Tag: Latin America and Caribbean

Mexican wolf breeding program gets boost from zoo

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MEXICO CITY — Five gray wolf pups born at Mexico City’s Chapultepec Zoo are giving a boost to efforts to broaden the endangered species’...

Freed Guantánamo inmate with Moroccan family after 19 years

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RABAT, Morocco — A Moroccan held for 19 years without charges at the U.S. detention facility for terror suspects at Guantánamo Bay has rejoined...

Virus slams Cuba as it races to roll out its new vaccines

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HAVANA — The COVID-19 pandemic is slamming Cuba like never before, even as the country races to roll out its homegrown vaccines — the...

Medal predictions for events at the Tokyo Olympics

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TOKYO — ARCHERY Mixed Team ...

Nicaragua marks 1979 revolution date with opponents jailed

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MANAGUA, Nicaragua — The Nicaraguan government organized rallies and festivities Monday to mark the anniversary of the July 19, 1979, revolution that overthrew dictator...

Colombia announces police reforms aimed at stemming abuses

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BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombian President Ivan Duque on Monday announced reforms to the nation’s police forces that are meant to improve accountability and decrease...

EXPLAINER: Target list of Israeli hack-for-hire firm widens

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BOSTON — Human rights and press freedom activists are up in arms about a new report on NSO Group, the notorious Israeli hacker-for-hire company....

AP source: Biden looks to increase staffing of Cuba embassy

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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday ordered the State Department to create a working group to review U.S. remittance policy to ensure that...

Brazil: President Bolsonaro leaves hospital after treatment

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BRASILIA, Brazil — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro left a hospital on Sunday after being treated there since last week for an intestinal obstruction. ...

Moore scores 20 seconds in, US beats Canada 1-0 in Gold Cup

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KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Shaq Moore scored 20 seconds in and the United States beat Canada 1-0 Sunday to win Group B at the...