https://news.sky.com/story/costa-rica-declares-state-of-emergency-following-russian-speaking-criminal-cyber-terrorism-12609215 Costa Rica has now had to declare a state of emergency following the Conti gang behind these ransom attacks. The hackers have interrupted the country’s tax collection and exposed citizens’ personal information as the President Rodrigo Chaves who previously sworn into office described the attack of 18 April as an act of cyber terrorism. The State Department added that… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/6/brazil-sets-another-amazon-deforestation-record-prompting-alarm This article talks about how Brazil is letting the Amazon lose trees at an alarming rate. A lot of Brazilian people believe the president is to blame, Jair Bolsonaro, as environmental rights advocates are slamming him with complaints about this issue. It is essential that we take care of the Amazon rainforest as there are so many trees that… Read more »
https://apnews.com/article/business-cuba-mexico-united-states-central-america-b7a411c53b60423c71160581fa0e213a This article talks about how Mexico’s president has started a five day tour to four Central American countries and Cuba, stopping first in Guatemala. He has written in his Social Media accounts that the meetings with Guatemala focused on development, migration and strengthening bilateral ties. The Mexican president López Obrador hopes to help decrease the number of jobless and… Read more »
https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/train-travel-mexicos-future/ This article talks about how Mexico is looking to expand its transportation ability. There are three train passenger services currently, and they are looking to make that number eleven by twenty fifty. The three services that currently operate in Mexico are the El Chepe, a service between Chihuahua City and Los Mochis, the Tequila Express, which links Guadalajara to… Read more »
link – https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexico-president-will-send-representative-his-place-if-nations-are-excluded-2022-05-10/ Summary – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador stated tuesday he wouldn’t attend the Summit of the Americas, which will be hosted in the US next month, if they do not invite all countries in the Americas. Reuters’ sources also say that Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro will not be attending. This is amid uncertainty whether the US… Read more »
Link – https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2022-04-12/mexico-other-latin-american-countries-condemned-human-rights-report Summary – The US state department released their annual report on human rights, and countries facing criticism include Mexico and Nicaragua. The report criticized human rights abuses, discrimination, and violence as a result of drug trafficking. The report also noted low rates of prosecution for all crimes, as culprits are rarely brought to justice for crimes such… Read more »
Link to Article: https://news.sky.com/story/costa-rica-declares-state-of-emergency-following-russian-speaking-criminal-cyber-terrorism-12609215 Summary: Costa Rica has declared a national emergency because of a cyber attack on government systems from Russian-speaking cyber criminals. This is a world first for a State response to a cyber attack. The Conti ransomware gang has taken credit for this cyber attack. The purpose of this cyber attack was to extort money from the… Read more »
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-61297538 Tensions rise between Haiti and the Dominican Republic as the DR is now pressing Haiti to launch an immediate investigation into the apparent kidnapping of one of its diplomats. This happened near the capital of Haiti in Port-au-Prince which for the past couple months have been wrecked by violent with armed gangs that are increasingly tightening their grip on… Read more »
Link to Article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/07/record-after-record-brazils-amazon-deforestation-hits-april-high-nearly-double-previous-peak Summary: In the first four months of 2022 the destruction of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil hit an all time high. The destruction has increased 69% since last year in 2021. They have observed that a space that is twice the size of New York City has been cleared out of the Amazon rainforest. The deforestation… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/america-movil-teams-up-with-mexican-national-guard-beat-cybercrime-2022-05-03/ A Mexican telecom company will start working with Mexico’s national guard to put an end to cyber crime. Both the National guard and America Movil will work together in sharing crucial information on criminals and threats. Scitum, the company’s cybersecurity division who signed the agreement with the national guard will work to detect risk factors. The… Read more »
