Long watch: What drives a mother to cross South America on foot?

The sight of hungry Venezuelan migrants travelling along country roads has become commonplace in South America. We accompany a mother of two as she faces the first test of her resolve, crossing a freezing mountain range known as the Paramo de Berlin on …

Falklands' Historic Museum chosen among the top 25 in South America

Chile crowned champion of adventure tourism; Valparaíso declared best cruise port in South America

September 19, 2018 Web Editor Comments Off on Chile crowned champion of adventure tourism; Valparaíso declared best cruise port in South America SANTIAGO – For the fourth time Chile has been declared the Best Destination for Adventure Tourism in South …

Art of Cooking takes students to South America

Students prepare south american street food. Photo: Mariah Hayes · The Sentry CU Denver Live! teaches food prep CU Denver Live!’s biannual $10 ticketed event, Art of Cooking, gives students an acquired wisdom of cooking skills and cultural foods from …

KISS OF DEATH: Relative of bed bugs in Spain can KILL humans thanks to spread of ‘silent killer’ disease from South ...

VILE: ‘Kiss bug’A BREED of bugs is on the rise in Europe and the US and it’s transmitting a ‘silent killer’ disease.  Known as ‘chinches del beso’ – or kiss bug – this relative of the bed bug bites humans on the face and in the areas around the mouth. It …

KISS OF DEATH: Bed bugs in Spain can KILL humans thanks to spread of ‘silent killer’ disease from South America

VILE: ‘Kiss bug’A BREED of bed bugs is on the rise in Europe and the US and it’s transmitting a ‘silent killer’ disease.  Known as ‘chinches del beso’ – or kiss bug – this particular bed bug bites humans on the face and in the areas around the mouth. It …

Tit for tat: China adds US$ 60bn of US imports to its tariff retaliation list

Wednesday, September 19th 2018 - 08:50 UTC Beijing will impose levies on 5,207 US products - ranging from liquefied natural gas to certain types of aircraft as well as cocoa powder and frozen vegetables China and the United States plunged deeper into a …

Peruvian president in standoff with congress: fresh elections if reforms are not approved

Wednesday, September 19th 2018 - 09:03 UTC If the Legislative blocks reforms in a no-confidence vote, Vizcarra will then be empowered by Peru's constitution to dissolve congress Peru's president is facing a standoff with lawmakers over his call …

Apple pays €14.3bn to the Irish treasury, an EU tax Dublin does not want to collect

Wednesday, September 19th 2018 - 08:59 UTC In 2016 the European Commission ruled the below 1% effective tax rate the firm paid in Ireland amounted to illegal state aid Apple has paid the Irish government €14.3bn (£12.7bn), money that the European …

Mini factory in Oxford will shut down for a month in April 2019 in case of a no deal Brexit

Wednesday, September 19th 2018 - 08:56 UTC “While we believe this worst case scenario is an unlikely outcome, we have to plan for it,” BMW said. The firm said it “remained committed” to its UK operations Mini factory in Oxford will shut down for a month …