in an interview with Sam Kileygives CNN a former US serviceman who fought with Ukrainian forces told of the battle he witnessed on June 9, in which American volunteer fighters Alexander John-Robert Drueke and Andy Tai Ngoc Huynh were captured by Russian forces. The man, who asked to be identified with the codename “Pip”, said […]
Wave of US layoffs fuels fears of approaching recession
Two years ago, when the pandemic ushered in the worst economic slowdown on record, it also triggered a wave of layoffs in United States . The ensuing recession was painful but mercifully short – technically, it only lasted two months. Since then, the economy has resumed growth. O unemployment in the United States is near […]
See the economic impacts of the war in Europe and the pandemic for Latin America
The economic cost of the war, unleashed when the wounds of the pandemic had not yet healed, are especially difficult for emerging and developing economies, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which anticipates a bleak outlook for Latin America. In 2021, the Latin America and Caribbean region grew above the world average: 6.8% against […]
Four people convicted of murder of Paraguayan prosecutor in Colombia
Four people who confessed to having participated in the murder of a Paraguayan prosecutor were sentenced to 23 years and six months in prison each this Friday (17). Prosecutor Marcelo Pecci, 45, known for fighting organized crime, was shot dead on the island of Baru, near the Caribbean city of Cartagena, Colombia, on May 10 […]
With capitalization, Eletrobras signs renewal of contracts for 22 hydroelectric plants
Eletrobras informed this Friday (17) that it signed, together with its subsidiaries, the new concession contracts for 22 hydroelectric plants, as provided for in the company’s privatization process. The renewal of contracts for a period of 30 years provides for the payment of around 32 billion reais to the Energy Development Account (CDE), with a […]
With privatization, Eletrobras signs renewal of contracts for 22 hydroelectric plants
Eletrobras informed this Friday (17) that it signed, together with its subsidiaries, the new concession contracts for 22 hydroelectric plants, as provided for in the company’s privatization process. The renewal of contracts for a period of 30 years provides for the payment of around 32 billion reais to the Energy Development Account (CDE), with a […]
The black woman in place of leadership
I heard from the US Ambassador to the UN Security Council, Linda Thomas Greenfield, that I am the first Afro-Brazilian woman she has ever met. “I will tell my Brazilian colleagues: where are your black people?” she said in a relaxed tone. The diplomat is born in Louisiana and is 69 years old. Naturally, this […]
Federal Police search for third suspect in Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira case
THE Federal police (PF) reported on Friday night (17) that it had issued a warrant for the arrest of a third suspect in the murder of journalist Dom Phillips and indigenist Bruno Pereira. This is Jeferson da Silva Lima, known as “Pelado da Dinha”. According to the organization, he has not been located so far. […]
“Situation that can be resolved in dialogue”, says deputy about the possibility of Petrobras CPI
Federal deputy Danilo Forte (União Brasil-CE), rapporteur of the bill that establishes a ceiling of 17% in the collection of ICMS on fuel, spoke to CNN this Friday (17), that the creation of a Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) by Petrobras – to investigate the readjustments announced by the state-owned company – could be a […]
US Spokesperson Offers Condolences to the Families of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira
The State Spokesperson for United States Ned Price, paid, this Friday (17), condolences to the families of the English journalist Dom Phillips and the Brazilian indigenist Bruno Pereira. This Friday, the National Institute of Criminalistics in Brasília confirmed that the remains found last Thursday (16) belonged to the press. The expertise continues to be carried […]