Brazil: Ex-President Lula Gets Nearly 13-Year Extra Sentence
RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 7 (NNN-XINHUA) —Brazil’s ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was sentenced to nearly 13 more years in prison on Wednesday…
Brazil: Vale loses license to operate key dam after disaster
BRASILIA, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazilian mining giant Vale has lost its license to operate the Lanjeiras dam, vital to…
Canadian diplomats hit by mystery symptoms in Cuba sue Ottawa: report
OTTAWA, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canadian diplomats who suffered frommysterious health complaints while they were posted to Cuba in 2017…
IPCC authors meet in Colombia for final stages of climate change and land report
DHAKA, Feb 7 (NNN-BSS) — Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) authors will meet in Cali, Colombia, on Feb 11-15…
Peru: Inbound tourism to grow 10% in 2019
LIMA, Feb 7 (NNN-ANDINA) — Around 4.8 million foreign tourists are expected to visit Peru this year, up nearly 10%…
President Vizcarra announces govt support to 15 irrigation projects across Peru
CAJAMARCA (Peru), Feb 7 (NNN-ANDINA) — Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra affirmed his administration will support 15 major irrigation projects across…
Body recovered from wreckage of plane carrying footballer Emiliano Sala
LONDON, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A body has been recovered from the wreckage of the plane that was carrying Argentina-born…
Death toll from Brazilian dam collapse hits 142, with 194 missing
RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 6 (NNN-Xinhua) — The death toll from the collapse of a tailings dam in Brumadinho in…
Audit of burst Brazil dam found issues with drainage, monitoring: Report
BELO HORIZONTE (Brazil), Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A report commissioned by Brazilian miner Vale SA last year to look into…
Brazil forecasts $273 mn in savings from pension reform
SAO PAULO, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s government predicts it cansave up to one billion reais ($273 million) over a…