YANGON, Myanmar – The Tin Nyo IDP camp in Mrauk U, Rakhine state caught fire due to negligence and 700 houses were burnt. People from 13 villages had been displaced to the camp, with a population of 3000, in consequence of the clashes between Arakan Army and the Myanmar military in recent years. Recently the … Read more
YANGON, Myanmar – Two textile factories of owned by Chinese companies in the Hlaing Tharyar industrial zone caught fire during the violent confrontation between protesters and security forces on March 14. No one has claimed responsible for that incident. The Chinese embassy has called for the Myanmar military to undertake further measures for the security … Read more
The Association of Automotive Dealerships in Argentina (ACARA) reported that their survey shows that the amount of money needed to buy a car has almost doubled, projecting an increase of 80% over 2018 prices by the end of 2021. ACARA says inflation, wage delays, and rising prices for new cars make it difficult for car … Read more
A purchase of 800k tons Friday topped a volume greater than 100k for the fourth time this week, resulting in interim purchases of 3.876 million tons, announced the USDA. All sales made on a single same day to the same destination with volumes over 100k tons are required to be reported to the department. It … Read more
After being impeached for “moral incapacity” last November, Peru’s attorney general asked for 18 months of preventative prison while Martín Vizcarra is investigated for corruption charges, but a judge this week ruled he can remain free during the investigation, with certain restrictions such as no travel outside his home area and having to appear in … Read more
Male members of the Bolivian lower house of congress received a packet of generic Sildenafil, the main ingredient in the ED pill Viagra, as they entered Congress Thursday, an early gift anticipating Bolivian Father’s Day Friday. It is believed the gift came from the MAS ruling party. Opposition congresswoman Samantha Nogales called the gift “unacceptable, … Read more
A pregnant woman who fell off the wall west of El Paso died last year, and Border Patrol, CBP, takes many badly injured people to clinics near the border, reported the Texas Standard, but their report also interviewed several people who were sent back across the border in trauma without medical treatment. It is negligence, … Read more
SAO PAOLO, Brazil – The skies over Sao Paulo state are roaring with low-altitude flights of the Saab-designed Gripen-E military aircraft being built by the Swedish company but completed and serviced at a nearby Embraer plant and Brazil’s National Aircraft Development Center. The airplanes are part of a $4.5 billion order for 36 aircraft by … Read more
Despite pleas from his mother not to shoot because her son was inside, Houston police shot into the car where a man accused of armed assault had gone as he ran away from them. One of the bullets hit the baby. Legend Smalls is fighting for his life, reports his aunt. By Milan Sime Martinic Read more
Shaken and shaken again, Icelanders say they are learning to live with the quakes, but scientists say the seisms are a harbinger of volcanic activity and expect an eruption but do not know when. The day it happens, however, the warning will be only minutes, they say. Roads are cracked, Reykjavík is shaking. “It is … Read more
Jeanine Anez, accused of insurrection that allowed her to become president, was taken by ambulance from the La Paz woman’s prison to a private clinic for treatment. She was at the central prison instead of receiving the usual treatment for a former head of state because the government says she is being accused of crimes … Read more
John Magufuli, a populist leader who contrasted his country with his African neighbors by declaring it “open for business” in the midst of regional pandemic lockdowns, died in a Dar es Salaam hospital Wednesday, announced the government. His vice president said in a national address that he died of “chronic heart disease.” By Milan Sime … Read more