Stories for 2020

Monday, September 28th 2020 - 16:32 UTC
Latino business owners thrive in the United States

Whilst the United States economy is taking a hit due to the recent situation around the world, there is positive news to be found.
Monday, September 28th 2020 - 09:31 UTC
It’s time to dump Argentina’s Peso

By Steve H. Hanke – In addition to facing an acute Covid-19 crisis, Argentina's deadbeat economy is collapsing, and, as usual, the inflation noose is around Argentines’ necks. Argentina’s official inflation rate for August 2020 is 40.70% per year. And, for once, Argentina’s official rate is fairly close to the rate that I calculate each day using high-frequency data and purchasing power parity theory, a methodology that has long proved its worth when compared with official statistics. Today, I measure Argentina’s annual inflation rate at 37%, but probably not for long — the noose is generally followed by the trapdoor.
Monday, September 28th 2020 - 09:21 UTC
Municipal election in Uruguay: a woman the next mayor of Montevideo and an estimated 90% voters turnout

The next mayor of Uruguay's capital is a woman, Carolina Cosse, an electronics engineer, who has worked in the private sector and more recently in government as head of Uruguay's telecom company and minister of industry.
Monday, September 28th 2020 - 09:20 UTC
Coronavirus global death toll passed one million on Saturday

The global death toll from the novel coronavirus, which emerged less than a year ago in China and has swept across the world, passed 1 million on Sunday. The pandemic has ravaged the global economy, inflamed geopolitical tensions, and upended lives, from Indian slums and Brazil's jungles to America's biggest city New York.
Monday, September 28th 2020 - 09:15 UTC
Mercosur hosts World Tourism Day 2020 official celebrations

For the first time in the history of World Tourism Day, the 2020 official celebration will be hosted by a group of countries and not a single UNWTO Member State. The cross-border cooperation of Mercosur Member States (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay plus Chile, Member Associate) reflects the current need for international solidarity and cooperation. This is especially true for tourism, working together towards a common goal.
Monday, September 28th 2020 - 09:05 UTC
OPEC is sixty, and feels old, exhausted and in need of more partners

OPEC faces a critical moment in its 60-year history with the coronavirus crushing crude demand and prices, discord among its members, and threats from a world seeking cleaner fuels.
Monday, September 28th 2020 - 09:04 UTC
The New York Times reveals Trump's tax-returns; the president calls them “fake news”

President Donald Trump has relied on heavy losses across his business empire to help nearly erase his federal income tax bill, according to a report on Sunday from the New York Times.
Monday, September 28th 2020 - 09:03 UTC
Amazon forest Chief blasts Bolsonaro for blaming wildfire on tribes: “that is a lie”

Chief Raoni Metuktire, one of the most iconic defenders of the Amazon, condemned Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro for blaming wildfires devastating the rainforest on indigenous people.
Monday, September 28th 2020 - 09:00 UTC
Islands Games in Guernsey postponed because of coronavirus

Next year's Island Games in Guernsey have been postponed because of coronavirus, the International Island Games Association has confirmed. The event, which was due to be held between 3-9 July 2021, has not been canceled altogether but a decision is yet to be made on when it will now take place.
Monday, September 28th 2020 - 09:00 UTC
Bolsonaro released from hospital following surgery to remove a bladder stone

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was released from the hospital Saturday, the government said, a day after he underwent surgery to remove a bladder stone.