Tag: Latin America and Caribbean
WTO chief calls for diversification of vaccine production
BRUSSELS — The head of the World Trade Organization said Thursday it is of paramount importance to diversify vaccine manufacturing and to have more...
Nicaragua police raid NGO and news outlet offices
MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Nicaraguan national police raided offices of a prominent nongovernmental organization and an independent news outlet Thursday — both linked to children...
Mexican president draws US into dispute over governor
MEXICO CITY — Mexico has made little headway defusing a bizarre standoff over the possible arrest of a a sitting state governor facing charges...
Riot, fighting at Guatemala prison leaves at least 6 dead
<p>GUATEMALA CITY — Rioting and fighting among inmates at a prison in western Guatemala caused the deaths of at least six prisoners, police said...
7 charged with involuntary manslaughter in Maradona death
BUENOS AIRES — Seven health professionals who tended to Diego Maradona in the days before his death have been charged with involuntary manslaughter.
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Head of volleyball body targeted by Brazilian fraud probe
SAO PAULO — The president of the International Volleyball Federation is being investigated in his native Brazil as part of a wider fraud probe...
VP Harris meets with Guatemalan justice leaders before visit
<p>GUATEMALA CITY — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris met with a group of leading voices on Guatemala’s troubled justice system Wednesday, sending yet another...
Colombia rebel group claims leader ‘Jesus Santrich’ slain
BOGOTA, Colombia — A rebel leader who abandoned the 2016 peace accord with Colombia’s government and had been at large for three years was...
Cuba baseball squad without visas as Olympic qualifier nears
HAVANA — Just over a week before the start of the Americas Olympic qualifying tournament in Florida, the Cuban team does not have visas...
Cabo’s world-class golf scene revving back up after pandemic
CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico — The opening of Rancho San Lucas Golf Club was a grand affair.
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