TOKYO—Defending champions Brazil reached the final of the men’s Olympic football competition on Tuesday, beating Mexico 4–1 on penalties after the game ended goalless after extra-time. Brazil went close to settling the match inside 90 minutes when Richarlison struck the post with a glancing header in the 82nd minute. But when it came to the…
Brazil Beat Mexico on Penalties to Reach Olympic Final
Dominican Republic to Kill Thousands of Pigs Over Swine Fever Outbreak
SANTO DOMINGO—The Dominican Republic will slaughter tens of thousands of pigs after detecting outbreaks of African swine fever in 11 of the country’s 32 provinces, authorities said on Monday. Fernando Duran, administrator of the state-run Banco Agricola, told a news conference the government will pay pig farmers the market price of each animal slaughtered. Announcement…
US Junior Varsity Lineup Upsets Mexico 1–0 to Win Gold Cup
LAS VEGAS—Miles Robinson scored on a header in the 117th minute, and a United States junior varsity lineup upset a mostly front-line Mexico team 1–0 on Sunday night to win the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Kellyn Acosta, one of two players in the U.S. starting lineup who gets playing time when the first-choice roster is together,…
Puerto Rico’s Camacho-Quinn Wins Gold in Women’s 100M Hurdles
TOKYO—Puerto Rico’s Jasmine Camacho-Quinn won the women’s 100 meters hurdles gold on Monday, blitzing the field despite hitting one hurdle to finish in 12.37 seconds at Tokyo’s spectator-free Olympic Stadium. American world record holder Kendra Harrison won silver in 12.52 and Jamaican Megan Tapper took bronze in 12.55. Camacho-Quinn exploded off the blocks and strode…
EU Slaps Sanctions on Nicaraguan First Lady, 7 Others
BRUSSELS—The European Union on Monday slapped sanctions on Nicaraguan first lady and Vice-President Rosario Murillo and seven other senior officials accused of serious human rights violations or undermining democracy, amid a crackdown on opposition politicians in the Central American country. EU headquarters said in a statement that the sanctions, which include asset freezes and bans…
Canada Upsets US With 1-0 Win in Women’s Soccer
KASHIMA, Japan—Carli Lloyd, clutch in so many critical moments for the U.S. women’s soccer team, failed to connect against Canada on Monday night and the Americans won’t play for a fifth Olympic gold medal. Lloyd’s look in the 86th minute with the United States trailing by a goal hit the crossbar as Canada won 1-0…
Haiti Arrests 4th Police Officer in President’s Murder
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—Haitian police said Friday that a fourth officer has been arrested in the killing of President Jovenel Moïse. National Police spokesperson Marie-Michelle Verrier said a total of 27 people have been arrested and others are still being sought in connection with the July 7 attack at the president’s home. Another nine officers were being…
US Sets New Cuba Sanctions as Biden Meets Cuban-Americans
WASHINGTON—The Biden administration announced new sanctions on Friday against Cuba’s national revolutionary police and its top two officials as the United States looks to increase pressure on the communist regime following this month’s protests on the island. The Police Nacional Revolcionaria (PNR) and the agency’s director and deputy director, Oscar Callejas Valcarce and Eddie Sierra…
Six Dead and Eight Injured in Chilean Fire
Six people were killed and eight injured after a fire broke out at a shelter for patients discharged from a psychiatric hospital in Chile, officials said on Friday. The fire started late on Thursday in San Felipe, 90 kilometers (56 miles) northwest of capital Santiago, and also damaged four nearby homes, the Interior Ministry’s emergency…
Earthquake Shakes Peru’s North Pacific Coast
LIMA, Peru—A magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook the north Pacific coast of Peru on Friday, sending people fleeing their homes, damaging a centuries old church and injuring at least one person. The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the earthquake happened at 12:10 p.m. local time, with an epicenter about 5 miles (8 kilometers) east of the…
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