Category: Latin America
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José Antonio Kast Secures Nearly 60% of Votes and Becomes Chile’s New President
Conservative José Antonio Kast was elected president of Chile on Sunday (14), confirming the favoritism he maintained throughout the second-round campaign. With this result, the right returns to La Moneda Palace after four years of left-wing government under the leadership of Gabriel Boric. With 83.43% of votes counted, Kast reached 59.8% of the votes, against…
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José Antonio Kast Secures Nearly 60% of Votes and Becomes Chile’s New President
Conservative José Antonio Kast was elected president of Chile on Sunday (14), confirming the favoritism he maintained throughout the second-round campaign. With this result, the right returns to occupy La Moneda Palace after four years of left-wing government under the leadership of Gabriel Boric. With 83.43% of the polls counted, Kast reached 59.8% of the…
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Satellite Reflections Could Ruin Most Images from Some Space Telescopes, Study Says
Reflections produced by a growing number of satellites orbiting Earth could ruin more than 95% of images captured by some space telescopes in the next decade, according to a NASA-led study. The reflected light appears as stripes called satellite trails. This has already been observed in images taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. The situation…
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Satellite light will impair the majority of images from some space telescopes, study indicates
Reflections caused by the growing number of satellites in Earth’s orbit could compromise more than 95% of images captured by some space telescopes in the next decade, according to a NASA-led study. Reflected light appears as trails, known as satellite trails. This phenomenon has already been observed in images captured by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.…
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2026 World Cup: Brazil drawn with Morocco, Scotland and Haiti
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Brazil is grouped with Morocco, Scotland and Haiti in Group C of the 2026 World Cup, which will be held in the United States, Mexico and Canada. The Brazilian national team’s group in the competition, to be held from June 11 to July 19, 2026, was defined this Friday (5) through a draw held at…
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The First World Cup with 48 Teams Has Its Groups Drawn and a Possible “Group of Death” with France and Senegal
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The group stage draw for the 2026 World Cup was held this Friday (5) at the Kennedy Center in Washington, officially defining the 12 groups for the edition that will mark the debut of the 48-team format. The teams were divided into four pots, each with 12 participants. The three host countries — the United…
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US Suspends Processing of Green Cards and Citizenship Applications for People from 19 Countries
The Department of Homeland Security is further tightening the processing of immigration requests after two National Guard members were shot by an Afghan national. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services, or USCIS, in a memo on Tuesday said it would pause the review of all pending green card, citizenship or asylum requests from immigrants from…
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US Suspends Green Card and Citizenship Applications for People from 19 Countries
The Department of Homeland Security is intensifying the processing of immigration applications after two National Guard members were shot by an Afghan citizen. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced, in a statement on Tuesday, that it will suspend the review of all pending green card, citizenship, or asylum applications from immigrants from…
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Flamengo defeats Palmeiras and becomes Brazil’s first four-time Libertadores champion
The first four-time champion in Brazilian football from South America is called Clube de Regatas do Flamengo. On this Saturday (29), the Rubro-Negro became the Brazilian team with the most Libertadores titles by defeating Palmeiras 1-0 at Estádio Monumental de U, in Lima (Peru). The last year in which the status of the Brazilian team…
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The United States Is Intensifying Its Military Presence in the Caribbean with the Deployment of the Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald Ford
The United States government has expanded its military presence in the Caribbean Sea with the deployment of the USS Gerald Ford, the world’s largest aircraft carrier. The operation was ordered by President Donald Trump in October and is part of an anti-drug strategy that, according to the Pentagon, seeks to “strengthen the US ability to…