NEW YORK—U.S. federal prosecutors have filed motions saying that Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández took bribes from drug traffickers and had the country’s armed forces protect a cocaine laboratory and shipments to the United States. The documents quote Hernández as saying he wanted to “’shove the drugs right up the noses of the gringos’ by…
One Dead After Fire Hits Mexican Capital’s Subway Headquarters
MEXICO CITY—A fire struck Mexico City’s downtown subway headquarters early on Saturday, officials said, as smoke billowed out of the multi-story building roof, causing at least one death as well as light injuries. Six lines of the capital’s sprawling subway lines were knocked offline due to the fire, which was believed to be caused by…
Migrant Caravan Will Not Be Allowed to Pass, Says US Border Official
The United States will not allow a group of migrants that is readying a trip north from Honduras to travel to the U.S. border.
Nine Killed in Armed Attack on Wake in Central Mexico
MEXICO CITY—Unidentified gunmen burst into a wake in the central Mexican city of Celaya late on Thursday and shot dead nine people, authorities said, one of the worst outbreaks of violence to hit the country during the past few weeks. One person was also wounded in the attack outside a house where the wake was…
Colombia’s Bogota To Enter Lockdown Amid New Strain Concerns
BOGOTA—Colombia’s capital will enter a strict quarantine until Tuesday due to rising coronavirus infection numbers and suspicions a new variant of the virus is circulating, Mayor of Bogota Claudia Lopez said on Thursday. Strict quarantines were imposed on three Bogota neighborhoods this week to control rising infections, which Lopez said could be caused by a…
Mexican President Ready to Provide Political Asylum to Wikileaks’ Julian Assange
Officials in Mexico are ready to provide political asylum to Wikileaks’ co-founder Julian Assange after a British court ruled he won’t be extradited.
English Premier League Stars Apologise for Breaking CCP Virus Rules
Two elite football clubs in the English Premier League have condemned the actions of some of their players who joined a Christmas party in violation of CCP virus rules, three of them have since apologised. A photograph circulated earlier on social media showed three Tottenham Hotspurs players—Argentina forward Erik Lamela, Spain defender Sergio Reguilon, and…
US Coast Guard Suspends Search for Overdue Florida-Bound Vessel Carrying About 20 People
A search and rescue operation off the Florida coast involving an overdue vessel believed to be carrying about 20 people was suspended on Friday.
Mexico City Ban on Single-Use Plastics Takes Effect
MEXICO CITY—A broad ban on single-use containers, forks, straws, and other ubiquitous items takes effect in Mexico’s capital, one of the world’s largest cities, after more than a year of preparation. On Friday, Mexico City’s environmental secretary said via Twitter that “from today on Mexico City [is] without single-use plastics.” The message urged people to…
China Insider: Sinovac Delays Release of Vaccine Trials, Effectiveness Questioned
Chinese company Sinovac Biotech Ltd. is delaying the release of the results of a phase III clinical trial of its CCP virus vaccine until January. Before that, Sinovac had delayed its announcement twice, which raised questions about the effectiveness of the vaccine.
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