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Venezuelans pack streets as campaigns close ahead of July 28 election
Caracas, Venezuela and Medellín, Colombia — Official campaigns for the presidency of Venezuela came to an end on Thursday ahead of the Sunday, July 28 elections. The streets of Caracas and cities around the country were filled with supporters of opposition leader Marina Corina Machado and her coalition’s candidate, Edmundo González Urrutia. Current President Nicolás […]
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Read More 27 July 2024 | 6:14 amMedellín celebrates Colombiamoda’s 35th edition
Medellín celebrates the 35th edition of Colombiamoda, Colombia Fashion Week, through the expansion of the event and highlighting creativity and sustainability in fashion.
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Read More 26 July 2024 | 9:49 pmBrazil’s women Olympians outnumber men for first time: Here are 5 to follow in Paris!
São Paulo, Brazil – Brazil will have more female athletes than males competing in the Olympics for the first time in its history. At the 2024 Summer Olympic Games, which kick off in Paris on July 26, Brazil will be represented by 276 athletes across 39 sports. Among them are 153 women — which represent […]
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Read More 25 July 2024 | 7:14 pmAMLO 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 U.S. elections, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said it was “not serious.” Musk’s announcement, which stems from Presidential Candidate Donald Trump’s stringent trade policies, does not worry Mexico’s President, who […]
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Read More 25 July 2024 | 9:57 amHow AI is helping to fight disinformation in Venezuela’s elections
Ahead of Venezuela's presidential elections, news outlets are turning to AI chatbots to help fight fake news.
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Read More 25 July 2024 | 5:23 amFishscales: 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 Janeiro. According to researchers, the finding points to the high quantity of the drug in the city’s waste water, which enters tributaries that empty into the Atlantic ocean, impacting marine […]
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Read More 25 July 2024 | 5:19 am
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 reported rapes compared to 2022 and the highest number of rapes in a single year in the country’s history. Among the victims, 61.6% were under 13 years old, and 52.5% […]
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Read More 24 July 2024 | 1:53 amContinental Gold sues Colombia for not protecting biggest gold mine from neo-paramilitaries
Zijin- Continental Gold has filed a lawsuit against Colombia through the World Bank's International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, alleging that the state has failed to protect the country's biggest gold mine from neo-paramilitary violence.
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Read More 24 July 2024 | 12:40 amBrazil’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 Maduro about a possible “bloodbath” or “civil war” if he loses Venezuela’s election on July 28. According to Lula, Maduro needs to learn that when an election is lost, the […]
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Read More 23 July 2024 | 6:24 pmOver 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 López Obrador’s administration. Mexico’s National Institute of Migration (INM) shared its figures on human mobility, including that overall, more than 146 million foreign citizens entered Mexican territory since López Obrador […]
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Read More 20 July 2024 | 7:13 amBrazilian 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 Brazil was released earlier this month. According to researchers, eight of the 10 highest-ranking municipalities are located in the southeastern São Paulo state, while the lowest-ranking municipalities are from the […]
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Read More 19 July 2024 | 11:30 pmVenezuela opposition leader María Corina Machado claims her campaign vehicle targeted
Buenos Aires, Argentina — On Thursday, Venezuela’s opposition leader María Corina Machado posted a video on X claiming that her campaign vehicle was vandalized and her brakes cut. The video came a day after her security chief was detained by the government of current President Nicolás Maduro. “Our cars were vandalized and the brake hose […]
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Read More 19 July 2024 | 2:54 amArgentina 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 on the government had fled to Argentina to seek asylum, Argentina has officially confirmed there are over 100 Brazilians seeking refugee status in the country. In response to a public […]
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Read More 19 July 2024 | 1:01 amFlooded airport in Porto Alegre, Brazil scheduled to reopen in October, officials say
São Paulo, Brazil – Brazil’s Salgado Filho International Airport in the southern city of Porto Alegre is expected to resume operations in October according to officials, pushing up the originally expected reopening by two months. The airport was severely damaged by flooding caused by heavy rains in April and May in the Rio Grande do […]
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