Last Monday (3), the President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, met with foreign ambassadors to try to explain what is happening in the country. Two days earlier, at the opening of the new Congress, now controlled by the Salvadoran leader, five judges who make up the Constitutional Court and the Attorney General were dismissed by … Read more
After more than a week of protests that left at least 24 dead in Colombia, the city of Cali, epicenter of the protests, is under a state of emergency – the mayor decreed the measure for three months on Wednesday evening (5), and announced that it could be extended. Since April 28, protests against President … Read more
With Covid-19 cases and deaths at the lowest level in months – in the past two weeks there have been three days without deaths – Portugal has the pandemic under control across the country. The main exception is little Odemira, in Alentejo, where the new coronavirus has thrived amid the poor hygienic conditions immigrant workers … Read more
The police raid or surprise attack, “raid”, according to English statements, hit one of the main vehicles overseas within hours. In the New York Times appeal, “police raid kills at least 25”. Featured in the report (image below): “In a state and a country where the police kill frequently and with complete impunity, the results … Read more
In the aftermath of President Jair Bolsonaro (non-party) returning to attack China by suggesting that Covid-19 is part of the Asian country’s biological warfare strategy, Beijing said on Thursday (6) that it was opposed to “any attempt to politicize and stigmatize the virus. “. The statement was made by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin … Read more
In the midst of the current vaccine war, President Vladimir Putin on Thursday (6) used an ancient Soviet symbol to emphasize the effectiveness of Sputink V. In a meeting with his government at the summit in Moscow, the Russian leader said that although the West has produced what he called innovative vaccines, Russian vaccines are … Read more
For almost 20 years, a gentleman with oriental features, a long beard and a cane within reach, has been circulating around Mogi das Cruzes, in the interior of São Paulo. In the Chinese garden he built as a refuge, he painted paintings exhibited at the São Paulo Museum of Art, the Rio Fine Arts Museum … Read more
SpaceX successfully landed its Starship rocket on Wednesday (5) on its fifth attempt – the last four attempts resulted in explosions. The successful test flight was a great victory for Elon Musk’s company. “Landing of nominal ship,” he tweeted. Nominal means normal in relation to space flights. The test wasn’t entirely perfect, however, as there … Read more
The daughter of an electrician and a dental nurse who married at age 21 and 17, Nicola Ferguson Sturgeon was also precocious in passion. For politics. She was 16 when she joined the Scottish National Party (SNP) and says she was inspired by then British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher – British Prime Minister from 1979 … Read more
Yair Lapid, the centrist politician and former media celebrity whose party came second in Israel’s March elections, had vowed to turn down the prime minister’s post if that was the price to pay for forming a coalition that could alienate the prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu from power. This unusual display of political humility was not … Read more