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Brazil: São Paulo city hall returns to recommend use of face masks indoors
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - São Paulo City Hall again recommended the use of masks indoors and in schools. The measure was announced Wednesday,...
42% of companies in Brazil feel the effects of the war -CNI survey
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - More than 40% of Brazilian companies have felt the negative impact of the conflict in Ukraine, according to a...
Virtual neck-and-neck race in Colombia’s runoff election
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Candidates Gustavo Petro and Rodolfo Hernández, who will compete for the Colombian presidency in the second round of elections...
Brazilian cities face shortage of medicines due to lack of raw materials
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil is going through a phase of medicine shortage in several regions.
The lack of medicines has affected pharmacies, hospitals,...
Brazil ‘guaranteed’ fertilizers until early 2023, says Bolsonaro
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) said Tuesday (31) that fertilizer supplies for Brazil are "guaranteed" until early 2023.
The statement was...
Iran sees growing unrest and protests after 10-story business center collapses
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Iranian regime is a theocratic state based on the velayat-e faqih principle (absolute clerical rule). Iran’s authoritarian rulers...
Commodity prices at a glance – May 31
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With the new geopolitical situation in the world, the unprecedented sanctions frenzy, and the possibility of more global events,...
Brazil: Public debt drops to 78.3% of GDP in April
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil's gross debt fell 0.2 percentage points in April and reached 78.3% of the GDP (Gross Domestic Product).
The BC...
Housing crisis in Chile: a short-fuse bomb
By Roberto Bruna
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Carlos Montes, acknowledges that the situation is serious and that...
Bolivia has a very fragile economy
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - While the Ministry of Economy and Public Finance highlights the report published by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) that...
Brazil boosts aeronautical research
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Embraer, the Aeronautics Technological Institute (ITA), and the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) made a joint investment of R$48...
Brazil’s Anatel considers postponing the deadline for 5G network deployment in capital cities to September
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) is due to evaluate next Thursday, June 2, a proposal from the group coordinating...
Italy becomes digital ID poster boy in Europe
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In Italy, half the population already has the new biometric digital IDs (ID 2020), which allow people to conduct...
World Council for Health warns smallpox vaccine is especially dangerous for people already vaccinated against Covid
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The World Council for Health (WCH), an umbrella coalition made up of 45 health-focused NGOs from around the world,...