Category: Americas

Brazilian Teenager Kills Three Children, Two Workers in Daycare Center

SAO PAULO—A teenager broke into a daycare center in southern Brazil and stabbed three children and two workers to death on Tuesday before being overpowered by police, officials said. Municipal Education Secretary Gisela Hermann described a “horror scene” at the facility in Saudades, a town in Santa Catarina state. She told Reuters in a telephone…


Mexico City Metro Overpass Collapses Onto Road, Kills 13 People

MEXICO CITY—An overpass in Mexico City’s metro collapsed Monday night, sending a train plunging downward onto a road, trapping cars under rubble, and killing at least 13 people, authorities said. Mexico City’s civil protection agency tweeted that almost 70 people were injured in the accident in the south of the capital and were being taken…


Mexico City Metro Overpass Collapses Onto Road; 23 Dead

MEXICO CITY—An elevated section of the Mexico City metro collapsed and sent a subway car plunging toward a busy boulevard late Monday, killing at least 23 people and injuring about 70, city officials said. Rescuers initially searched a car left dangling from the overpass for anyone who might be trapped. Those efforts were suspended early…


Puerto Rican Boxer Held Without Bail After Lover Found Dead

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—A federal judge on Monday ordered Puerto Rican boxer Félix Verdejo held without bail after he was charged in the death of his 27-year-old pregnant lover whose body was found in a lagoon. Verdejo is charged with kidnapping and carjacking resulting in the death of Keishla Rodríguez and with intentionally killing an…


In Mexico, Ancient Maya Cave Reveals Mysterious Painted Hand Prints

MERIDA—Dozens of black and red hand prints cover the walls of a cave in Mexico, believed to be associated with a coming-of-age ritual of the ancient Maya, according to an archeologist who has explored and studied the subterranean cavern. The 137 prints, mostly made by the hands of children, are more than 1,200 years old,…


US to Help Train Guatemalan Border Task Force, Increase Aid to Northern Triangle

Vice President Kamala Harris in talks with Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei Monday proposed that the United States helps train members of a Guatemalan task force in charge of protecting the country’s border. In a virtual meeting, Harris offered to send 16 Department of Homeland Security employees to assist in the effort, amid a recent spike…


Vet Injected People With Dog Vaccine to Fight COVID-19 in Chile: Officials

A veterinarian in Chile confessed to injecting people with a dog vaccine and saying it would protect them against the CCP virus, according to local reports. Maria Fernanda Munoz of Calama is accused by Chilean health authorities of administering the shot to at least 70 people during the second half of 2020, and she told them…


Pfizer Confirms Fake COVID-19 Vaccines Found in Mexico and Poland: Reports

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has confirmed to multiple media outlets that it has identified counterfeit versions of its COVID-19 vaccine in Mexico and Poland. A spokesperson told The Wall Street Journal that fake versions of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine in Mexico had fraudulent labels, while a substance inside vials in Poland was probably an anti-wrinkle treatment. Tests…


Pfizer Confirms Fake COVID-19 Vaccines Found in Mexico and Poland

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has confirmed to The Epoch Times that it has identified counterfeit versions of its COVID-19 vaccine in Mexico and Poland. “We are cognizant that in this type of environment—fueled by the ease and convenience of e-commerce and anonymity afforded by the Internet—there will be an increase in the prevalence of fraud, counterfeit,…


Pfizer Says Fake COVID-19 Vaccines Found in Mexico, Poland

Counterfeit versions of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine have been identified in Mexico and Poland, the pharmaceutical maker has confirmed to The Epoch Times. “We are cognizant that in this type of environment—fueled by the ease and convenience of e-commerce and anonymity afforded by the Internet—there will be an increase in the prevalence of fraud, counterfeit, and…