Digging History May 23, 2020 Experts find bones of dozens of mammoths in Mexico City An already promising discovery has exploded into a wealth of potential information.
Coronavirus May 21, 2020 Peruvian mayor poses as corpse to avoid arrest for flouting coronavirus lockdown, reports say The mayor of a town in Peru posed as a dead coronavirus victim — by lying in a coffin while wearing a face mask — to avoid being arrested for violating lockdown rules that he should have been helping enforce, according to reports.
Mexico May 21, 2020 Mexican nurses on coronavirus front lines targeted in 'virtual kidnapping,' extortion plot: officials Fourteen health care workers who had come to Mexico City, the worst-hit part of the country by the coronavirus pandemic, suffered a so-called “virtual kidnapping” last week, forcing authorities to respond to the hotels where they were staying in order to ensure their safety, Mexican officials said Wednesday.
OPINION May 20, 2020 Ali Pardo: Trump supports freedom for Cuban people, while Biden would abandon US commitment to freedom For over 60 years, May 20 – the original Cuban Independence Day – has served as a reminder of what was lost in Cuba: liberties that many paid the ultimate sacrifice trying to regain. To this day, the Cuban people remain censored and abused by their own government, while much of the world tragically turns a blind eye.
Brazil May 18, 2020 Brazil's Bolsonaro flouts social distancing, poses for pics with kids as São Paulo health system reaches near collapse Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro disregarded public health advice amid the coronavirus pandemic Sunday to snap photos with supporters, as the country’s largest city of São Paulo struggles to keep its healthcare system afloat with public hospitals at 90 percent capacity.
Brazil May 18, 2020 First coronavirus case discovered in Ecuador's indigenous Amazon tribe: report A member of one of Ecuador's indigenous Amazon tribes has become the first person tribesperson in the country to be infected with the coronavirus, health officials announced on Sunday.
Coronavirus May 14, 2020 Mexico's cartels hand out coronavirus aid to try boosting support Mexico’s drug cartels are in a war for the hearts and minds of poor Mexicans, providing them with food and supplies as they struggle to survive the economic meltdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
IMMIGRATION May 12, 2020 Coronavirus could drive 'unprecedented' refugee wave to America's borders, US official says Another side effect of the novel coronavirus could be an “unprecedented” surge in economic refugees at the southern border.
Brazil May 12, 2020 Some Brazilian cities suddenly lock down as coronavirus cases surge Brazilian state and city governments are moving ahead with mandatory lockdowns in defiance of President Jair Bolsonaro, who has repeatedly downplayed the threat posed by the coronavirus pandemic.
Venezuelan Political Crisis May 12, 2020 Who is Juan Guaidó? What to know about Venezuela's opposition leader A failed attempt to overthrow Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro last week has sown more discord between his socialist government and the United States in what was an already-fraught relationship.
Airlines May 11, 2020 Major Latin American airline files for bankruptcy as coronavirus pandemic grounds flights One of Latin America's largest airlines filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Sunday in New York, saying the COVID-19 pandemic has devastated its business.