Medellín celebrates Colombiamoda’s 35th edition
Medellín, Colombia – Colombiamoda, Colombian Fashion Week, has come to a close after Medellín hosted the event for the 35th consecutive year. This edition, titled...
Month : July 2024
Brazil’s Lula “shocked” by President Maduro’s statement about “bloodbath” if he loses Venezuela’s election
São Paulo, Brazil — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Monday that he was “shocked” by recent comments from Venezuelan President Nicolás...
In 2023, a woman was raped every 6 minutes in Brazil: new study
São Paulo, Brazil – In 2023, Brazil recorded a rape case every six minutes, totaling 83,988 rape victims. The number represents a 6.5% increase in...
AMLO not worried about Tesla suspending construction of Mexican factory
Mexico City, Mexico — Following Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s announcement that he will suspend construction of a Tesla gigafactory in northern Mexico until after the...
Fishscales: Traces of cocaine found in 13 sharks off coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
São Paulo, Brazil — Researchers in Brazil have identified traces of cocaine and its metabolite, benzoylecgonine, in 13 sharks off the coast of Rio de...
How AI is helping to fight disinformation in Venezuela’s elections
Caracas, Venezuela – Since the start of the presidential campaign on July 4, many media and fact-checking websites have been blocked on all major internet...
Continental Gold sues Colombia for not protecting biggest gold mine from neo-paramilitaries
Medellín, Colombia – Zijin Mining Group, owner of Continental Gold, has filed a lawsuit against the Colombian state through the World Bank’s International Centre for...
Brazilian cities with highest quality of life concentrated in southeastern São Paulo state, new study finds
São Paulo, Brazil – A new study that utilizes the Social Progress Index (SPI) to evaluate the quality of life across all 5,570 municipalities in...
Over 1.7 million refugees settled in Mexico during AMLO’s administration
Mexico City, Mexico — Mexico’s immigration authorities on Monday reported that 1.74 million migrants had requested asylum during the six years of President Andrés Manuel...
Argentina confirms over 100 Brazilian refugee petitions; does not confirm if any related to Jan. 8 attacks on Brazil’s government
Buenos Aires, Argentina – Over a month after Brazil announced that 65 fugitives who were convicted of crimes related to the January 8, 2023 attacks...
