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Brazil’s Socialist President: Bolsonaro ‘Did the Sh*t He Did’ and Should Go to Jail

Brazil’s Socialist President: Bolsonaro ‘Did the Sh*t He Did’ and Should Go to Jail

Radical leftist President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Thursday that former President Jair Bolsonaro must “pay for the shit he did,” referring to the ongoing “coup” trial against Bolsonaro. Lula also criticized Donald Trump for...

Caribbean Cement invests over $2m in book vouchers ahead of school year

Caribbean Cement invests over $2m in book vouchers ahead of school year

Caribbean Cement Company Limited’s Managing Director, Jorge Martinez (third left), presents book vouchers to students from Treadlight Primary School in Clarendon (second left), and Harbour View Primary School in St Andrew (third right), during the...

Mexican Cartel Member Gets 10 Years for Atlanta Meth Trafficking

Mexican Cartel Member Gets 10 Years for Atlanta Meth Trafficking

A high-ranking member of a violent Mexican drug cartel will spend the next decade behind bars after orchestrating methamphetamine sales in metro Atlanta. 🌎 The Big Picture: Pablo Tabares-Martinez, 50, was a mid-level operative in La Nueva Familia...

Publishers Race Against Google Zero Doomsday Clock

Publishers Race Against Google Zero Doomsday Clock

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At Península Valdés in Argentina’s south, a group of artisanal fishers practise a daily craft which runs counter to the voracity of extractive industry.

At Península Valdés in Argentina’s south, a group of artisanal fishers practise a daily craft which runs counter to the voracity of extractive industry.

The giant bones wedged into the sand give this corner of Península Valdés the atmosphere of an alien planet: rib-cages over two metres long, buried like lampposts, tilted into an arch. The whalebones seem light and in their off-white colouring...

Aisha Maina: Powering growth through Africa-Caribbean private sector diplomacy

Aisha Maina: Powering growth through Africa-Caribbean private sector diplomacy

Aisha Maina is the Managing Director of Aquarian Consult and Founder of Aquarian Oil and Gas. She combines private sector discipline with public minded vision, using business tools to create long term diplomatic and commercial bridges between...

Latin America: A French Idea That Outlived Its Empire

Latin America: A French Idea That Outlived Its Empire

As a name and a concept, Latin America was a creation of the court of the former French Emperor Napoleon III. It was a notion linked to France’s intent to conquer Mexico. A process that took place between 1861 and 1867. On October 9, 1861,...

The Best Airbnbs Near Mexico City's Estadio Azteca for Soccer Fans

The Best Airbnbs Near Mexico City's Estadio Azteca for Soccer Fans

If you’re planning to catch the action live, it’s smart to start thinking now about where to stay. Mexico City offers a vibrant mix of Airbnb options that can provide a more authentic and comfortable base than traditional hotels. Neighborhoods...

The COP30 climate summit's success is crucial for BRICS countries, including India and Brazil. Here's why

The COP30 climate summit's success is crucial for BRICS countries, including India and Brazil. Here's why

We are less than four months away from one of the most consequential international climate summits of our lives. The COP30 summit will be held in Belém, Brazil, between 10-21 November, amid deepening international tensions and an increasing lack...

Perez Receives Honor For Latin America Book

Perez Receives Honor For Latin America Book

Marcos Perez, associate professor of sociology at Washington and Lee University, received an honorable mention citation for the 2025 Premio Iberoamericano Book Award presented by the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) at its annual congress...

Baltimore man among 10 freed in prisoner swap with Venezuela

Baltimore man among 10 freed in prisoner swap with Venezuela

A longtime Baltimore media producer was among 10 U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents freed in a recent prisoner swap from what U.S. officials have called a series of wrongful detentions in Venezuela. Erick Oribio Quintana, a dual...

Carteles en México Usan Choques Con Camiones Para Atacar Autoridades

Carteles en México Usan Choques Con Camiones Para Atacar Autoridades

Miembros de un cartel mexicano utilizaron un camión de volteo para ocultar un ataque contra las fuerzas policiales estatales, moviéndolo a alta velocidad contra una camioneta blindada de la policía con cinco agentes a bordo. El choque causó la...

Peek Inside Royal Caribbean’s Star of the Seas—Its Biggest Cruise Ship Yet!

Peek Inside Royal Caribbean’s Star of the Seas—Its Biggest Cruise Ship Yet!

Looking to hit the open sea for some fun in the sun? Look no further! Royal Caribbean’s biggest, most impressive ship, the Star of the Seas, is en route to Florida’s Port Canaveral ahead of its maiden voyage in August, and you’ll have to see to...

Cartel Gunmen in Mexico Use New Tactic to Hide Police Attacks — Fake Crashes

Cartel Gunmen in Mexico Use New Tactic to Hide Police Attacks — Fake Crashes

Cartel gunmen used a dump truck to conceal an attack on state police forces by moving the vehicle at a high rate of speed straight into an armored police truck with five officers inside. The crash killed two officers and injured three others. The...

Book Review | Training for Victory: U.S. Special Forces Advisory Operations from El Salvador to Afghanistan

Book Review | Training for Victory: U.S. Special Forces Advisory Operations from El Salvador to Afghanistan

Training for Victory: U.S. Special Forces Advisory Operations from El Salvador to Afghanistan. By Frank Sobchak. Annapolis: U.S. Naval Institute Press, 2024. ISBN: 978168247133. Maps. Photographs. Glossary. Notes. Sources cited. Index. Pp. 1-352....

Cultural vibrancy in Metro Van: How the Latin American community is contributing to the Lower Mainland’s rich identity

The Vancouver Latin American Cultural Centre is just one of a number of organizations spotlighting Latin culture and heritage in the Lower Mainland. (Submitted) On a lively Vancouver night, a community hall lights up with the sounds of Spanish and...

Britain and South America’s shared histories in Shafik Meghji’s ‘Small Earthquakes’

Britain and South America’s shared histories in Shafik Meghji’s ‘Small Earthquakes’

From the author of LAB’s bestselling ‘Crossed Off the Map’ comes the brand new ‘Small Earthquakes’, which uncovers the fascinating story of Britain’s forgotten connections with South America, from the Atacama Desert to Tierra del Fuego, Easter...

New book about border life hopes to draw connections through poetry

New book about border life hopes to draw connections through poetry

Only have a minute? Listen instead For many who leave the Rio Grande Valley for school, work, or other opportunities outside of the region, the distances can draw them closer to the place they call home. That is the case for 26-year-old Lorena De...

July 26th Ceremony in "Colombia," Las Tunas: We Have Inspiring Achieve…

July 26th Ceremony in "Colombia," Las Tunas: We Have Inspiring Achieve…

Full text of the speech given by Osbel Lorenzo Rodríguez, first secretary of the Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba in Las Tunas, at the Provincial Ceremony for the 72nd anniversary of the attacks on the Moncada and Carlos Manuel...

Accomplished Book Translator to Discuss Her Memoir at Chaucer’s

Accomplished Book Translator to Discuss Her Memoir at Chaucer’s

Chaucer’s Books will host author Suzanne Jill Levine for a book talk and signing of “Unfaithful: A Translator’s Memoir,” 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 6 at Chaucer’s, 3321 State St., Santa Barbara. “In this witty and incisive memoir, Suzanne Jill Levine,...

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