Category: Americas

Restrictions at US Land Borders With Canada, Mexico Extended

WASHINGTON/OTTAWA—U.S. land borders with Canada and Mexico will remain closed to non-essential travel until at least June 21, the U.S. and Canadian governments said on Thursday. The restrictions were first imposed in March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and have been extended in 30-day increments. U.S lawmakers in northern border states have urged…


US Says Condemns Political Use of Vaccines After China-Taiwan Tussle

WASHINGTON—The United States stands with Honduras and condemns the “cynical use” of COVID-19 vaccines for political purposes, the State Department said, after Taiwan blasted China for seeking to use vaccines to make diplomatic inroads with one of Taipei’s allies. Honduras, among a small number of Latin American countries to maintain diplomatic ties with Taiwan, has…


US Condemns Political Use of Vaccines After China-Taiwan Tussle

WASHINGTON—The United States stands with Honduras and condemns the “cynical use” of COVID-19 vaccines for political purposes, the State Department said, after Taiwan blasted China for seeking to use vaccines to make diplomatic inroads with one of Taipei’s allies. Honduras, among a small number of Latin American countries to maintain diplomatic ties with Taiwan, has…


Cuban Military Commander Turned Spy Reveals Inside Story of Cuban Revolution

As a member of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro’s inner circle, Dr. Julio Antonio del Marmol had access to the most secret information of the regime’s plans and operations. As the Cuban revolution began in 1959, del Marmol was introduced to Castro by his father, a passionate patriot who believed whole-heartedly in democratic values and…


Brazilian States Suspend AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 Vaccine for Pregnant Women After Death

Brazilian states on Tuesday halted the use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine for pregnant women after a woman who had received the vaccine died.


WHO Approves Emergency Use Listing for China’s Sinopharm CCP Virus Vaccine

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday approved China’s state-owned Sinopharm CCP virus vaccine for emergency use for adults over 18. This comes despite concerns raised by a separate group of WHO experts who said they had “very low confidence” regarding the risk of serious side-effects in some patients. The Sinopharm jab’s inclusion on the…


Brazil’s President Suggests CCP Virus Created to Wage ‘Biological Warfare’

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro floated the idea that the CCP virus may have been a lab product created to carry out “biological warfare.” “It’s a new virus. Nobody knows whether it was born in a laboratory or because a human ate some animal they shouldn’t have,” he said in a speech on May 5. “But…


At Least 25 Dead During Brazilian Police Raid in Rio

RIO DE JANEIRO—Police targeting drug traffickers raided a slum in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday and at least one officer and 24 suspects died after being shot, authorities said. A police helicopter flew low over the Jacarezinho favela as heavily armed men fled police by leaping from roof to roof, according to images shown on…


US Vows to Work With Partners to Keep Pressure on Venezuela’s Maduro

WASHINGTON—U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed on Tuesday that Washington would work with partners in the region to maintain pressure on Venezuelan regime leader Nicolas Maduro for a peaceful return to democracy. In pre-recorded remarks to a conference on Latin America, Blinken also said the Biden administration would continue criticism of the “repression of…


Mexico Promises Justice After Metro Train Line Collapse Kills 24

MEXICO CITY—Mexico will punish those responsible for an overpass collapse that killed at least 24 people and injured dozens when a train on Mexico City’s newest metro line plunged onto a busy road below, the government said on Tuesday. Accompanied by officials involved in the construction and maintenance of the elevated metro line that collapsed…