The governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, has encrypted this Sunday the 26th death toll recorded in a Texas church in the town of Sutherland Springs, describing what happened as the worst incident of its kind in the history of the state. The attacker stormed the First Baptist Church in Sutherland...
Latin America and the Caribbean is a leading region in attracting investments to key sectors for the fight against climate change, says a new report from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group. According to the report, the transport and climate-smart infrastructure sectors are expected...
The president of the United States, Donald Trump, decided on Jerome Powell (lawyer) to become the next head of the Federal Reserve, promoting an official who favors more moderate monetary policies to replace Janet Yellen when her term expires. February. Jerome Powell, governor of the Fed since 2012, emerged from...
Dressed in black and with a skull painted on their faces, dozens of Mexican women Protest through the streets of the historic center of Mexico City on Wednesday to commemorate the growing number of femicides and demand that the government stop impunity that incites them. The protesters held pictures of...
Puigdemont’s mysterious journey through Europe could become an alternative version of the movie “Catch Me If You Can”. Some thirty journalists have stood guard before the headquarters of the Generalitat’s office in Brussels, the Flemish sovereignist party N-VA and the Maurits Coppieters Center, favorable to the independence movement, in search...
The European Union, the United States, Germany, NATO, France and several other countries rejected the declaration of independence of Catalonia and gave their explicit support to the Spanish Government. The president of the European Council, Donald Tusk, was the first leader of the European institutions to pronounce on the approval...
House Speaker Paul Ryan said Wednesday that he hopes Congress will pass legislation to protect illegal immigrants who came to the United States as children but gave no details as to when it might happen. President Donald Trump ended last month a program set up under his predecessor, Barack Obama,...
Mexican telco América Móvil, controlled by businessman Carlos Slim, reported a net loss of 9,547 million pesos (The US $ 497.5 million) in the third quarter of 2017, attributed mainly to a ruling in arbitration promoted by the Colombian Government. In its July-September results report for the current year, América...
Former Chilean president and presidential candidate Sebastián Piñera pledged Wednesday to double the rate of growth during his administration if he triumphs in the upcoming elections, supported by a rebound in investment and a possible adjustment in corporate taxes. Sebastián Piñera, a market favorite and leading the polls for the...
The dollar is still backed against other major currencies on Wednesday as the Federal Reserve chairman’s quest narrows. The dollar index, which follows the evolution of this currency with respect to a basket of six other major currencies, barely registered changes and stood at 93.39 at 9:43 am (CET). US...