By Daniel Ramos and Monica Machicao LA PAZ/SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia, Dec 29 (Reuters) – A Bolivian court sentenced right-wing opposition leader Luis Fernando Camacho to four months of pre-trial detention, a day after he was arrested in connection to 2019 social unrest that saw former leftist President Evo Morales flee the country. Camacho was arrested […]
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– Brazilian football legend Pele, arguably the greatest player ever, has died at the age of 82. He is credited with scoring a world record 1,281 goals in 1,363 appearances during a 21-year career, including 77 goals in 92 matches for his country. The only player to win the World Cup three times, lifting the […]
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The AP Morning Wire Advancing the Power of Facts Russia launches massive missile barrage across Ukraine KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Multiple regions of Ukraine, including its capital, faced a massive Russian missile attack Thursday, the biggest wave of strikes in weeks targeting power…Read More NY Rep.-elect Santos investigated for lying about his past NEW YORK […]
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by Ernice Gilbert (VI Consortium) President Joe Biden arrived on St. Croix just after 11:00 p.m. Tuesday and the president was accompanied by his wife, First Lady Jill Biden and their family. They are expected to vacation on St. Croix for several days, including New Year’s Day. “On Tuesday, December 27, President Joe Biden and […]
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The suit says JPMorgan provided banking services to Epstein after he had been convicted of sex charges and failed to report his suspicious activities The attorney general of the U.S. Virgin Islands is accusing JPMorgan Chase of helping Jeffrey Epstein illegally exploit women and girls, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court in […]
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A boat with 253 Haitian emigrants put in at Cayo Coco, north of Ciego de Ávila, on its way to the United States. The travelers, including 31 children and 61 women, told Granma newspaper that they were forced to touch Cuban coasts due to bad weather. The newspaper indicated that the Haitians were transferred to […]
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by Nathaniel Weixel THE HILL The Biden administration is planning new coronavirus precautions on travelers arriving from China due to a surge in COVID-19 cases and concerns about the lack of transparent reporting data from the country, federal health officials said Wednesday. Beginning Jan. 5, all air passengers at least 2 years old originating from […]
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By Marco Aquino LIMA, Dec 28 (Reuters) – Former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo, who is being held for 18 months in pre-trial detention after attempting to illegally dissolve Congress, said on Wednesday he was a victim of “political revenge” by his adversaries. Castillo, speaking at a hearing to appeal the detention, said he had not […]
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MADRID, Dec 28 (Reuters) – The Spanish government has appointed a new ambassador to Venezuela, signalling a thaw in relations that comes two years after Madrid vacated the post to protest over what it said was the absence of free elections in the Caribbean country. Following the 2018 presidential election, Spain recognised opposition leader Juan […]
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LONDON, Dec 28 (Reuters) – Britain has imposed sanctions on Haitian gang leader Jimmy Cherizier, saying he had committed acts that constitute “serious human rights abuses”, the government website showed on Wednesday. The government imposed an asset freeze and travel ban on Cherizier, the leader of the so-called G9 alliance of Haitian gangs, saying he […]
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