Category: Americas

Biden Imposing Travel Ban on European Countries, South Africa Over CCP Virus: White House

The Biden administration will impose a ban on most non-American citizens entering the country from the UK, European Union countries, and Brazil. The move is designed to “reduce the spread of COVID-19 through travel,” said White House press secretary Jen Psaki, “especially as we see faster-spreading variants emerging across the world.” Travel restrictions already in…


Biden Re-Imposes Travel Ban on European Countries Over CCP Virus, Adds South Africa: White House

The Biden administration will re-impose a travel ban on most non-American citizens entering the country from the UK, European Union countries, and Brazil. South Africa will also be added to the list, said White House press secretary Jen Psaki. The move is designed to “reduce the spread of COVID-19 through travel,” said Psaki, “especially as…


Biden Reimposes Travel Ban on European Countries Over CCP Virus, Adds South Africa: White House

The Biden administration will reimpose a travel ban on most non-U.S. citizens entering the country from the United Kingdom, most other European countries, and Brazil, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said. The move is designed to “reduce the spread of COVID-19 through travel, especially as we see faster-spreading variants emerging across the world,” said Psaki,…


Mexican President Still in Charge After COVID-19 Diagnosis, Government Says

MEXICO CITY—Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador continues to run the country despite having tested positive for COVID-19, his government said on Monday, as news of the infection threatens to undermine the towering role he has taken in public life. The 67-year-old Lopez Obrador, who has a history of heart problems and high blood pressure,…


EU States No Longer Recognize Guaido as Venezuela’s Interim President

BRUSSELS—Venezuela’s Juan Guaido is a “privileged interlocutor” but no longer considered interim president, European Union states said in a statement on Monday, sticking by their decision to downgrade his status. The EU’s 27 states had said on Jan. 6 they could no longer legally recognize Guaido as interim president after he lost his position as…


Mexican President Tests Positive for COVID-19

MEXICO CITY—Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Sunday he has tested positive for COVID-19 and that the symptoms are mild. Mexico’s president said on his official Twitter account that he is under medical treatment. “I regret to inform you that I am infected with COVID-19,” he tweeted. “The symptoms are mild but I am…


19 Burned Bodies Found Near Mexico-US Border Town

CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico—Mexican authorities say they have found 19 shot and burned bodies near a town across the Rio Grande from Texas in an area that has seen violent territorial disputes between organized crime groups in recent years. The Tamaulipas state prosecutor’s office said late Saturday that the bodies were discovered along a dirt road…


Mexican President: Biden Will Pledge $4 Billion to Central American Countries

President Joe Biden spoke with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, with the Mexican leader saying that the White House would send $4 billion to Central American countries. Lopez Obrador on Saturday said that Biden pledged the billions to help development in Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador to stem migration from Central America to Mexico….


Magnitude 5.8 Earthquake Hits Chile-Argentina Border Region

An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck the Chile-Argentina border region Saturday night, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported. The earthquake, 30 kilometers east of Chile’s capital of Santiago, was recorded at 9:07 p.m. local time from an epicenter of approximately 110 kilometers depth, the survey said. It came less than an hour after a major 6.9…


EU States Should Recognize Guaido As Venezuela’s Leader: EU Lawmakers

BRUSSELS—The European Parliament called on EU governments to recognize Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s interim president in a resolution on Thursday, after a downgrade of his status by the bloc earlier this month. The EU’s 27 states said on Jan. 6 they can no longer legally recognize Guaido as the country’s legitimate head of state after…