A plane has crashed in central Colombia killing all 12 people on board, authorities say. The pilot of the twin-engine propeller plane reported technical problems then lost contact and crashed south-east of the town of Villavicencio. Aviation authorities said investigators were still trying to identify the dead. The Douglas DC-3 aircraft, first built in the 1930s, can seat 30. The… Read more »
The South American country of Brazil has formed a expeditionary team in the Amazon rain forest to protect and preserve a an Amazon tribe. BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian anthropologists are looking for members of an Amazon tribe that has had little or no contact with the outside world to steer them clear of a rival indigenous group and avoid a… Read more »
Chinese decided to partner with the south american country of Bolivia for their large supply of Lithium…or maybe perhaps Bolivia chose a Chinese consortium to be its strategic partner on new $2.3 billion lithium projects, the government said on Wednesday, giving China a potential foothold in the country’s huge untapped reserves of the prized electric battery metal.China’s Liu Jianfeng of… Read more »
Recently the German ambassador to Venezuela, Daniel Kriener, has been expelled from the country on charges of meddling with the internal affairs of Venezuela. Kriener assisted opposition leader Juan Guaidó sneak back into the country after a trip to gain the support of Guatemala. These extreme actions by the Maduro administration could result in the invasion of Venezuela by various… Read more »
Over the past two weeks, things between the outside world and Venezuela have really been heating up. With more trade restrictions being brought on them, and them refusing outside aid, the country is descending deeper and deeper into chaos. The problem is that Maduro is losing power and his grip on his country, and he knows it. This is causing… Read more »
(CNN)Venezuela’s self-declared interim president, Juan Guaido, returned to the country on Monday, risking arrest for violating a travel ban in his bid to oust embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.Guaido was met by crowds of chanting supporters and several European diplomats after he touched down at Caracas airport on Monday, where he declared, “We are here in Venezuela. We are stronger than… Read more »
United Nations (CNN)The bitter differences between the world’s most powerful nations were on full display in New York on Thursday, as the United Nations Security Council weighed two equally hopeless resolutions on Venezuela.In a diplomatic game of chicken, the UK, France and the United States squared off against Russia and China. The United States had waited weeks to put forward… Read more »
(CNN)An American freelance journalist reportedly detained by Venezuelan authorities in a raid on his Caracas home has been released.Cody Weddle is currently at an airport and is headed for Miami, his mother told CNN.Sherry Weddle says she hasn’t spoken to her son yet but has messaged him via Facebook.”He said he’s fine,” she said. CNN affiliate WPLG, for whom Weddle works, also… Read more »
Much of Venezuela plunged into darkness Thursday evening, creating chaos as people struggled to navigate their way home amid what appeared to be one of the biggest blackouts yet in a country where power failures have become common.ADVERTISING Commuters took to the sidewalks in Caracas after subway service stopped and a snarl of cars jammed the streets with stoplights out…. Read more »
So recently the United States has called to ban Huawei products with no basis as to why they’re doing so, it’s claimed that their products might steal government secrets or interfere. However there has been no released released evidence that they have been interfering or stealing anything so now Huawei plans on suing the United States government. I have a… Read more »