Venezuela, as of November 2018, is in its fourth year of economic recession. Recently there has been a major exodus from Venezuela due to lack of food, appropriate medical care, and social crisis. Venezuela and its government have not been open to accepting humanitarian aid from the United Nations, despite the UN asking Venezuela, ” to open its doors.”
In my first article, “Central American migrants trek north to seek a better life,” it talked about the hardships and struggles that the traveling caravan is facing. These people are walking over 25 miles a day. That is absolutely insane. They are traveling with most of their family that ranges in age. If there is a physical boundary like a… Read more »
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian technology firm Movile on Tuesday said it had raised $500 million of fresh funds for its iFood app, aimed at making it one of the world’s biggest players in the meals delivery market. The money was raised among iFood’s current investors, including South African media group Naspers, which owns Movile, and Brazilian billionaire Jorge Paulo… Read more »
Canada became the second country in the world to legalize marijuana. Now its inhabitants can cultivate it, possess it and consume it recreationally. In this context, it is worth looking at the success of this measure in Uruguay, the first country to legalize recreational marijuana, as well as in Colorado, United States. Leer en español: Así le ha ido a Uruguay… Read more »
This week I read an article about Brazil and it’s recent presidential election. This article helps break down the elction in terms people can understand and also helped to explain why the election ended the way it did.
My article was about the relationship between Fiji and the United States. Personally, I didn’t know if the United States was really involved with Fiji, so when I saw this article I was immediately intrigued. Fiji and the United States recently signed a cooperation agreement to help solve maritime activity conflicts around Fiji’s waters.
In my article entitled, Chile Unveils Electric Car Fleet To Transport President, Cabinet it describes the new use of electric cars in Chile. The president of Chile is really pushing for electric cars because of the availability of resources and they are better for the environment. Chile’s main resource they export is copper, which is used in electric cars. So that means… Read more »
SANTIAGO, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) — Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera on Wednesday said electric vehicles (EVs) are the transportation means of the future, as he unveiled a fleet of EVs to be used to transport him and five of his ministers. “The future of mobility is going to be electric, and that’s good news for the environment, but it is also… Read more »
BRASILIA, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) — Brazilian President-elect Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday called for unity among different branches of government so that he can govern more effectively. With Supreme Federal Court (STF) President Antonio Dias Toffoli standing by his side, Bolsonaro said the executive, legislative and judicial branches should work together to pass key legislations. “We face great challenges, but with… Read more »
QUITO, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) — Ecuador’s ex-president Rafael Correa was subpoenaed on Wednesday to undergo a trial for his alleged role in an attempted kidnapping of a political rival. He was summoned by Judge Daniella Camacho, who sits on Ecuador’s National Court of Justice, for the 2012 kidnapping case of Correa’s political rival Fernando Balda. The court said via Twitter… Read more »