link to article http://Venezuela begins imports of Iranian heavy oil for refining -PDVSA documents Summary: Venezuela has begun importing Iranian crude oil to refine in its own refineries. This deal will widen a swap agreement signed last year by the US sanctioned countries. The two nations last year initially agreed to this swap deal with PDVSA, a Venezuelan state-run oil… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/12/americas/cuba-mass-migration-intl-latam/index.html Summary: Cuba is experiencing the worst food and medicine shortages in the island’s history and because of this lots of the citizens of Cuba are fleeing to America. In March more than 32,000 Cubans arrived at the US-Mexico border which is twice the amount the previous month. Protests in Cuba started in July of 2021 because… Read more »
link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazils-bolsonaro-removes-albuquerque-mines-energy-minister-2022-05-11/ Summary: On May 11 Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro replaced his energy minister with a high-ranking Economy Ministry official on Wednesday. This is the latest political turmoil over fuel-price hikes by state-run oil company Petrobras. Adolfo Sachsida will become the new energy minister replacing the old energy minister, Bento Albuquerque, who was once an admiral in the… Read more »
Link to Article: https://news.sky.com/story/costa-rica-declares-state-of-emergency-following-russian-speaking-criminal-cyber-terrorism-12609215 Summary: Costa Rica has declared a national emergency because of a cyber attack on government systems from Russian-speaking cyber criminals. This is a world first for a State response to a cyber attack. The Conti ransomware gang has taken credit for this cyber attack. The purpose of this cyber attack was to extort money from the… Read more »
Link to Article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/07/record-after-record-brazils-amazon-deforestation-hits-april-high-nearly-double-previous-peak Summary: In the first four months of 2022 the destruction of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil hit an all time high. The destruction has increased 69% since last year in 2021. They have observed that a space that is twice the size of New York City has been cleared out of the Amazon rainforest. The deforestation… Read more »