Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised the “balanced” Ukraine peace drive led by China, Brazil and South Africa, describing it “a genuine attempt to find a solution”. “We view this as a balanced attempt without imposing anything on either Ukraine or Russia,” Putin said, according to state-owned news agency Tass. The three countries formally established…
Brazil’s Congress has passed a bill that would ban mobile phone use in primary and secondary schools, pending approval by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The law, designed to address the negative impacts of mobile phones on the health and education of children and teenagers, was passed in Congress following a vote, News.Az reports,…
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Whilst Latin America’s largest vehicle markets have been undergoing significant EV growth (we can already predict Brazil’s plug-in market share will surpass 5% in 2024 and Mexico’s will be above 2%) and several minor markets are showing…
US president-elect Donald Trump has suggested that China could play a key role in brokering peace between Russia and Ukraine, in comments that referenced the dramatic collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s 50-year regime in Syria on Sunday. “Too many lives are being so needlessly wasted, too many families destroyed, and if it keeps going, it can…
After more than a decade of intensive research in China, a groundbreaking new ironmaking technology is poised to revolutionise the global steel manufacturing industry. The new method involves injecting finely ground iron ore powder into an extremely hot furnace, triggering an “explosive chemical reaction”, according to the engineers involved in the project. The result is…
TOKYO (AP) — Global shares were mostly higher on Tuesday after technology stocks pulled Wall Street to another record finish. France’s CAC 40 added nearly 0.9% in early trading to 7,298.06. Germany’s DAX rose 0.7% to 20,041.15, while Britain’s FTSE 100 rose 0.6% to 8,360.63. U.S. shares were set to drift higher with Dow futures…
President-elect Donald Trump in a Truth Social post on Saturday issued a stern warning to China and its trade allies about their plans to try and displace the United States dollar as the global currency. “The idea that the BRICS Countries are trying to move away from the Dollar while we stand by and watch…
(Bloomberg) — Brazilian markets wrapped up a turbulent week after a much vaunted plan to cut government spending came in well short of expectations, adding to angst over the country’s budget. Most Read from Bloomberg The package, detailed by Finance Minister Fernando Haddad on Thursday, sent the currency tumbling to an all-time low, and stocks…
All is not well under heaven. Tariff Man is back. China’s exports are, of course, Donald Trump’s primary target. But he is also turning his trade weapons of mutual destruction on its closest neighbours, Canada and Mexico. European leaders are worried the incoming White House will throw Ukraine under the bus. They cheer as the…
Yet another antitrust regulator has taken issue with Apple’s in-app payment system. As Reuters reported Monday (Nov. 25), Brazil’s Cade says Apple must do away with restrictions on payment methods for in-app purchases. The regulator will also proceed with an investigation into a complaint brought two years ago by Latin American eCommerce giant MercadoLibre, accusing Apple of imposing restrictions on the distribution of digital…