Honduras declares yellow and green alerts for heavy rains
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Permanent Commission of Contingencies (Copeco) decreed Tuesday a "yellow" alert (surveillance) in northern Honduras...
June 29, 2021Topic
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Venezuelan electoral body authorizes the opposition coalition that won in 2015
The Venezuelan National Electoral Council (CNE) enabled this Tuesday the opposition coalition Mesa de la Unidad Democrática (MUD), which gathered...
June 29, 2021
Convicted murderer of former Paraguayan president’s daughter sentenced to 34 years’ prison.
A court sentenced Oscar Benítez, accused of the 2005 kidnapping and murder of Cecilia Cubas, daughter of former president Raúl...
June 29, 2021
Brazil’s BNDES contracts consortium for project to complete Angra 3 nuclear plant
Brazil's National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) has signed a contract with the Angra Eurobras NES consortium for...
June 29, 2021
Frost hits crops in Brazil’s Paraná, Mato Grosso do Sul and in Paraguay – Rural Clima
In the early hours of Tuesday, frost hit agricultural regions of Paraná and Mato Grosso do Sul, with potential losses...
June 29, 2021
How to mitigate the impact of Brazil’s worst drought in 111 years in the fields?
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Institutions developing studies on the impacts of climate change have often related this process to...
June 29, 2021
Consumer-generated solar power breaks record in Brazil – Absolar
Decentralized solar power generation in Brazil has just reached the 6 gigawatts (GW) installed capacity mark, according to the Brazilian...
June 29, 2021
Latest Bloomberg ranking ‘best country to be in pandemic’ places Argentina last
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The United States is now the best country to be during the coronavirus pandemic. At...
June 29, 2021
Brazil workers need to save US$180 billion more a year to cover retirement expenses – Swiss Re
Workers in Brazil are retiring without enough assets to cover their needs, running a deficit of US$180 billion (R$887 billion)...
June 29, 2021