Ione Wells

3 weeks ago | businessandamerica.com | Ione Wells

Ione WellsSouth America correspondentWhen Donald Trump revealed the level of trade tariffs that countries around the world would face from the US, nations in South America breathed a sigh of relief. Ten of the 12 states on the continent received the lowest level of 10%. Only Guyana and Venezuela were initially hit with higher rates of 38% and 15% respectively, before these were subsequently reduced to 10%. This came as Trump decided to pause elevated rates on almost all countries for 90 days.

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Ione Wells |Guillermo D. Olmo

Halfway through Leo XIV's first speech as pope, which he delivered in Italian, he stopped and asked if he might say a few words in Spanish. Smiling, he continued: "A greeting to all and in particular to my dear Diocese of Chiclayo, in Peru."The first American pope is a citizen of Peru and has spent much of his life there, travelling between the two countries for decades until 2014, when Pope Francis appointed him bishop of the Chiclayo Diocese in the country's north.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Ione Wells

Could South America benefit from Trump's trade tariffs? Ione WellsSouth America correspondentGetty ImagesBrazil hopes to see countries such as Japan buy its beef instead of AmericanWhen Donald Trump revealed the level of trade tariffs that countries around the world would face from the US, nations in South America breathed a sigh of relief. Ten of the 12 states on the continent received the lowest level of 10%.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Ione Wells

The health of Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro has worsened after intestinal surgery earlier this month, according to his medical team. The 70-year-old remains in intensive care and will undergo new tests. Bolsonaro was visited in hospital by a court official on Wednesday, who delivered a summons giving him five days to present his initial defence against coup charges, in preparation for his trial.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Ione Wells

Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa wins re-electionIone WellsSouth America correspondentReutersNoboa told reporters in Santa Elena there was "no doubt as to who the winner" in the run-off vote wasSitting centre-right President Daniel Noboa has won the run-off round of Ecuador's presidential election, meaning he will now serve a full four-year term. Noboa, who described his victory as "historic", has only been in power since November 2023 after winning a snap election.