ECONOMIC OUTLOOK ‘No alternative’ to austerity in Argentina, says top World Bank official 10-04-2024 17:59 Economist William Maloney comes out in support of Milei’s government’s reform plans; World Bank says Argentina's economy will decline 2.8% in 2024.
INTELLIGENCE SERVICES CIA chief William Burns travels to Argentina for meetings 21-03-2024 13:03 Cabinet Chief Nicolás Posse meets with the head of the US intelligence services at the Casa Rosada; CIA head latest in a long list of officials from Washington to visit Buenos Aires since President Javier Milei took office.
Guyana & Slavery Family of former British PM apologises for Guyana slave-owning past 27-08-2023 08:45 Descendants of former British prime minister William Gladstone apologise for family's slaveholding past in Guyana and urges United Kingdom to discuss reparations in the Caribbean.
BRITAIN & MONARCHY United Kingdom prepares for first coronation in 70 years 04-05-2023 15:06 Preparations are ramping up for King Charles III's coronation this Saturday, when Britain formally enters a new royal era.
BRAZIL ECONOMY Brazil inflation returns to target range 12-04-2023 11:14 Brazil's inflation rate fell in March to return within the Central Bank's target range for the first time since 2021, officials said Tuesday.
OIL CORRUPTION PROBE Venezuela corruption probe nets 42 officials 03-04-2023 17:06 Over 40 people have been arrested in Venezuela in an anti-corruption drive sweep of state oil company PDVSA and other related government bodies.
LITERATURE & LANGUAGE Why English audiences have the toughest time with Shakespeare 12-10-2022 14:57 All the world's a stage but the irony is the rest of the globe often has an easier time understanding William Shakespeare than English speakers.
AND THAT REMINDS ME… Far away and long ago 19-08-2022 17:34 William Henry Hudson should not only be seen as a chronicler of the past or even a man of his times – he should also be considered a prophetic pioneer of ecology and the environmental concerns which have become so dominant in these times of climate change. by Michael Soltys