PUERTO ORDAZ—Venezuela reopened its land border with Brazil on Thursday, nearly two years after the regime of Nicolas Maduro shuttered crossings amid the COVID-19 pandemic, local Venezuelan authorities said on Friday. Maduro closed crossings in March 2020 amid a nationwide quarantine, allowing only cargo transport. The closure stopped dozens of students from attending classes in…
Russia Pursued Deeper Military Relations in Latin America Days Before Ukraine Invasion
SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia—During official visits to Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba last week, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov spoke of deepening economic and military ties with the respective socialist and communist governments of its allies in the Americas. Russia’s chairman of the State Duma, Vyacheslav Volodin, also visited Cuba on Feb. 23—and Nicaragua on Feb….
Zverev Fined $40,000, Loses Prize Money, Points for Outburst
ACAPULCO, Mexico—Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Alexander Zverev was fined $40,000 by the men’s professional tennis tour and will forfeit more than $30,000 in prize money and all rankings points from the Mexican Open after hitting the chair umpire’s stand with his racket following a loss in doubles. In addition to those penalties, the ATP announced…
Nearly 40 Trucking Businesses Involved in Canada’s Freedom Convoy Protests Have Been Shut Down
The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) confirmed that it shut down nearly 40 businesses during its crackdown on Freedom Convoy protesters opposing COVID-19 mandates and restrictions. In an email to Global News on Feb. 23, Dakota Brasier, a spokesperson for Minister of Transportation Caroline Mulroney, said the ministry had issued 12 seizure orders to Ontario-based large truck operators which…
House Republicans: Why Did US Not Review China Acquisition of Canadian Critical Minerals Firm?
February 24, 2022
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A trio of House Republicans is challenging five top Biden administration cabinet secretaries to explain why a company controlled by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was able to buy Canada’s Neo Lithium Corp. with no review by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government. “The Canadian mining company Neo Lithium Corp has recently been acquired by Chinese…
Bolivia Flooding Kills 3 People, 7 Missing
Seven people are missing and three dead Tuesday after rains caused flooding in the Entre Rios area of southeastern Bolivia. Most of those missing are children from the town of Guaraní de Timboy. The torrential downpour occurred Sunday causing the Pilcomayo river and its tributaries to overflow their banks covering whole houses with mud and…
Years of Drug Trafficking Exposed as Former Honduran President Awaits U.S. Extradition
SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia—Accusations of narcotics smuggling, bribery, and collusion, have piled up against former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez, culminating in an arrest at his private residence in Tegucigalpa on Feb 15. Following her husband’s apprehension, Hernandez’s wife, Ana Garcia, released a statement on Feb. 21 saying drug cartels were seeking revenge for their members…
Russia Postpones Cuba Debt Payments
The Russian Federation has agreed to postpone the payment of certain debts owed to it by the Republic of Cuba, allowing the small island country until 2027 to repay billions of dollars worth in foreign debt. These debts, worth a total of $2.3 billion, are the result of numerous loans made by Russia on behalf…
‘Catastrophe’: Firefighters, Volunteers Battle Blazes in Argentina’s North
ITUZAINGÓ, Argentina—Luis Candia is battling to put out raging wildfires in Argentina’s northern Corrientes province, which have scarred the region burning over 800,000 hectares of land, more than twice the size of Rhode Island. With a water pack on his back and his face covered to protect him from the smoke and flames, the volunteer…
Coast Guard Rescues Fisherman Bitten by Shark Near Bimini
MIAMI—A fisherman who was bitten by a shark near the Bahamas was pulled to safety by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew after his mates tightened a tourniquet around his arm. The crew from Air Station Miami lifted the man from a fishing boat near Bimini on Monday afternoon and took him to Jackson Memorial…
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