MEXICO CITY—Mexican state oil company Pemex said on Saturday that it had brought under control a fire at its Salina Cruz refinery in the southern Oaxaca state without any injuries to personnel. The fire, which started on Friday, had engulfed a gasoline storage tank, sending a dense plume of black smoke billowing from inside the…
Mexico’s Pemex Says Fire Under Control at Salina Cruz Refinery
April 19, 2022
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Russian Marries Ukrainian at US–Mexico Border
More than ten thousand kilometres away from their home countries, Russian Semen Bobrovski and Ukrainian Darina Sakhniuk got married at the Civil Registry offices of the Tijuana City Hall. Before the Russian invasion, the couple lived in Ukraine and managed to leave the country and arrive in Tijuana a fortnight ago to apply for refugee…
Brazil Arrests ‘Colorido,’ PCC Drug Gang’s No. 2 Leader
RIO DE JANEIRO—Brazil’s justice ministry said on Sunday that federal police had captured the No. 2 leader of the First Capital Command (PCC), the country’s most powerful prison gang and a major exporter of cocaine. Valdeci Alves dos Santos, known as Colorido, was captured on Saturday in the northeastern town of Salgueiro, the justice ministry…
Food Crisis Triggered by Russia–Ukraine Conflict Could See Mass Migration From Central America to US: UN Official
April 18, 2022
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The ongoing Russia–Ukraine conflict and subsequent global food crisis could destabilize nations and create mass migration from Central America to the United States, David Beasley, the executive director of the United Nations World Food Programme, said on April 17. Beasley told CBS News’ “Face the Nation” that there is “no question” that Russian President Vladimir Putin is using…
Power Restored in Puerto Rico Nearly 5 Days After Blackout
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—A private company announced Monday that power had been fully restored to Puerto Rico’s almost 1.5 million customers nearly five days after a fire at a main power plant sparked an island-wide blackout and prompted public schools and government agencies to close. Officials are now focused on investigating what exactly caused the…
Mexican President Wins 90 Percent Backing in Leadership Vote He Sought
MEXICO CITY—Nine out of ten Mexicans voting on Sunday in an unprecedented recall election engineered by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador backed him to stay in office, underlining his domination of a polarized political agenda. Both critics and supporters alike had viewed his victory as a foregone conclusion in a ballot that had fed speculation…
Family of 8 Killed Near Mexico City
MEXICO CITY—Criminals burst into a home just north of Mexico City and killed eight members of a family, including four children. Prosecutors in the State of Mexico, which borders the capital, said the shootings occurred in the township of Tultepec, just north of the capital. The shootings happened between late Sunday and early Monday. Seven…
Mexicans Vote on Whether President Stays or Goes
MEXICO CITY—Mexicans voted Sunday on whether their president should end his six-year term barely midway through or continue to the end. Strangely, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador was the one who pushed for the first-ever referendum of its kind in Mexico. It was considered a safe bet. The referendum is only binding if at least…
At Least 13 Dead as Fierce Rains Lash Colombia
The death toll from recent heavy rains and flooding in Colombia rose to 13 on Friday, with soldiers working to evacuate residents in the Antioquia region. Antioquia is one of Colombia’s hardest hit regions. Mining sites in the area were reportedly wrecked by the fierce weather conditions that set off floods and a mudslide. On…
How China Is Systematically Isolating Taiwan in Latin America
The geopolitical power dynamic between China and Taiwan is personified in how relations are unfolding in Latin America. China continues to extend its influence in the region through trade and investment while systematically alienating and undermining Taiwan’s dwindling number of allies in the process. “All of China’s economic moves are politically motivated,” Latin American economist…
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