THE LGBTQIA+ Pride Parade which will take place in the city of Sao Paulo next Sunday (19) should have a lot of cloudiness and a chance of drizzle, according to Climatempo meteorologist Noele Brito. In an interview with CNN this Saturday (18), she explained that the weather is being influenced by the passage of a […]
At 80 years old, Paul McCartney has a long relationship with the fashion world; Look
While the formerbeatle may be known for his immeasurable contribution to music, Paul McCartney also has a well-documented penchant for fashion. Thanks in large part to the late Linda McCartney, an American photographer and the musician’s first wife, the sometimes eccentric and always fun outfits worn by McCartney have been immortalized forever — from his […]
Third suspect in the murder of Bruno and Dom is arrested in Amazonas
The Crisis Committee, coordinated by the Federal Police of Amazonas, reported that this Saturday (18) it arrested a third suspect in the death of indigenist Bruno Pereira and English journalist Dom Phillips. This is Jefferson Lima da Silva, aka “Pelado da Dinha”, who was on the run. He turned himself in at the Atalaia do […]
Former US soldier in Ukraine describes battle in which Americans were reportedly captured
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 […]