Napoleon, Simon Bolivar, and stomach ache: the origin of the drink angostura
The continental expansion of the United States, the British colonization of South Africa, and the founding of Singapore are among...
March 14, 2023Section
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South African Airways wants to lease A330s to return to Brazil as soon as possible
The South African flag carrier is in the midst of restructuring after being resurrected by its country's government and gaining...
March 1, 2023
Expedition to seek contact from the world’s most remote island fails
Early last month, 13 amateur radio operators set sail from the Falklands Islands (Islas Malvinas) aboard a 31-meter-long sailboat.
February 23, 2023
Mexican city of Colima is the most violent in the world – study
Colima, located in western Mexico, was the most violent city in the world in 2022, with a rate of nearly...
February 21, 2023
Cocaine trafficking from Latin America to Africa on the rise
Countries in eastern and southern Africa are receiving much larger illicit shipments of South American drugs than previously thought as...
February 16, 2023
Brazil’s Dilma Rousseff to head Brics Bank and bring Lula government even closer to China’s communist regime
By Diógenes Freire Appointed by Lula da Silva (PT, progressive-globalist) to head the Bank of the Brics, the former president...
February 11, 2023
Mozambican transporters choose a “more expensive” route to South Africa for fear of attacks
Mozambican transporters making the Maputo-Durban route are resorting to a "much more expensive" alternative route to reach their destination in...
February 9, 2023
Haddad wants Dilma Rousseff as president of the Brics Bank, says newspaper
Brazilian Minister of Finance, Fernando Haddad, is trying to convince the current president of the New Development Bank (NDB), Marcos...
February 9, 2023
IMF: Brazil will have the lowest GDP growth in 2023 among emerging economies
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) raised its growth expectation for Brazil's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2023 and lowered
January 31, 2023