Commentary The latest released U.S. inflation rate showed that overall inflation eased a tiny bit from 8.3 percent to 8.2 percent, while core inflation (excluding food and energy) edged up from 6.3 percent to 6.6 percent. The divergence between overall and core inflation began in May and has persisted until now, as both have been showing flat…
21 Deaths From Alleged Alcohol Poisoning in Peru
At least 21 people have been found dead in the streets of the Peruvian city Huanuco during the last week, after allegedly ingesting a toxic kind of alcohol sold as liquor. Some were taken to medical care, but most people had already died when authorities arrived. Authorities then inspected the local market, searching for the…
At Least 21 Found Dead From Alleged Alcohol Poisoning in Peru
At least 21 people have been found dead in the streets of the Peruvian city Huanuco during the past week, after allegedly ingesting a toxic kind of alcohol sold as liquor. Some were taken to medical care, but most people had already died when authorities arrived. Authorities then inspected the local market, searching for the…
Man Killed as Gunfire Interrupts Bolsonaro Ally’s Sao Paulo Campaign
SAO PAULO—A man was killed near a campaign event in Sao Paulo for a close ally of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday, authorities said, after the sound of gunfire interrupted the event. The candidate running for governor of Sao Paulo, Tarcisio Freitas, said the incident appeared unrelated to his campaign. There were no initial…
Neymar Appears in Court for 2013 Barcelona Transfer Trial, Set to Testify on Tuesday
BARCELONA—Paris St Germain (PSG) and Brazil soccer star Neymar Jr. is set to testify on Tuesday in his trial on fraud and corruption charges over his transfer to Barcelona from Santos in 2013. Along with Neymar, 30, eight other defendants are on trial, including his parents, representatives of the two clubs, former Barca presidents Josep…
98 Migrants Rescued From Boat Off Florida Coast Lacked Food
BOCA RATON, Fla.—Almost 100 people, mostly from Haiti, who were rescued from an overcrowded boat off the Florida coast had no food or water for two days, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. A Coast Guard helicopter spotted the 96 Haitians, as well as a passenger each from Uganda and the Bahamas, about 20 miles…
12 Shot Dead in Mexico Bar Attack in Gang-Plagued State
MEXICO CITY—Unidentified gunmen opened fire in a bar in the central Mexican city of Irapuato on Saturday evening, shooting dead six women and six men, local authorities said. Three people were injured in the attack in the south of Irapuato, the city government said in a statement, adding that security officials were trying to track…
Some Flooding, One Death as Karl Dissipates in South Mexico
MEXICO CITY—The remnants of Tropical Storm Karl dissipated Saturday along Mexico’s southern Gulf coast as heavy rains caused some rivers and streams to flood and at least one person dead. Karl had weakened into a tropical depression late Friday while moving toward the coast of Tabasco state, and its remnants broke up during the day…
Colombian Bus Crash Kills at Least 20
BOGOTA—At least 20 people were killed and 14 more injured on Saturday when a bus crashed on a road between the southwestern Colombian cities of Pasto and Popayan, police said. Images on Colombian television showed the bus flipped over in the early morning accident, which authorities said may have been caused by a mechanical fault….
Tropical Storm Karl Wanders Off Mexico’s Southern Gulf Coast
MEXICO CITY—Tropical Storm Karl drifted near an easily flooded stretch of Mexico’s southern Gulf coast Friday, but might weaken before hitting land, forecasters said. The storm could be a tropical depression before reaching the coast of Tabasco state, probably sometime on Saturday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Landfall previously had been forecast for Friday…
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