Tag: Latin America and Caribbean
Putin calls Argentine leader with COVID despite Sputnik shot
MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin on Monday called his Argentine counterpart, who has tested positive for COVID-19 despite receiving a Russian vaccine.
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AP-NORC poll: Border woes dent Biden approval on immigration
WASHINGTON — More Americans disapprove than approve of how President Joe Biden is handling waves of unaccompanied migrant children arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border,...
A year after pandemic hit, Haiti awaits vaccines amid apathy
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haiti does not have a single vaccine to offer its more than 11 million people over a year after the pandemic...
Immigrants with temporary status have grown deep roots in US
SPRINGDALE, Ark. — Irma Chavez is a married mother of four who leads a business networking initiative in this small Arkansas city she calls...
Rio Open tennis tournament canceled due to COVID-19 spike
RIO DE JANEIRO — This year's Rio Open tennis tournament was canceled on Thursday because of the spike in COVID-19 cases in Brazil, organizers...
Eastern Caribbean dollar goes digital, a help for unbanked
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Eastern Caribbean has created its own form of digital currency meant to help speed transactions and serve people...
Groups urge pressure on Mexico to save tiny vaquita porpoise
MEXICO CITY — Environmental groups called Thursday for an international ban on trade in a range of Mexican seafood and wildlife, seeking to force...
Colombia midfielder Viafara gets 11 years on US drug charge
SHERMAN, Texas — A former midfielder for Colombia’s national soccer team has been sentenced in a Texas courtroom to more than 11 years in...
Mexican soldiers accused in 2014 massacre re-arrested
MEXICO CITY — Seven Mexican soldiers who were accused in the 2014 army killings of 22 drug cartel suspects but later freed have been...
Mexico’s indirect COVID-19 deaths may be over 120,000
MEXICO CITY — Many of the over 120,000 excess deaths Mexico suffered so far during the pandemic may have been indirectly caused by the...
