Category: Americas

Copa America Has No Host: Argentina Dropped Due to COVID-19

SAO PAULO—Copa America is without a host country only two weeks before kickoff after South American soccer body CONMEBOL ruled out Argentina amid an increase in COVID-19 cases in the country. The announcement Sunday night casts doubt on a tournament which has faced major hurdles since the start of the pandemic in March of last…


Death Toll Exceeds a Million in Chinese Vaccine-Reliant Latin America

The death toll from the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus in Latin America and the Caribbean has now exceeded 1 million. In a statement released on May 21, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said that as of May 21, nearly 89 percent of deaths in Latin America and the Caribbean occurred in Brazil (44.3 percent),…


Cyberattack Paralyses JBS Meatworks Across Australia and North-South America

A  cyberattack has paralysed the world’s largest meat processing company JBS with operations shutting down in Australia and further stoppages expected across North and South America. Australian subsidiary, JBS Australia, was forced to close its operations on Monday and cancel its beef and lamb processing orders as a response. CEO Brent Eastwood confirmed the attack…


In Mexico, Cartels Are Hunting Down Police at Their Homes

MEXICO CITY—The notoriously violent Jalisco cartel has responded to Mexico’s “hugs, not bullets” policy with a policy of its own: The cartel kidnapped several members of an elite police force in the state of Guanajuato, tortured them to obtain names and addresses of fellow officers and is now hunting down and killing police at their…


Thousands of Migrants Biden Said Would Be Allowed to Enter the US Turned Back to Mexico

Thousands of migrants ordered to remain in Mexico as their asylum cases were processed were returned to the country indefinitely despite the Biden administration admitting most of the remaining cases into the U.S., the Associated Press reported Wednesday. President Joe Biden ended former President Donald Trump’s Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) requiring migrants to “Remain in…


The Migrants’ Journey: Rape and Murder on the Way to Panama

War Correspondent Michael Yon is traveling the journey of the migrants from South America to the United States, detailing their travails and travels, as well as remarkable encounters he has along the way. The Epoch Times presents excerpts from his ongoing account. Darien Gap, Panama April 21, 2021 Here in Darien Gap, Panama, I have…


Two Former Top Bolivian Officials Charged in Bribery Scheme

U.S. authorities on Wednesday charged two former top officials of the government of Bolivia in connection to an international bribery and money laundering scheme. Arturo Carlos Murillo Prijic, the former minister of the government of Bolivia, and Sergio Rodrigo Mendez Mendizabal, the former chief of staff of the Ministry of Government of Bolivia, face up…


2 Former Top Bolivian Officials Charged in Bribery Scheme

U.S. authorities have charged two former top officials of the government of Bolivia in connection with an international bribery and money laundering scheme. Arturo Carlos Murillo Prijic, the former minister of the Bolivian government, and Sergio Rodrigo Mendez Mendizabal, his former chief of staff, each face up to 20 years imprisonment on money laundering charges…


Argentina Halts Beef Exports for 30 Days Over Heavy Demand From China

The Argentina government announced its suspension of beef exports for 30 days on May 17, citing increasing demand from top-buyer China over recent years. “Prices have experienced a sustained rise as a result of the growing demand for these products, mainly from Asian markets,” the Argentinian government said in the official gazette. “There is a price…


Migrants Push for Spain’s Ceuta Again After Border Security Tightened

CEUTA, Spain/FNIDEQ, Morocco—Hundreds of migrants tried to force their way past tightened security into Ceuta on May 19, as Spain pressed on with the expulsion of thousands who had swum or climbed into its North African enclave over the past two days. Around two-thirds of the roughly 8,000 migrants who made it to Ceuta, including…