Link to article:https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexican-authorities-intercept-more-than-1000-migrants-one-day-2022-02-17/ On Thursday Mexican authorities confirmed that they intercepted over one thousand undocumented migrants in the last twenty four hours that were trying to seek their way into the United States. Ten percent of the migrants were minors and many of those minors many of them were traveling alone. In total there were one thousand two hundred sixty… Read more »
Link to article:https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/costa-rica-imposes-visa-requirements-venezuelans-migration-surges-2022-02-17/ After concerns rise from Costa Rica authorities, Costa Rica has imposed visa requirements for Venezuela visitors starting next week. Costa Rica is worried about the rise in migrants coming from Venezuela who are fleeing due to economic and political problems in Venezuela. In 2020 nearly 40,000 Venezula immigrants found a home in Costa Rica. Costa Rica migration… Read more »
Link to Article: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canada-says-usmca-panel-finds-us-solar-tariffs-violate-trade-pact-2022-02-15/ The United States has a tariff on importing solar panels. Canada and Mexico were not excluded from this and thus their solar panels would be tariffed. This tariff was put in place by former United States President Donald Trump with Section 201 which were safeguard tariffs on solar panels and cells. Canada and Mexico are looking… Read more »
Link to Article: https://www.reuters.com/world/bolsonaro-says-brazil-keen-russian-nuclear-reactors-no-mention-ukraine-2022-02-16/ The Brazilian President Bolsonaro spoke with Russian President Putin in Moscow regarding the conflict in Ukraine. Bolsonaro said “I told Putin that Brazil supports any country that seeks peace and that’s his intention”. Brazil also says that they believe that Russian troops are being withdrawn from the border which differs with what the United States has… Read more »
Link to Article: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-pullout-meets-uk-scepticism-ukraine-defence-website-still-hacked-2022-02-16/ Russia has not pulled back any troops that they said they would. The United States and other NATO allies have been watching the situation closely and their intelligence says that they cannot confirm that Russia removed the troops they said they would. Ukraine has also been hit by many cyber attacks. These attacks have not been… Read more »
