In the midst of the deep political and economic crisis that Venezuela is experiencing, the news agency EFE reported that yesterday (Wednesday, January 30) three members of its team and a driver were detained by the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (Sebin, in Spanish). Leer en español: Secuestro y censura: detienen 3 periodistas en Venezuela The journalists are a Spaniard, Gonzalo Domínguez Loeda,… Read more »
Jair Bolsonaro and Andrés Manuel López Obrador were elected by the Brazilian and Mexican people, respectively. For many, both of them represent opposite poles within Latin American politics, but surprisingly they may have more in common than imagined. On the other side, not long ago they rose to power, so how did it go in a first balance? Leer en español: Brasil y… Read more »
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Fire tore through the sleeping quarters of an academy for one of Brazil’s most popular professional soccer clubs Friday, killing 10 people and injuring three, most likely teenage players, authorities said. Firefighters were called just after 5 a.m. local time to the sprawling Ninho de Urubu training grounds of the Flamengo soccer club in Rio… Read more »
The longest war that the United States has fought could come to an end, taking into account the Donald Trump’s statements in mid-December last year. It is the war in Afghanistan, where since 2001 troops have been fighting against Taliban forces trying to control the country. Leer en español: Estados Unidos: ¿Podrá haber paz en Afganistán? As Hernán Burbano tells in the review Nova et… Read more »
The first lorries with US humanitarian aid for Venezuela have arrived in the Colombian border city of Cúcuta. The vehicles are currently parked near the Tienditas bridge, which remains blocked by Venezuelan troops. President Nicolás Maduro, who has the support of the army, has rejected letting it into the country. Opposition leader Juan Guaidó, who has declared himself interim president,… Read more »
Oscar Árias, the Costa Rican former president and Nobel peace prize laureate, has been enveloped in scandal after a sexual assault complaint was brought against him by a nuclear disarmament activist. Árias denied the allegation, saying he has never acted against the will of any woman and has fought for gender equality during his career. Árias was president of Costa Rica from… Read more »
The Brazilian mining dam which collapsed in January, killing hundreds of people, suffered a leak last year that compromised its safety, according to employees who allege the mine’s operators did not inform the workforce or relocate a canteen and administration building that were destroyed in the disaster. One hundred and forty-two people died and 194 are still missing after the dam… Read more »
War criminals convicted of extrajudicial killings, torture and sexual slavery could soon walk free if Guatemalan lawmakers sanction a blanket amnesty for crimes committed during the 36-year armed conflict which left 200,000 people dead or disappeared. Congress will soon vote to reform the national reconciliation law and give absolute impunity for crimes against humanity including genocide, rape and forced disappearance…. Read more »
Activists suspect Nicolás Maduro has tasked Faes with pacifying the city’s barrios in bid to snuff out protest in areas once considered the cradle of Chavism A flickering candle and 19 rose petals – one for every year he lived – adorn a shrine in what used to be the home of Alixon Pisani. “We love you,” reads a note… Read more »
Italian police have taken possession of more than two tonnes of cocaine in the largest drugs seizure in the country in 25 years, after a sting operation involving three other nations across two continents. The drugs, discovered in 60 bags in a cargo container at the Port of Genoa, have a total value of €500m (£436m) and were found with… Read more »