(2020-03-20). Global automakers halt production at US plants as part of virus containment effort. rt.com 
Toyota, Honda and Nissan will suspend operations at their plants in North America in a bid to help stop the spread of coronavirus, which has claimed the lives of more than 10,000 people worldwide and infected over 240,000. | Major Japanese automaker Toyota said it will halt operations at all of its vehicle assembly plants and auto parts factories in the United States, Canada and Mexico for two days from Monday. | Honda is suspending manufacturing at all of its four-wheel vehicle plants in the three countries for six operating days until March 30. It said that it will "adjust production at all of its automobile…
(2020-03-20). US to close border with Mexico for 'non-essential' travel in effort to stem coronavirus spread. rt.com 
Starting Saturday, the US-Mexico border will be closed to nonessential travel in order to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, US President Donald Trump announced Friday. | The closure is open-ended and "will last as long as necessary," Secretary of State Mike Pompeo added. | Trade is exempt from the restriction, which will focus on curbing tourism and recreational activities. President Trump said that Mexico is also suspending air travel from Europe. The Mexican government, however, has not yet announced a European travel ban. | "As we did with Canada, we're also working with Mexico to implement new…
(2020-03-20). Mexico: One in Three Violent Attacks Are Against Land Defenders. telesurenglish.net In Mexico, one out of every three violent attacks is directed against environmental and land defenders, mainly those who oppose energy projects, according to study. | RELATED: | Between 2012 and 2019, 83 environmental defenders died, while hundreds more were beaten and threatened. | Most of those killed were from rural and Indigenous communities affected by renewable energy mega-projects, the Mexican Center f…
(2020-03-19). Mexican Gov't Will Respect Contracts Prior to Energy Reform. telesurenglish.net Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO), Mexico's President, said on Thursday that his government will respect all the contracts signed during the prior administration. | RELATED: | According to current Mexican mandatary, his administration offers guarantees for these transactions and a secure business environment for both private and public entrepreneurs. AMLO also announced "the end" of the state company "Mexican Petroleu…
(2020-03-13). EEUU y la OEA hacen lobby para liberar a 'presos políticos' en Nicaragua que apuñalan a muerte a sus parejas embarazadas. thegrayzone.com Benjamín Norton reporta desde Nicaragua, donde la embajada de los Estados Unidos y la OEA han cabildeado con éxito por…
(2020-03-12). US House rams through Nicaragua regime-change bill with zero opposition. thegrayzone.com Not one member of the House of Representatives spoke up against a bipartisan bill sponsored by hardliners that ramps up…
(2020-03-03). Deportation is a death sentence, and our government's hands are bloody. splcenter.org Deadly violence is inescapable for hundreds of returned Salvadoran migrants. This small, Central American country is the murder capital of the world.