SAO PAULO—Messaging app Telegram must fully comply by Sunday with Brazil Supreme Court orders to block accounts that allegedly spread misinformation if it is to continue operating in the country, Justice Alexandre de Moraes ruled. Telegram could not be reached for comment. Telegram had partially complied by freezing accounts belonging to Allan dos Santos, an…
Brazil’s Supreme Court Orders Telegram to Be Blocked From Country
The Brazilian Supreme Court has ordered social platform Telegram to be suspended and barred from operating in the country until it complies with outstanding court orders. Brazilian Justice Alexandre de Moraes said that the messaging app has repeatedly failed to follow Brazilian law and failed to comply with court orders to freeze accounts that allegedly…
Cuban Authorities Sentence Teenagers to 10 Years and More for Protesting Last July
By Nora Gámez Torres From Miami Herald Cuban authorities continued their crackdown on domestic opposition, handing down sentences of up to 30 years to 128 anti-government protesters, including two underage teenagers. Thirty-one people were sentenced to more than 20 years in prison, and the majority will spend more than 10 in prison, the Cuban Supreme…
Ex-Honduras First Lady Rosa Bonilla Convicted of Corruption
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras—A court in Honduras convicted former first lady Rosa Elena Bonilla of corruption Thursday for the second time. Bonilla was sentenced to 58 years in prison in September 2019 for embezzling about $600,000 in government money between 2010 and 2014, when her husband Porfirio Lobo was president. But the Supreme Court of Justice overturned…
WHO: New COVID Deaths Fell 17 Percent Last Week, but Cases Rising
March 17, 2022
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GENEVA—The number of new coronavirus deaths reported worldwide fell by 17 percent in the last week while COVID-19 infections rose, reversing a decline in cases that first began in January, according to the World Health Organization. In the U.N. health agency’s weekly report on the pandemic issued late Tuesday, WHO said there were more than…
Honduras Judge Says Ex-President Can Be Extradited to US
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras—Former President Juan Orlando Hernández should be extradited to the United States to face drug trafficking and weapons charges, a Honduran judge ruled Wednesday. The country’s Supreme Court of Justice said late Wednesday via Twitter that the judge had decided to grant the U.S. extradition request. U.S. prosecutors in the Southern District of New…
Norwegian Cruise Ship Carrying Thousands Refloated After Running Aground
A Norwegian cruise ship with more than a thousand passengers onboard has been refloated on Tuesday after running aground off the Dominican Republic the previous day. Whascar de Jesus Garcia, a Puerto Plata’s provincial office manager, said strong winds had caused the 1,069 feet-long vessel to ground itself on Monday as it left the Taino Bay…
Mexico Deports Gang Leader ‘El Huevo’ After Arrest Sparks Attacks
MEXICO CITY—Mexico deported the suspected leader of a drug gang to the United States, authorities said on Tuesday, after an arrest that spurred armed attacks by his organization on almost two dozen military installations and a U.S. consulate. Juan Trevino, also known as “El Huevo” or “The Egg” was arrested on Sunday in the northern…
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Says Maduro Supports Return of US Oil Companies
The United States imposed economic sanctions on the regime of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro in 2017, creating a years-long diplomatic stalemate between the countries until a high-level delegation of U.S. officials arrived on March 5 to discuss the easing of sanctions and supplemental oil resources. At a follow-up on March 11, Venezuelan foreign minister Felix Plasencia said…
Argentina Halts Export Registration for Soy Oil, Meal
March 15, 2022
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BUENOS AIRES—Argentina has halted registration of export sales of soy oil and meal, the South American country’s government said in a statement on Sunday, drawing swift condemnation from the industry in the world’s top exporter of processed soy products. The move stops sales and exports of the 2021/22 crop, but physical shipments have not started…
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