Thursday, 28 March , 2024

Latin America

Why has Brazil been so badly hit by coronavirus? – video...

By Tom Phillips, Maheen Sadiq and Nikhita Chulani, 22 May 2020  The spread of coronavirus has been catastrophic in Brazil, with the country now ranking...

Peru’s Healthcare System Collapses Under the Weight of the Coronavirus Pandemic

With almost 100,000 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Peru, Lima’s hospitals are already at capacity and cannot receive more patients. Doctors working at public...

Venezuelan Military to Escort Iranian Tankers Delivering Fuel, Defense Minister Says

20.05.2020 Venezuela's military will escort Iranian tankers delivering fuel to the country when they enter Venezuela's exclusive economic zone, the country's Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino...

The rise of Asia and the polarisation of Global Forces: Western...

(Read Part I) G7 and E7, OLDEFOS and NEFOS Those forecasts reveal interesting points, at least two for the purpose of this essay: 1) The grouping of...

A Caracas Commune Prepares for the Coronavirus Crisis: Four Voices from...

A visit to the Altos de Lidice Commune in Caracas shows how a community is developing a self-organized healthcare system By Cira Pascual Marquina –...

Iran Sends Fuel Tankers to Venezuela, Vows ‘Decisive Response’ to US...

Crippling US sanctions have caused severe fuel shortages in the Caribbean nation. May 18, 2020 Tehran has issued a formal warning to Washington over threats to...

“The Wuhan of the Americas”: U.S. Deports COVID-19-Positive Immigrants to Haiti...

May 15, 2020 The United States continues to deport thousands during the coronavirus pandemic, causing a dangerous spread of COVID-19 to Central America and the...

An economic tsunami could soon thrust half a billion people into...

By KATE LINTHICUM, NABIH BULOS and ANA IONOVA 5/12/2020 RIO DE JANEIRO — It seemed like Silvanah Lima was finally getting ahead. Born and raised in Brazil’s...

Covid-19: le modèle vénézuélien… occulté par les médias

Publié par Venezuela infos 20 avril 2020 L’Organisation Mondiale de la Santé (OMS) – qui a envoyé ses experts à Caracas – le confirme. Au...

The rise of Asia and the polarisation of Global Forces: Western...

A sketch of ideas for a global future PART 1 “That Asia has ‘risen' in the world economy since at least 1960, and especially since 2000,...