Germany will not be pulling out of the international Amazon Fund despite a decision by the country’s Environment Ministry to cut financial support for other projects in Brazil due to a massive increase in deforestation in the rainforest.
Read MoreIn Guatemala, Alejandro Giammattei of the ultraconservative Vamos party won the presidency after a runoff vote Sunday, where he faced off against former first lady Sandra Torres. He got 58% of the vote, with just 42% of eligible voters casting ballots.
Read MoreThe US economic sanctions against the Venezuelan government and the warnings from US National Security Advisor John Bolton about a potential economic blockade on the Nicaraguan dictatorship have revived the phantoms of scarcity and extreme poverty that ravaged the country during the decade of the 1980s.
Read MoreDue to the sharp increase in rainforest clearings in Brazil, the German Environment Ministry has decided to stop funding projects for the protection of the forests and biodiversity in the country.
Read MoreUN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Thursday expressed concern over the “potentially severe impact” of the new US sanctions against Venezuela on the human rights of its people.
Read MoreBrazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, often referred to as the Brazilian Trump, on Thursday called a colonel who headed a torture unit during the country’s dictatorship “a national hero.”
Read MorePuerto Rico’s former Justice Secretary Wanda Vázquez was sworn in as governor on Wednesday, becoming the third person to hold the office in less than a week, in what is considered by many as a United States’ colony.
Read MorePigs, already the main source of income in this small municipality in southwestern Brazil, now have even more value as a source of electricity.
Read MoreAn international conference on Venezuela on Tuesday agreed to maintain diplomatic pressure on President Nicolas Maduro’s government, while many participants stressed the urgent need for fresh elections in the country.
Read MoreA female couple whose six-year legal battle helped pave the way for same-sex marriage in Ecuador tied the knot on July 5th. Ecuador’s Constitutional Court authorized same-sex marriage in June.
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