported to have fallen for second month in a row in May
In a reversal from nearly two years of steadily climbing annual inflation, April saw the indicator begin to slow down to 12.82% after peaking...
Brazil’s soybean exports recorded second largest volume ever in May
Brazilian soybean exports totaled 15.6 million tons in May, the second largest monthly volume in history, second only to shipments recorded in April 2021,...
BRICS leaders to discuss common currency to challenge US Dollar dominance in upcoming summit
By Kevin Helms
The BRICS countries are planning to discuss the feasibility of introducing a common currency at their upcoming leaders’ summit, which will be...