Mexican drug traffickers set up a drug import company in Chile legally
A drug shipment destined for Chilean soil and intercepted in Mexico almost a year ago was a key piece of...
July 19, 2022Section
Life & Society
Uruguay: Population declined, and 1 million fewer inhabitants expected by 2100
For the first time on record, Uruguay's population is falling—3,469 fewer residents in 2022. See what UN data says about...
July 19, 2022
New massacre reflects the spiral of violence and crisis in Ecuador’s prisons
A new massacre was recorded this Monday at Prison Number 1 in the tropical city of Santo Domingo de los...
July 19, 2022
São Paulo, Brazil: Downtown buildings have a high fire risk
Old buildings with limitations for structural renovations, lack of maintenance of electrical installations, and improper use of real estate -
July 19, 2022
Without zombies or excesses, marijuana celebrates 5 years in Uruguayan pharmacies
Neither fearsome "zombie gangs" nor exponential addiction are glimpsed in a Uruguay 5 years after opening the sale of marijuana...
July 18, 2022
Haiti: 99 people died in gang conflict, says UN
The United Nations (UN) reported last Saturday, July 16, that 99 people died and 135 were injured because of increased...
July 18, 2022
Brazil’s ten smallest economies
Brazil's GDP in 2021 was R$8.7 trillion (US$1.6 trillion), according to data from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics...
July 18, 2022
Proof of Covid vaccination still required to enter Brazil as mid-year vacation gets underway
The irony could not be greater. Brazil has an openly vaccine-critical president who already 2021 did not want to impose...
July 17, 2022
Brazilian royal family descendant dies in São Paulo at 84
Luiz de Orleans e Bragança died on July 15, in São Paulo, at 84 years old. He is a descendant...
July 16, 2022