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Angolans mobilize to send donations to Cuba 

Article: https://www.plenglish.com/news/2022/10/12/angolans-mobilize-to-send-donations-to-cuba/ The Caimaneros, or the Association of former Angolan students in Cuba, is planning on organizing and collecting donations for Cuab after it was severely hit by hurricane Ian. The president of the group, Agostinho da Costa Narciso says that Cuba was there when Angola needed it most, and it would be important to extend the favor back. The… Read more »

U.S. expulsions of Haitians may violate international law- UN refugee Boss

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/un-concerned-us-pushbacks-migrants-who-may-need-asylum-2021-09-21/ UN’s High Commissioner of the refugee committee Filippo Grandi, advises the U.S. to lift the title 42 health related restrictions due to inconsistency with international norms. Due to the  horrific conditions happening at the Del Rio, Texas camp where 14,000 Haitian refugees have been gathered to seek asylum. Many have insisted that President Joe Biden halts the displacement of… Read more »

Venezuela Migrants Flee Back Across Border with Brazil

Hundreds of Venezuelan migrants have crossed back over the border with Brazil in the last few days after a violent incident in Boa Vista, the capital of Roraima state. Most said they were leaving because they feared for their lives after a young man was lynched, accused of killing a local man during a robbery.

The Military is Back in Brazilian Politics

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More than 30 years after Brazil’s junta left power, the consensus that the military should stay out of politics has been broken, amid widespread dissatisfaction with the political class after several years of corruption scandals and economic turmoil. The frontrunner in October’s general elections, Jair Bolsonaro – whose lurid far-right proclamations have earned him the moniker “the tropical Trump” –… Read more »