Category: Latin America
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UNICEF: Childhood Obesity Surpasses Malnutrition for the First Time Worldwide
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One in every five children or adolescents worldwide is overweight, representing about 391 million individuals. Nearly half of them—188 million—have obesity. As a result, for the first time in history, severe overweight has surpassed malnutrition as the leading form of child malnutrition. The data comes from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), which warns of…
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Brazil stands out among the top 3 countries with the highest growth in international tourism, according to UN Tourism
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UN Tourism, the United Nations World Tourism Organization, published a new report that ranks Brazil among the world leaders in international tourism growth in 2025. The UN Tourism publication on social media highlights the performance of the Americas in the first quarter of 2025, with Paraguay (53%), Brazil (48%) and Chile (48%) leading among the…
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2026 World Cup Ticket Sales Are About to Begin
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The first opportunity to acquire regular tickets for the 2026 World Cup will be on Wednesday. But be warned: the tickets may not be easy to get — and they probably won’t be cheap. Demand for the popular men’s tournament is expected to skyrocket even more when the tournament begins in the United States, Mexico,…
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Ticket sales for the 2026 World Cup are about to begin
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The first opportunity to get tickets for the 2026 World Cup is on Wednesday (September 10). But pay attention: the tickets may not be easy to get — and they probably won’t be cheap.
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Trump Confirms US Attack on Alleged Venezuelan Drug Boat
Tensions between the US and Venezuela are escalating. Days after sending US gunboats to South American waters, President Trump said on Tuesday that the US Navy attacked a ship in the southern Caribbean that was carrying what he described as a Venezuelan drug shipment. Trump told reporters during an event in the Oval Office that…
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Marine ecosystems threatened by heat, acidity, and low chlorophyll levels
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A combination of three phenomena is increasingly threatening ecosystems in the southern and equatorial regions of the Atlantic Ocean: marine heatwaves, high acidification, and low chlorophyll concentration. Before 2016, it was uncommon for these factors to converge. Since then, they have been observed simultaneously every year. The three phenomena stem from the current climate emergency.…
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Marine Ecosystems Threatened by Heat, Acidity, and Low Chlorophyll Concentrations
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A combination of three phenomena is increasingly threatening ecosystems in the southern and equatorial regions of the Atlantic Ocean — marine heat waves, high acidification, and low chlorophyll concentrations. Before 2016, it was uncommon for these factors to converge. Since then, they have been observed simultaneously every year. The three phenomena derive from the current…
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U.S. Revokes Visas of Brazilian Government Officials Linked to Mais Médicos
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The U.S. government announced on the night of Wednesday (13) the revocation of visas for employees of Brazil’s Ministry of Health who worked during the implementation of the Mais Médicos program, reports Metrópoles. The measure was disclosed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Sanctions hit Mozart Julio Tabosa Sales, Secretary of Specialized Health Care, and…
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Miguel Uribe, Colombian presidential pre-candidate, dies after shooting attack in Bogotá
Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe, 39, died on Monday (11th) after being shot in the head in an attack during a rally in Bogotá in June this year. Uribe, who was a pre-candidate for the presidency of Colombia in the 2026 elections, had been hospitalized since the attack on June 7, when he was hit by…
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The Art of Flattery: Why Fawning Over Trump Is Now the Most Common Diplomatic Tactic
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There is a pattern in many of President Trump’s interactions with other world leaders. We could call it “the art of flattery” — and they are dishing out a huge amount of it. When UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer visited the White House in February, he brought a letter in his suit pocket. It was…