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Analysis Post #1

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Recently, pollution rates in new York and connecticut has drastically increased. The asue of this is pollutions and wildfires in canada and california. The smog and smoke form these on going fires are being pushed across the Country and building up in big cities like New york. While being a Major city New york already struggles to handle pollution that… Read more »

America’s Post #3

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With the recent election in Guatemala brought on new diplomatic relations with its neighbor El Salvador. In efforts to begin to strengthen and unify central america many new policies have been introduced between Guatemala and El Salvador. The biggest being no border control, people can pass between the two states and its considered a domestic travel. Also all flights are… Read more »

Colombia faces consequences for not recognizing its armed conflict

The letter issued by the organization highlighted lack of commitment from the Center for Historical Memory of Colombia to renew their membership, which they had to do four months ago, in September 2019. This was addressed to Rubén Darío Acevedo, director of said organization warning that the “denialist” actions of the armed conflict by the center and its director were… Read more »

Donald Trump’s busy week

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The last days were moved in terms of internal policy for the US president because the political trial – or impeachment – that he had been preparing for a House of Representatives Committee came to an end. But before that, and leaving acquitted thanks to the Senate vote, the annual speech of the Union, where the president presents a report… Read more »

Guatemala and El Salvador seek Central American unity

With the arrival of the new president in Guatemala, Alejandro Giammattei, neighboring countries met to agree on issues of great importance for their relationship. The border limits of the countries as well as the possibility that El Salvador has an exit to the Atlantic were the main themes of the last approaches of both countries. The two Central American countries… Read more »

Dengue, the ‘coronavirus’ of Latin America

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At the time, Dr. Miguel Aragón, a consultant for communicable diseases of PAHO, told EFE that the alert “is a tool used in the organization to notify the member states in the region of the Americas of any disease that means a threat to public health”. And this outbreak, with the balance of three million cases, became 20% higher than… Read more »

Americas Analysis post 2

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Tensions in Columbia and Venezuela rise as diplomatic efforts make no ground. Currently Venezuela has a Columbian Congresswoman, Aída Merlano, for months now. Merlano has escaped and been recaptured 3 different times. Venezuela is using the congresswoman to broker a peace agreement between the 2 states which would benefit Venezuela greatly. The Colombians however are using the captured Congresswoman to… Read more »

Maduro offers to reestablish ties with Colombia, but warns Duque arrested ally ‘is telling everything.’

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday offered to reestablish ties with Colombia, but not without stressing that an arrested ally of his counterpart Ivan Duque “is telling everything about Colombia’s ruling class.” In a televised speech, Maduro invited his Colombian counterpart “to reestablish consular relations” he broke off in February last year after a failed attempt by opposition leader Juan… Read more »

Colombia rejects Venezuelan proposal to resume diplomatic relations

BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia rejected Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s proposal that the two countries resume diplomatic relations on Thursday, amid a dispute over a fugitive former Colombian congresswoman who was captured in Venezuela.FILE PHOTO: Colombia’s President Ivan Duque speaks during an interview with Reuters in Cartagena, Colombia Maduro abruptly cut diplomatic relations with neighboring Colombia last February after Colombian President… Read more »

Maduro Vs Duque: new tensions between Venezuela and Colombia

On January 27, speculation began about the alleged capture of Aída Merlano, a former Colombian congresswoman who since last October was a fugitive from justice, after escaping from prison authorities. After hours of uncertainty, the FAES (Special Action Forces of the National Police) of Venezuela confirmed that they had captured her and that the Colombian remained in Venezuelan power. The… Read more »