Author: San Jaros

“It’s been an absolute privilege to watch Lionel Messi for nearly two decades. Moment after moment of spellbinding, breathtakingly joyous football. He’s a gift from the footballing Gods. So pleased that he’s lifted the ultimate prize in our sport. Gracias y felicidades, campeón.” Former Barcelona striker Gary Lineker has always been an outspoken champion of Messi, to the point that some critics have accused him of bias in his coverage as a presenter for BBC Sport. But his post-World Cup final tribute to the Argentina captain on social media was perfect. It was impossible not to feel emotional at the sight of Messi…

The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) recorded a surge of eight per cent in Brazilian exports to the Arab world during the first seven months of 2023, totalling to $10.61bn, compared to $9.825bn in the same period in 2022. Brazilian exports to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) totalled to $1.873 billion in the first seven months of 2023, while exports to exports to the UAE amounted to $1.646bn. Exports to Qatar stood at $155.91m during the same period. Arab-Brazilian trade in 2023 Kuwait also witnessed an increase in the exports, which amounted to $157.78m during the first seven months of…

4 August, 2023 On 1 and 2 August, political activists and members of Brazil’s union groups and social movements held demonstrations against high interest rates and to defend industrial policy, employment, income, and workers’ rights. According to World Bank data, Brazil has some of the highest real interest rates in the world. Workers in the country argue that the high rates are deepening inequality, increasing people’s debt levels, hindering economic growth and hampering job and income generation. This is why they took to the streets outside the central bank’s headquarters in Porto Alegre’s old town during a two-day meeting of…

Amsterdam, Copenhagen, (15/7 – 22) The governing Dutch coalition led by Prime Minister Mark Rutte has been dissolved as a result of sharp differences in views among cabinet members in dealing with the hot potato of immigration, forcing a new election in the Kingdom of the Netherlands on Nov. 22, according to caretaker Interior Minister Hanke Bruins Slot and the General Election Commission (KPU) of the Netherlands. Rutte, the longest-serving prime minister in Dutch history and one of Europe’s most seasoned politicians, admitted that frank debate within the four-party coalition government in recent days had nevertheless failed to hammer out…

Argentina has claimed a diplomatic “triumph” after the EU agreed to refer to the Falklands as the Malvinas in an official document. The move was signed off by European Union leaders when they met with the Celac group of Latin American and Caribbean leaders in Brussels. James Cleverly, the Foreign Secretary, had asked Brussels to reject any mention of the Falkland Islands in the declaration ahead of the summit. But EU officials said Britain would not be allowed any say in the matter, since it is no longer a member of the bloc. The agreed declaration read: “Regarding the question of sovereignty over the…

The Argentina branch organized a special preaching campaign in isolated areas of Argentina and Uruguay from January to April 2023. The more than 9,500 publishers who participated were organized into nearly 700 groups. They assisted 146 congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses located in these remote areas of the branch territory. More than one million people live in small towns, indigenous communities, and rural areas of Argentina and Uruguay. During the past three years, it was difficult for publishers to reach these territories. Our brothers and sisters were thrilled to resume sharing the Bible’s message in these remote regions. Brother Adrián Donadío and his…

With tickets starting at around $80 for Thursday’s game, local supporters are excited to see Messi and continue the World Cup celebrations. Fans have flocked to all opportunities to see the Argentine star since the team arrived in China, with large crowds angling for photographs and chanting his name. Messi’s move to “continue my path” in Miami last week made global headlines after he turned down extremely lucrative offers from Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia in favor of Major League Soccer. He said that after winning the World Cup, it was his time to go the United States and “live football…

Children’s involvement in violence-prone terrorist and extremist groups has become a widely-discussed global issue. Sopar Peranto, a Senior Researcher at The Habibie Center, revealed that many children are known to have committed terrorist acts, intentionally or unintentionally. The Habibie Center, supported by the USAID-Harmoni Program, has conducted research on “The Repatriation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Children Affiliated with Violence-Based Terrorist and Extremist Groups”. Data collected from 2010 to 2022 reported that 22 children were detained for involvement in violence-based terrorist and extremist groups, in conflict with the law. Meanwhile, from 2017-2022, 132 children were enrolled in “social rehabilitation” services upon…

The war in the Ukraine created two main opposing camps of countries. An Alliance of Democracies on one side and a Group of Authoritarian. The escalation of geopolitical tensions linked to the Ukrainian crisis has highlighted two main opposing camps of countries — an Alliance of Democracies on one side and a Group of Authoritarian Regimes on the other. A number of countries have resisted choosing sides, however, as they strive to balance their national interests with international developments while simultaneously advocating the need to maintain peaceful diplomacy and global connections. While the number of these so-called “in-between” countries abound…

The $92 million will be used to build 2 hospitals, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said. After almost 4 1/2 years of trying, Mexico’s president said Thursday he has finally sold the unwanted presidential jet — to the former Soviet republic of Tajikistan. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said the government of Tajikistan paid the equivalent of about $92 million for the Boeing 787 jet. López Obrador refused to use the jet after taking office on Dec. 1, 2018, saying it was too luxurious. The austerity-loving president usually takes commercial flights. López Obrador had tried to lure corporations and business executives…