Tom Fowdy: A ‘red wave’ of left-wing resurgence engulfs South America
The apparent narrow victory of socialist Pedro Castillo in Peru is the latest splash of a ‘red wave’ engulfing South America, where Washington and its ‘free market fundamentalism’ have...
Peru: Daughter of imprisoned ex-president leads election
The daughter of an imprisoned former president was leading the race for Peru’s presidency late Sunday, hours after polls closed in a runoff election held as the coronavirus pandemic...
Mexico: President’s party appears to hold key majority in elections
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s party and its allies appeared poised to maintain their majority in Mexico’s lower chamber of the congress, but fell short of a supermajority, as...
Colombia’s president deploys military to protest-hit city
Colombian President Iván Duque on Friday announced the deployment of military forces to the city of Cali after at least three people died in increasingly violent protests and talks...
Corruption, economic woes spark deadly protests in Colombia
Kevin Anthony Agudelo wanted to live in a country where corruption was not part of everyday life. That dream motivated the electrician to join thousands of Colombians in a...
Brazil’s regulator not allowing Sputnik V’s import due to political reasons
Developers of Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine believe that the refusal of the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (Anvisa) to allow its import is politically motivated, the vaccine’s Twitter account said.
"The delay...
Venezuela slams Facebook’s move to suspend Maduro’s account as ‘digital tyranny’
Venezuela considered the suspension of the Facebook page of President Nicolas Maduro for 30 days “digital tyranny” after the latter was accused of posting misinformation about the coronavirus.
“We are...
Anthony Blinken: Biden will recognize Guaido as Venezuela’s leader
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s administration will continue to recognize Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as the South American country’s president, Anthony Blinken, Biden’s nominee for secretary of state, said...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says he wants free trade agreement with U.S. in letter to Biden
Brazilian right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday wrote to newly inaugurated U.S. President Joe Biden that he hoped the two countries would pursue a broad free trade agreement during...
Brazilian watchdog reports serious “side incident” during Janssen-Cilag vaccine trials
Brazil’s national sanitary watchdog Anvisa reported a "serious side incident" during the national phase of clinical trials of the Janssen-Cilag vaccine.
According to a report the agency published on its...
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British electric trains stop and switch to diesel due to record energy prices
The UK’s largest rail freight company has suspended the use of electric trains and switched to diesel locomotives. The company could not withstand the...
China Wants To Export New Modular Rifles
Air Show China 2021 turned into a spectacular advertisement for the country’s exportable military products. This was obvious from the start with the emphasis...
Dmitry Peskov: Kremlin rejects ‘unrealistic’ prospect of imposing penalties in Russia for refusing jab
The Kremlin does not deem it possible to impose penalties in Russia on citizens who refuse to get vaccinated against coronavirus because this measure...
Turkey requests to buy 40 US F-16 fighter planes
Turkey has requested to purchase 40 US-made F-16 fighter jets and dozens of modernization kits for aircraft it already owns, according to reports in both the...
China has won the AI battle against the US – Pentagon ex-software chief
China has won the artificial intelligence battle with the United States and is heading towards global dominance because of its technological advances, the Pentagon's...
