International

• Monday, December 30th 2024 - 10:39 UTC

  BYD EV manufacturer clashes and apologizes to one of its main markets due to slavery-like conditions

  

  The Chinese BYD electric car factory construction in northern Brazil has turned out into a dispute between Chinese investors and Brazilian authorities who accused the Chinese contractor of having Brazilian labor working in slavery-like conditions that allegedly entered the country with temporary labor visas.

• Monday, December 30th 2024 - 10:22 UTC

  Cadbury dropped from royal warrants, apparently for still operating in Russia

  

  For the first time in 170 years, chocolate maker Cadbury has been dropped from the list of royal warrants. The Birmingham-based chocolatier was awarded its first royal warrant as a chocolate and cocoa manufacturer by Queen Victoria in 1854, but it lost its royal endorsement under King Charles.

• Monday, December 30th 2024 - 09:36 UTC

  Trump’s long late and lost attempt to take over Greenland

  

  By Gwynne Dyer - From his purchase of New Jersey casinos to his proposed acquisition of Greenland, Donald Trump’s real estate deals have always been plagued by bad timing. The United States could probably have bought Greenland from Denmark in 1917 (when it did buy the U.S. Virgin Islands from the Danes), but he’s a century too late now.

• Saturday, December 28th 2024 - 10:41 UTC

  Ancap and HIF Global sign agreement for green hydrogen plant in Uruguay

  

  Uruguayan state-owned oil company Ancap, through Alcoholes del Uruguay (ALUR), signed an agreement with HIF Global to implement an ambitious green hydrogen and synthetic fuels project in Paysandú. The investment, estimated at US$6 billion, aims at producing 700,000 tons per year of renewable fuels, with a significant impact on the local and regional economy.

• Saturday, December 28th 2024 - 10:13 UTC

  Azerbaijan Airlines Brazilian-built jet damaged from the outside

  

  While several theories are being thrown into the fray regarding the probable causes of Azerbaijan Airlines' Flight J2-8243 crash in Kazakhstan, one thing seems to be for sure: the Brazilian-built Embraer E-190 jet was damaged from the outside, leading to at least 38 deaths while there are 29 survivors, some of whom were also said to be in a serious condition. In the meantime, representatives of Embraer have arrived at the site where the plane crashed.

• Saturday, December 28th 2024 - 09:05 UTC

  Rousseff offers Uruguay NDB financing opportunities

  

  Former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, who now chairs the BRICS' New Development Bank (NDB) said Friday after meeting with Uruguay's President-elect Yamandú Orsi at the latter's transition headquarters that the South American country was “best positioned” to access financing at lower rates for digital, social infrastructure, and education developments.

• Friday, December 27th 2024 - 10:07 UTC

  IMF approves US$245 million disbursement for Paraguay

  

  After concluding the fourth review of the Policy Coordination Instrument (PCI) with Paraguay as well as the second one on the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (SRS), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a disbursement of US$186.28 million in Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) representing nearly US$ 245 million to help the South American country's green energy matrix expansion.

• Friday, December 27th 2024 - 06:24 UTC

  Russia’s influence on the world wheat market, a problem for Argentina’s exporters

  

  Despite declining international wheat prices, Russia has been exporting wheat at record levels this season, ahead of a quota set to take effect on February 15. The quota is part of the government’s strategy to bolster domestic supply and curb inflation, which currently stands at 9.5%.

• Friday, December 27th 2024 - 00:09 UTC

  Play without limits: Exploring platforms beyond Gamstop for players

  

  NonGamStop casinos offer players a unique opportunity to enjoy gambling without the rigid restrictions imposed by GamStop and UKGC.

• Thursday, December 26th 2024 - 10:05 UTC

  Russian diplomats in Buenos Aires invoke immunity to skip breathalyzer tests

  

  The Russian Embassy in Buenos Aires filed a protest Wednesday before the Argentine Government of President Javier Milei after traffic police tried the test three members of the diplomatic mission for alcohol.