https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/19/americas/cuba-new-president-named/index.html Miguel Díaz-Canel was ocially named as the new leader of Cuba on Thursday, one day after a secret vote in the country’s National Assembly. It’s the first time in nearly six decades that Cuba is being led by a man not named Castro. Díaz-Canel, 57, was selected by a vote of 603-1 as the unopposed candidate to replace Raul… Read more »
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/12/americas/brazil-lawmakers-change-name-support-lula/index.html — Dozens of Brazilian lawmakers from the socialist Workers’ Party, the PT, have requested to change their names to include “Lula.” The act is in solidarity with former President and founding member of PT Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. On Saturday, Lula da Silva turned himself over to federal authorities to begin serving a 12-year prison sentence for corruption…. Read more »
A steadily growing list of leaders have followed U.S. President Donald Trump in choosing to send an alternate to what is slated to be a decidedly low-key Summit of the Americas for Western Hemisphere leaders. The regional gathering was set to kick off Friday in Peru without the presence of at least four presidents besides Trump and the list of… Read more »
France 24 Pope Francis admitted Wednesday he had made “grave mistakes” in his handling of a sexual abuse scandal in Chile as he looks to quell the latest controversy to rock the Roman Catholic Church. In a letter to 32 Chilean bishops released by the Vatican, Francis said he intended to summon them to Rome to discuss an investigation into… Read more »
France 24 Canada has become the new El Dorado for many African migrants, who have seen Europe and the United States close their borders. But they face a dangerous journey across South and North America. Every year, some of them die on their way to a better life, amid widespread indifference to their plight. For five months, our reporters followed… Read more »
France 24 Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno on Friday confirmed that three press workers kidnapped along the conflictive border with Colombia had been killed, opening the door to a military strike against their captors. Moreno spoke after a 12-hour deadline ended with the captors failing to demonstrate the hostages were still alive. “Despite our best efforts, we’ve confirmed that these criminals never… Read more »
France 24 Environmentalist Marina Silva and right wing politician Jair Bolsonaro would be leading candidates in Brazil’s presidential election if jailed former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is unable to run, according to an opinion poll on Sunday. The poll from Datafolha, the first since Lula started last week serving a 12-year sentence following a corruption conviction, showed the former president would… Read more »
HAVANA — In his first hour as Cuba’s new head of state, Miguel Díaz-Canel sought to make one thing clear: Raúl Castro may no longer be president, but he is still the power to be reckoned with in this island nation. “Raúl . . . will be key to the process of making the most important decisions on the future of the… Read more »
Source: The Washington Post MEXICO CITY — In the past few opiate-soaked years, U.S. officials say, nearly all the heroin coursing through American cities has come from one place: Mexico. U.S. authorities have expressed alarm at what they call an explosion of opium poppy in their southern neighbor. Echoing a federal drug agency assessment, President Trump has declared that “an astonishing… Read more »
Source: Washington Post Cuba is at the dawn of a new era. The Castro family is now stepping out of the political spotlight and a new ruler is set to rule the small island nation. The Cuban National Assembly elected Miguel Diaz-Canel as the new leader after Raul Castro stepped down. The Castro family has practically been the face of… Read more »