Tag: Latin America and Caribbean
Review: ‘Forever Purge’ gets political on southern border
The dystopian action-horror “Purge” franchise has previously made stops in New York City, Los Angeles and Washington, DC. Now it's time to pull on...
Mexico’s richest man to rebuild, pay for collapsed subway
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s richest man has pledged to rebuild and pay for a segment of a Mexico City subway line that collapsed on...
Stories of survival keep hope alive as rescuers race clock
For 17 days, Reshma Begum survived under heaps of rubble after an eight-story garment factory collapsed in Bangladesh eight years ago. A few years...
Doncic, Slovenia roll to easy Olympic qualifying win
Luka Doncic barely had to play in Slovenia’s Olympic qualifying tournament debut.
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Venezuelan tycoon sues US to lift narcotics sanctions
MIAMI — A top Venezuelan businessman close to President Nicolas Maduro's government has sued the U.S. Department of Treasury, alleging he's the victim of...
Veteran Thiago Silva eyes World Cup and Maldini-style career
RIO DE JANEIRO — Ahead of Brazil’s Copa America quarterfinal against Chile on Friday, Brazil defender Thiago Silva has one particular player on his...
Neymar and Sanchez return for Copa America knockout match
RIO DE JANEIRO — Defending champion Brazil and Chile will have their star players back in action when they meet in the Copa America...
Delia FIallo, mother of telenovelas, dies in Florida, age 96
MIAMI — Delia Fiallo, a native of Cuba who was considered the mother of Latin America's telenovelas and wrote dozens of the popular television...
Messi breaks Mascherano’s record for most Argentina caps
CUIABA, Brazil — Lionel Messi has become Argentina's most capped international player.
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Brazil to redeploy troops to Amazon to fight deforestation
BRASILIA, Brazil — Brazil's president is sending troops back to the Amazon to bolster policing against logging and other illegal land clearance, acting amid...
