Amazon made a surprising announcement that generated the joy of its Peruvian customers. Now, purchases you make will have free shipping if they come from USAso prices will be reduced when purchasing a product or they will be able to avoid using an intermediary to bring it from the US. Find out in this note […]
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Brazilian agribusiness, source of strength and controversies
With its vast production of soy, meat, cotton and now too corn, Brazil has emerged as a world power in agribusiness, a thriving sector that at the same time garners criticism, especially for deforestation in the Amazon. The Ministry of Agriculture recently announced it: the value of Brazilian agricultural production is expected to reach a […]
Arid crevices and unusual beaches, the new face of an Amazon in crisis
With the river – the only means of transportation – almost dry, the inhabitants of Santa Clara have to walk two hours every four days to get drinking water because the lack of rains leaves an unusual impression on the Amazon Colombian: arid and extensive cracks Beaches that cause anxiety among the riverside residents. The […]
Towns next to the Amazon, the largest river in the world, lack drinking water
As the drought continues in the Amazonthe Brazilian authorities are striving to bring food and water to thousands of isolated populations in the vast territory where the only means of transportation is by river. In the state of Amazonas, 59 of its 62 municipalities, with 633,000 inhabitants, are in a state of emergency. In Manaus, […]
Jeff Bezos buys another mansion on the exclusive island of Miami Beach for US$ 79 million
Jeff Bezosfounder of amazon and the third largest fortune in the world, bought for US$ 79 million a new property on the exclusive island of Indian Creek, known as the “Billionaires Bunker” and located in Miami Beach, in Biscayne Bay in southern Mexico. Florida (USA), national media reported this Tuesday. The mansion with seven bedrooms, […]
Indigenous peoples of the Amazon ask Brazil to declare a climate emergency
indigenous inhabitants of the Amazon They asked the Brazilian government to declare a climate emergencyas their villages do not have clean water, food or medicine due to serious drought that is drying up rivers vital for travel on the jungle, its leaders said Tuesday. The drought and heat wave have killed masses of fish in […]
Brazil: drought in the Amazon could be historic and last until January
The actual drought in the Amazonthe largest reserve of fresh water in the world but where the rivers are at minimum levels, huge areas isolated due to navigability difficulties and dozens of municipalities on alert, could be historic and extend until January, official sources predict. Brazil. The forecast was released this Saturday by the Center […]
The United States sues Amazon for illegal monopoly
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the attorneys general of 17 US states filed a lawsuit against amazon for monopoly, the FTC reported in a statement. In their complaint they accuse the internet commerce giant of “illegally” maintaining a monopolistic power through multiple anti-competitive practices. The lawsuit alleges that Amazon violates the law “not only […]
Regional competitiveness has not advanced for 10 years
Most regions of Peru continue to show a low level of competitiveness, slow growth and similar to that of 10 years ago, according to the Peruvian Regional Competitiveness Index (ICRP) 2023 from the Centrum PUCP. According to the study that takes into account five pillars (economy, government, infrastructure, companies and people), metropolitan Lima leads the […]
IDB and World Bank join forces to protect the Amazon and make the Caribbean resilient
He Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the World Bank (WB) signed this Thursday a memorandum of understanding to work in the fight against deforestation of the Amazonthe strengthening of the Caribbean in the face of natural disasters and the reduction of the digital divide in Latin America. The agreement was signed at the IDB headquarters […]