Women in tech, AI in focus as Web Summit opens in Rio
Rio De Janeiro — The future of artificial intelligence (AI), technology to fight climate change and other glimpses at... Read more
17 Apr
Toyota to invest $2.2 bn in Brazil hybrid production
Tokyo – Japanese auto giant Toyota said Wednesday that it plans to invest 11 billion reais ($2.2 billion) in... Read more
6 Mar
130 poisonous frogs seized at Bogota airport
Bogotá – Authorities in Colombia seized 130 poisonous frogs being trafficked through the Bogota airport on Monday and arrested... Read more
30 Jan
Brazil’s Indigenous Yanomami again face illegal mining-linked crisis
Boa Vista – The Yanomami Indigenous group are again facing a severe humanitarian crisis blamed on illegal gold miners,... Read more
18 Jan
Torrential rains leave at least 11 dead in Brazil
Rio De Janeiro – Torrential rains that turned avenues into rivers killed at least 11 people in Rio de Janeiro,... Read more
15 Jan
Organisers accused of negligence over Brazil-Argentina brawl
Rio De Janeiro — Brazilian police and football authorities traded blame on Wednesday after a brawl broke out ahead... Read more
23 Nov, 2023
Brazil scientists developing new ‘vaccine’ for cocaine addiction
Belo Horizonte —Scientists in Brazil, the world’s second-biggest consumer of cocaine, have announced the development of an innovative new... Read more
26 Oct, 2023
Brazil calls UN Security Council meeting on Israel-Hamas war
Brasilia — Brazil, which currently holds the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council, called a Friday meeting of... Read more
12 Oct, 2023
Brazil court rules for Indigenous land rights in key case
Brasilia — A lopsided majority of Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled Thursday against an effort to restrict native peoples’ rights... Read more
22 Sep, 2023
14 killed in plane crash in Brazilian Amazon
Rio de Janeiro — Fourteen people were killed Saturday when a plane crashed in the Brazilian Amazon while trying... Read more
18 Sep, 2023
