Two actors from the Netflix’s original series “The Chosen One” were killed and six people injured in a road accident on Mexico’s Baja California Sur peninsula, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday. Actors Raymundo Gurdano and Juan Francisco Aguilar died in the accident on Thursday, the report said citing the company. “The Chosen One”…
Two Actors on Netflix Series ‘The Chosen One’ Killed in Road Accident in Mexico: WSJ
US Sanctions Nicaraguan Gold Mining Firm Over Ties to Russia
WASHINGTON—The United States imposed sanctions Friday on Nicaragua’s state-owned gold mining company and the president of its board of directors in part over the Central American nation’s ties to Russia. The sanctions were imposed against the Nicaraguan Mining Co., known by the Spanish-language acronym ENIMINAS, partly because the country’s leaders are “deepening their relationship with…
Celia, Blas Weaken, but Still Bring Heavy Rain, Surf
MEXICO CITY—Celia weakened to a tropical depression off Central America Saturday, as Tropical Storm Blas headed out to sea off Mexico’s southern Pacific coast. Celia is expected to remain off the coast of El Salvador and Guatemala over the weekend before moving west, toward Mexico, next week. The depression could still bring large rainfalls to…
Brazil: Police Arrest 3Rd Suspect in Amazon Deaths
BRASILIA, Brazil—Brazil’s federal police said Saturday that a third suspect in the deaths of British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira has been arrested. The pair went missing almost two weeks ago; Phillips’ killing was confirmed after forensic exams; other remains are believed to belong to Pereira. Police said in a statement that…
Studies Suggest Possible Link of Neuromyelitis Optica Diagnosis After COVID-19 Vaccination
Emergent peer-reviewed studies have highlighted the occurrence of neuromyelitis optica after COVID-19 vaccinations, suggesting that the autoimmune disease may be occurring as a vaccine adverse event. The studies’ general findings indicate an occurrence of neuromyelitis optica (NMO) in healthy individuals within around two weeks after Pfizer, Moderna, and AstraZeneca vaccines. In patients already affected by…
Hurricane Blas Heads out to Sea Off Southern Mexico
MEXICO CITY—Hurricane Blas was heading out to sea off Mexico’s southern Pacific coast Friday, but a tropical depression has also formed off Central America. The depression is forecast to become a tropical storm while moving closer to El Salvador and Guatemala, before veering away from land over the weekend. But the U.S. National Hurricane Center…
Police: Amazon Fisherman Confesses to Killing Missing Men
MANAUS, Brazil—A fisherman confessed to killing a British journalist and an Indigenous expert in Brazil’s remote Amazon region and took police to a site where human remains were recovered, a federal investigator said after a grim 10-day search for the missing pair. Authorities said Wednesday that they expected to make more arrests in the case…
Suspect Confesses to Shooting UK Journalist and Brazilian Guide, Leads Police to Bodies
The main suspect in the investigation into missing British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira has confessed to killing the men, a Brazilian police investigator said on Wednesday. The suspect, 41-year-old fisherman Amarido da Costa de Oliveira, known locally as “Pelado,” led police to the remains, which are yet to be formally identified….
Austin-Based Startup EnergyX Out of Bolivian Lithium Race Over Technicality
American startup EnergyX and Argentine energy firm Tecpetrol have been disqualified from a race to mine Bolivian lithium, the government said, as the country aims to tap its vast resources in partnership with one or more foreign companies. Bolivia has the world’s largest lithium resources but it has struggled for decades to mine them commercially,…
Brazil’s Police Take Suspect to Area of Search for 2 Missing
ATALAIA DO NORTE, Brazil—Brazilian police on Wednesday took a suspect out on the river toward search parties looking for remains of British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira. Both disappeared on June 5. An Associated Press photographer in Atalaia do Norte witnessed police taking the suspect, who was in a hood, on a…
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