Daily Archives: August 15, 2020

2020-08-15: News Headlines

teleSUR (2020-08-14). Over 1.500 Migrants Died on Their Journeys in 2020 So Far. telesurenglish.net The International Organization for Migration (IOM) warned on Friday that at least 1.504 people have died trying to migrate during the first half of 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. | RELATED: | According to the latest data published by the organization ¥s Missing Migrant Project, most deaths took place in the Mediterranean region, which accounts for 443 of the total followed by North Africa and the U.S. Mexico border, wit…

teleSUR (2020-08-14). PAHO: COVID-19 Contagions Increase in Central America. telesurenglish.net Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) authorities warned on Friday that there is a resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic in Central America amid the efforts to de-escalate restrictions measures in several countries. | RELATED: | During the last two months, there has been an increment in deaths and infections in Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala; El Salvador; Honduras, and Nicaragua, taking into account official data fro…

teleSUR (2020-08-14). Mexicans to Receive the COVID-19 Vaccine for Free, AMLO Vows. telesurenglish.net Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) Thursday announced that the COVID-19 vaccine, which was created by Oxford University and developed by AstraZeneca, will be distributed free of charge to all inhabitants of the country. | RELATED: | He stressed that the Constitution, which establishes the right to health care, must be respected. As a result, Mexico will not select who will receive the vaccine. | "All…

teleSUR (2020-08-14). The US Renews Travel Ban With Mexico and Canada. telesurenglish.net The United States' land borders with Mexico and Canada will remain close to all non-essential travel for another 30 days, authorities announced on Friday. | RELATED: | U.S. Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Chad Wolf, said that Both Canadian and Mexican partners had agreed to extend the limitation of travel until September 21. Authorities said that the measure could be extended for more time if necessary to tackle…

Jeff Abbott (2020-08-12). The Other Americans: Indigenous Activists Are Being Targeted in Honduras. progressive.org As attacks on the Garifuna, an Afro-Indigenous community, increase, Trump ignores the violence.