BRASILIA—Brazil’s federal police on Saturday arrested five more men in an investigation into the murder of British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira in the Amazon rainforest in June. Police said in a statement that seven arrest warrants were issued for illegal fishing in the Vale do Javari region, the remote area close…
Brazil Police Arrest 5 More in Murders of British Journalist, Amazon Expert
17 Missing, 121 Hurt, 1 Dead in Fire at Cuban Oil Facility
HAVANA—A fire set off by a lightning strike at an oil storage facility raged uncontrolled in the Cuban city of Matanzas, where four explosions and flames injured 121 people and left 17 firefighters missing. Cuban authorities said a unidentified body had been found late Saturday. Firefighters and other specialists were still trying to quell the…
The Fight for Free Speech in Brazil
Commentary Social media companies are often accused of censoring conservative voices. However, the Constitution of Brazil explicitly prohibits all forms of censorship or any hindrance being placed on freedom of expression and freedom of thought. These important freedoms appeared to be considerably restored in Brazil when the nation’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, signed a measure on…
Official: Ex Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vazquez Arrested
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—Former Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez was arrested Thursday in the U.S. territory on corruption charges, marking the first time that a former leader of the island faces federal charges, an official told The Associated Press. Two other unidentified people were arrested along with her, said the official, who was not authorized…
Protests in Argentina Continue as Officials Resign Amid Food Rationing and Looting
Groups of protesters marched on the square Plaza de Mayo in the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires on July 28, led by professional organizers or “piqueteros” demanding more social plans and a basic universal income from the nation’s center-left government. The demonstrators called for a minimum monthly income subsidy of 100,000 pesos, which amounts to…
The Growing Apology Industry
July 31, 2022
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Commentary The apology industry has never been busier. On July 25, Pope Francis offered an apology to the indigenous survivors of Canada’s residential schools, where children suffered “cultural destruction and forced assimilation” promoted by government policy at the time and keenly implemented by the Catholic Church. The Pope called this policy “disastrous” and “evil.” In…
Havana Announces Blackouts, Cancels Carnival as Crisis Deepens
HAVANA—The Cuban capital of Havana will begin electricity blackouts in August, has canceled carnival, and is taking other measures as the country’s energy crisis worsens, state media reported on Saturday. The capital, home to a fifth of the population of 11.2 million and center of economic activity in Cuba, had been spared the daily power…
Brazil and Spain Report First Monkeypox Related Deaths Outside of Africa
July 30, 2022
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The first monkeypox deaths outside of the African continent have been reported in Brazil and Spain, with the latter seeing a second death in a matter of hours. Brazil was the first to report a monkeypox death on July 29. A 41-year-old man who was suffering from lymphoma and a weakened immune system was the…
Mass Protests in Argentina Fueled by Decades of Socialist Handouts | WideAngle Shorts
The only thing better than the “free” break from work many of us had during the pandemic was the “free” stimulus checks that came rolling in. But how long can the “free gravy train” chug along before it runs out of steam? Recession looms on the horizon in America. Meanwhile in Argentina, for months, thousands…
China State Media Threatens to ‘Shoot’ Down Pelosi’s Plane to Taiwan If She Flies With Military Escort
July 29, 2022
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The White House has refused to comment on a threat by a Chinese state media figure who said that the Chinese military should “shoot … down” a plane carrying House speaker Nancy Pelosi if she visited Taiwan with a military escort. “As it relates to the Speaker’s travels, it’s something that we’re just not going…
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