Social organizations in the central Mexican municipality of Yecapixtla managed to halt the construction of a large thermoelectric plant in the town and are now designing a project to convert the installation into a solar panel factory, which would bring the area socioeconomic and environmental dividends.
Read MoreLast weekend, Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro went to Fort Paracamay, in the country’s north, to oversee and take part in military exercises, but with a very clear objective: to show his followers and the world that he has the Armed Forces’ support and loyalty. And, it is precisely this support that will shape the South American country’s immediate future…
Read MoreThe European Union has demanded the immediate release of journalists detained in Venezuela, as a battle for political power in the country continues to escalate and the government of Nicolas Maduro strives to limit the coverage.
Read MoreThe Brazilian mining giant Vale has promised to pay 100,000 reals (27,000 dollars) to the families of each of the people killed when one of its dams burst and released a massive mudslide, website G1 reported Wednesday. Meanwhile, Police arrested five people over the devastating dam collapse in Minas Gerais last week that killed at least 99 people, with nearly 300 still missing.
Read MoreVenezuelans took to the streets of their country on Wednesday, launching a fresh round of protests to pressure President Nicolas Maduro to step down and spur the army to allow the entry of humanitarian aid from the United States. Maduro has denied any crisis and rejected numerous offers of foodstuffs and medicines.
Read MoreThe Council of the Socialist International informed on Tuesday that it has expelled the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN), the governing party of Nicaragua controlled by Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, who call their government Socialist, Christian and in Solidarity.
Read MoreUS sanctions against Venezuela are exacerbating the South American country’s crisis and undermining the international financial system, Russia’s top diplomat said on Tuesday. Venezuela is supposed to make its next debt service payment of about 100 million dollars on a 3 billion dollar loan to Russia in late March.
Read MoreThe crusade against comprehensive sex education by conservative and religious sectors undermines progress in Latin America and could further drive up rates of teen pregnancy, communicable diseases and abuse against girls and adolescents. Brazil, where far-right President Jair Bolsonaro took office on Jan. 1, backed by the country’s neo-Petencostal churches, is a case in point.
Read MoreBrazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was “clinically stable” after undergoing seven hours of surgery on Monday, a spokesman for the presidency said. The surgery was performed to remove a colostomy bag Bolsonaro was given after being stabbed at an electoral campaign rally in September.
Read MoreAmazon River – City: Macapá – State: Amapá – Brazil. Macapá is the unique Brazilian state capital crossed by the Amazon River. Tomada por Guilherme Bergamini – Brazil – Camera Nikon D70
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