YANGON, Myanmar – Regiment 5 of the Karen National Union has blocked the logistics of the Myanmar military in one of the military’s controlled areas. The Myanmar military transported 500 bags of rice and edible oil from the Thailand side of the border due to how difficult it was for them to carry the rations … Read more
President Mario Abdo Benitez survived a congressional vote to oust him, but the country’s National Coordination of Peasant and Indigenous Organizations is organizing marches on the capital, Asuncion, to demand his resignation for “ineptitude and corruption” in failing to prevent and mismanaging the large scale health crisis that has left the country overwhelmed. Congress is … Read more
A BLM-approved mine operating nonstop as an open pit on the mesas above the Lone Pine community of the Paiute Shoshone Tribe would leach gold from heaps of crushed ore using tons of cyanide each day in the process, according to a description of Vancouver, Canada-based K2 Gold Group’s outline of the project by the … Read more
Motorcycle gunmen sprayed bullets at everything that moved in the villages of Intazayene, Bakorat, and Wistane Sunday in the 3-country area near Burkina Faso, said local officials noting that Islamic State jihadists have claimed responsibility for massacres in the area, adding 137 dead to the toll of earlier attacks. The arid Tahoua region in western … Read more
Mexico’s National Migration Institute, INM, says the aim is to protect migrant children who are “exploited by criminal networks” that tell migrants to bring their children to facilitate their entry into Mexico and the United States. Mexico’s protection of minors is centered in stopping them from entering the country to prevent them from becoming “victims … Read more
YANGON, Myanmar – Two hundred internally displaced people from Ingyan Yan area of Kachin state fled to Myikyina, the capital of Kachin state, on March 20 due to military reinforcement of both opposing armed forces after recent clashes. The Kachin Independent Army conducted an attack on the Myanmar military near Gway Htaung village of Ingyan … Read more
Financial markets reacted to the firing of the country’s respected Central Bank chief by running away from the Lira on early Monday trading, and the currency was near its all-time low against the dollar, slicing through key resistance levels. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan holds that high interest rates cause inflation, whereas the Quantity Theory of … Read more
Opposition candidate Guy-Brice Parfait Kolelas, who had charged that Congo has become a “police state,” died while being evacuated to France for treatment, announced his campaign manager. The Congolese Constitution provides for a postponement if a candidate dies or is unable to participate in the vote, but his death was announced hours after the closing … Read more
A $29billion purchase of Kansas City Southern, KCS, by Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., CP, will create a new entity called Canadian Pacific Kansas City and the first rail network connecting the three countries from Vancouver to Veracruz. “Joining seamlessly in Kansas City, Mo., in America’s heartland, CP and KCS together will connect customers via single-network … Read more
Projected Gross Domestic Product growth for Latin America and the Caribbean is put at 3.2% for 2021-2023, according to projections of the Inter-American Development Bank, while Brazil’s expected growth is 2.7%. When Brazil is excluded, projected growth for the Southern Cone countries–Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay –is 3.5%. “Brazil has significant challenges –it needs to enact a … Read more
SAO PAOLO, Brazil – The Comissão de Valores Mobiliários do Brasil has approved blockchain investment EFTs to trade the Sao Paulo-based B3 exchange. The move follows the approval of 3 similar funds in Canada in the last months. Rio-based QR Asset Management will make its first offering of $100m for qualified investors in June. By … Read more
Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall volcano erupted with a 2k-foot long fissure following as many as 50k earthquakes over the past 3 weeks. The size of the eruption is such that it is not expected to spew out much ash, so aviation should not suffer disruption, said the country’s meteorological service. By Milan Sime Martinic Read more