Sao Paulo, Brazil CNN — A Brazilian senator says former President Jair Bolsonaro attended a meeting in December to overturn Brazil’s 2022 presidential election results, which granted current leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva the presidency. Senator Marcos do Val said in a press conference on Thursday, that both he and Bolsonaro were present at […]
CNN — Here’s a look at Guantánamo Bay Naval Station and its detention facilities. The base, sometimes referred to as “Gitmo,” is located in southeastern Cuba, on the coast of Guantánamo Bay. The United States has been leasing the 45 square miles that the base sits on since 1903. The base shares a 17-mile fenced […]
Story highlights Stepfather arrested in 10-year-old girl’s rape case; he denies wrongdoing and demands DNA test Paraguayan law bans abortions except in cases where mother’s life is in jeopardy Health minister says girl’s life isn’t at risk, and that government will oversee her prenatal care CNN — A man in Paraguay accused of raping his […]
Story highlights Haseeb and Christy Amireh had a baby through surrogacy They say Mexico is not providing documents, citing changes to law The couple says a resolution might come soon CNN — An American couple who say they have been stuck in Mexico for weeks because officials there won’t provide a birth certificate for their […]
Brasilia Reuters — A decommissioned aircraft carrier from the 1960s that has been floating offshore for three months since Turkey refused it entry to be scrapped there will be sunk in the Atlantic Ocean in waters under Brazil’s jurisdiction, the Brazilian Navy said on Wednesday. The 32,000-ton Sao Paulo carrier had been towed by a […]
CNN — Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes fined the messaging app Telegram on Wednesday for not suspending the account of a far-right elected official and social media influencer, according to a statement from the Supreme Court. Earlier in January, the court ordered Telegram to suspend Nikolas Ferreira’s accounts and others “to stop the […]
CNN — The former head of a zoo in Mexico’s Guerrero state has been accused of having some animals killed for meat, among other incidents. The Guerrero Environment Department’s Director of Wildlife Fernando Ruiz said in a news conference on Tuesday that records of Zoochilpan Zoo in Chilpancingo misrepresented its number of pygmy goats last […]
CNN — The massive wildfire that forced almost 90,000 people to evacuate in Alberta is growing and approaching the neighboring province of Saskatchewan, Canadian officials said. Dry and extremely windy conditions are fueling the blaze, which has scorched more than 1,560 square kilometers (602 square miles) and ravaged the city of Fort McMurray, Public Safety […]
CNN — The Wathan Funeral Home wants you to text and drive – they’ve even put up a billboard asking you to. Text and Drive “It is a horrible thing for a funeral home to do,” they say on their website. “But we’re not a funeral home.” The billboard is part of a campaign to […]
Story highlights Nearly 5,000 cave painting were discovered in northeastern Mexico in 2006 This week, archeologists revealed their initial findings The ages of the paintings are still not known But they are believed to have been made by hunter-gatherer tribes CNN — Nearly 5,000 cave paintings found in northeastern Mexico were made by at least […]
