A tweet seems to says it all. “Do you believe it? The Obama Administration agreed to take in thousands of illegal immigrants from Australia! Why? I will study this dumb deal!” But is this tweet accurate? Australia’s Prime Minister Turnball seems not to be sure. What is this deal that President Trump is referencing? It is an November 2016 one-time agreement… Read more »
Honduras, dubbed the most dangerous country for environmentalists, is under fire for it’s violent and even deadly offenses against environmental activists. Over the course of the past decade, an expansion of mining, agribusiness and energy projects in the area has caused tensions between the government and those who wish to protect the land. Many Honduran politicians and businesspeople have escaped prosecution… Read more »
Considering that there was fifty people present I think it is fortunate that only six people died. I find it interesting that initially it was being called a terrorist attack yet now the suspect has no terrorism related charges. I also found it interesting because I do not often see anti-Islamic attacks in Canada on the news yet it is… Read more »
Federal health officials have issued a travel alert about the spread of yellow fever in Brazil and say travelers need to be vaccinated before heading to affected areas. People may have to plan ahead because there is a shortage of yellow fever vaccine, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention noted in its alert. The outbreak of yellow fever has… Read more »
An investigation into attacks against Honduran land rights defenders, including the murder of high-profile anti-dam activist, Berta Caceres, has found state authorities routinely failed to investigate or bring perpetrators to justice. The expansion of mining, agribusiness and energy projects in the Central American country has fueled an “epidemic” of violence against local communities and land rights activists, said the report… Read more »
Brazil and Latin America are recording lower numbers of Zika infections than last year, but all countries must remain vigilant against the virus which can cause birth defects, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. The viral disease carried by mosquitoes has spread to more than 60 countries and territories since an outbreak was identified in Brazil in 2015,… Read more »
MEXICO CITY—Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto faced calls on Thursday to disclose details of his recent telephone call with U.S. President Donald Trump after media reports said Mr. Trump criticized the efficacy of Mexico’s war on drug cartels. During the call last Friday, Mr. Trump is reported to have told his Mexican counterpart that Mexico wasn’t doing a good enough… Read more »
Chile has gone into a state of emergency because of wildfires! These wildfires are not stopping and have burned 130,000 hectares (more than 321,000 acres), doubling in the past two days. Not only is this upsetting to the environment, but these wildfires are so out of control that they have now killed 11 people; five firefighters, two policemen and three local… Read more »
Even before his win in the 2016 US presidential election, Donald Trump‘s inflammatory rhetoric directed at immigrants and Mexicans caused anger and fear in Mexico. But now that he’s taken office, there’s one part of his platform that many Mexicans feel they can get behind: a renegotiation or cancellation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that banned travel into the United States for citizens from these seven countries for 90 days: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. The restrictions were part of wide ranging immigration controls that also suspended refugee arrivals. It appears that existing restrictions in place during the Obama administration informed Mr Trump’s… Read more »