The value of the Peso is going down and not only does it affect Argentina, or South America, but all over the world. There is already a trade deficit and it seems to be worsening. This seems to be partly the United States fault for obtaining high interest rates, and I’m not quite sure how they are going to fix… Read more »
The world saw the arrival of Mauricio Macri as a new hope for Argentina, which for decades had been submerged in economic decline. International markets saw the new president as prosperous for trade and the country’s economic growth.
Last month the UN called on the private sector in Latin America to promote gender equality. This is because, according to the newspaper El Observador, 60% of women in the region work informally. In addition, the same media reports that the wage gap between men and women in the region is 22%.
Under a torn Colombian flag on a windy hilltop, a ragtag guerrilla militia gathers. One fighter is missing an arm. Another, a leg. A commander who can barely read but goes by the alias “the Poet” tells of a recent firefight with a paramilitary squad in the hills nearby.
MEXICO CITY — Just five days before a powerful earthquake struck last year, a history teacher at a Mexico City school gave a lecture about the capital’s propensity for this sort of natural disaster. The talk was part of the school’s commemoration of the anniversary of the 1985 earthquake, which killed about 10,000 people. The teacher, Fernando Flores, 41, wanted… Read more »