Tag: Americas

Peru Suffers Alarming Death Rate From CCP Virus, Despite Vaccinations

Since the onset of the pandemic, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) virus killed 200,635 people in Peru, making it the country with the highest number of deaths per population density in the world. Despite having more than 50 percent of its population fully vaccinated against the virus, the number of infected patients suffering severe and life-threatening symptoms isn’t waning….


Researchers Discover Second Ever Person to Overcome HIV Without Drugs or Medical Treatment

An Argentinian woman has become the second ever person in the world to rid herself of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) without drugs or medical treatment, according to researchers. According to a report published Tuesday in the Annals of Internal Medicine titled, “A Possible Sterilizing Cure of HIV-1 Infection Without Stem Cell Transplantation,” a now 31-year-old woman who was diagnosed…


Brazil to Offer Third COVID-19 Vaccine to Everyone 18 and Older

Brazil’s minister of health announced on Tuesday that the eligibility for COVID-19 booster shots will be extended to everyone older than 18 in the country. Marcelo Queiroga said that the government will start to offer the third dose to people who have received a second vaccine dose five months ago. Health officials in the country recently…


Cuban Regime Appears to Largely Shut Down Planned Protests, Intimidates and Detains Activists

Cuba’s ruling Communist Party appears to have largely shut down anti-regime protests planned for Monday, while detaining and intimidating a number of activists, according to multiple reports. Thousands of people were expected to take to the streets across the country this week as part of the “Civic March for Change” to demand greater political freedom and the…


Ecuador to Use Military, Mediation to End Prison Violence

QUITO—Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso on Monday announced a plan to pacify prisons including with involvement of the military, as part of steps to tackle a wave of violence which has left scores of prisoners dead. Fighting between criminal groups in the Penitenciaria del Litoral prison over the weekend killed up to 68 prisoners and injured…


Bolivians Defeat ‘Communist Law’ with Protests and Economic Shutdown

Bolivia’s President Luis Arce has announced the repeal of a controversial law that sparked large public demonstrations and a voluntary economic shutdown since Nov. 8. On paper, the law targets illicit earnings and the financing of terrorism by allowing the government access to people’s private bank information and also grants the president the ability to rule by…


FCC Commissioner Says US Should Help Prevent Cuban Regime Internet Shutdowns Ahead of Protests

Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, on Sunday said the United States should help prevent a Cuban regime Internet shutdown ahead of planned protests in the country on Monday. Thousands of people are expected to take to the streets across the country this week as part of the “Civic March for Change” to…


‘We Are Real Friends,’ Honduran President Says on 4th Visit to Taiwan Before Leaving Office

The outgoing Honduran president said on Nov. 13 that he hopes his country will continue its friendship with Taiwan even after his presidency, with his comments coming as the Central American country could switch its diplomatic recognition to Beijing. “We are real friends,” Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez told Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on the…


Ecuador Prison Violence Leaves at Least 58 Dead, a Dozen Injured, Government Says

QUITO—At least 58 prisoners were killed and a dozen injured in overnight violence at Ecuador’s Penitenciaria del Litoral prison, the government said on Saturday, in what has been characterized as fighting between gangs. The penitentiary, located in the southern city of Guayaquil, is the same prison where 119 inmates were killed in late September in…


Biden Threatens Action Against Nicaragua After Socialist Daniel Ortega Wins Election

The Biden administration threatened sanctions against Nicaragua after longtime President Daniel Ortega secured a fourth term in an election that observers say was a sham. In statements released by the White House, President Joe Biden said Ortega, a former Marxist guerrilla fighter, and his wife—Vice President Rosario Murillo—”orchestrated” a “pantomime election that was neither free…