Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-mexico-corruption/not-guilty-mexican-ex-army-chief-pleads-in-high-stakes-cartel-case-idUSKBN27L2MP Salvador Cienfuegos, the former Mexican Defense Minister, was arrested in October at the Los Angeles International Airport by U. S. Drug Enforcement Administration officials. He has pleaded not guilty to the drug charges on November 5, 2020. He is being moved to Brooklyn, New York to await trial. This strange twist on Mexico’s war on drug… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-culture/mexico-demands-explanation-from-french-designer-isabel-marant-over-indigenous-designs-idUSKBN27L03X For years, members of the fashion industry have been known to commodify and appropriate culturally significant styles from all over the world. Upon the release of her latest fashion line, French designer Isabel Marant was questioned regarding her use of patterns from indigenous Mexican communities, which have great cultural significance. The problem does not stop with… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-chile-vaccines/chile-peru-green-light-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine-trials-idUSKBN27K2O7 On Wednesday, November 4, 2020, Chilean President Sebastian Pinera announced that the country’s health regulator had approved clinical trials of AstraZeneca PLC’s COVID-19 vaccine. The United States and China are already in the midst of trials of prospective vaccines by Johnson & Johnson and Sinovac, respectively. In addition to these trials with AstraZeneca, Chile is in… Read more »
Link to Article: https://apnews.com/article/international-news-latin-america-caribbean-united-nations-asia-pacific-5a670a52a5569aa407f39e08cb897e11 Chinese fishing fleets have been recorded by satellite imagery to be fishing near the Galapagos Islands, which had been put under restriction from September to November to “contribute to the protection of fishery resources in the region.” The Chinese vessels have been reportedly dismantling their tracking devices that report to China, and changing the names of… Read more »
Link to Article: Link to Article: https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/09/americas/direct-giving-homeless-people-vancouver-trnd/index.html The New Leaf Project is an organization run by the Foundations for Social Change that is working toward finding a solution for the homeless so they can create a better life for themselves. Their team of researchers gave each of 50 homeless people in Vancouver who were living on the street or in… Read more »
Link to Article: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-54522428 In Buenos Aires, angry Argentians take to the streets to voice their disdain for how their government has handled the Covid-19 global pandemic. Many protesters believe that their government is corrupt and the pandemic was very poorly handled. The government lifted their shutdown and safety restrictions prematurely, causing Argentina to be on the shortlist for countries… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/a6c347c672595611a9ce6004b59a1f79 Jair Bolsonaro, the 38th President of Brazil, spoke last week to the UN about his country’s global effect due to his choices in leadership. Bolsonaro spoke out about his belief that the media is slandering his administration’s actions with regards to the Amazon Rainforest and its handling of COVID-19. During Bolsonaro’s 2019 presidential campaign, he promised… Read more »
