(2021-01-28). Colombia Suspends Flights to Brazil for Month Over New COVID-19 Strain. sputniknews.com MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) — Colombia has suspended air traffic with Brazil for a month over the spread of a new strain of the coronavirus, Colombian President Ivan Duque announced.
(2021-01-28). Jaguar cubs rescued in Nicaragua after being offered for sale online. laprensalatina.com Managua, Jan 27 (efe-epa).- Two jaguar cubs were rescued from a house in the North Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua after being offered for illegal sale on social media when their mother was killed by residents, the Nicaragua Zoo reported on Wednesday. The male and female jaguars, just three-and-a-half months old, were underweight when they were …
(2021-01-27). Honduran women mobilize against attacks on their rights and an increase in violence. peoplesdispatch.org 
Abortion is illegal in Honduras in all circumstances. According to the UN, between 51,000 and 82,000 abortions are performed in unsafe and clandestine conditions in the country each year…
(2021-01-27). Mexico's Covid death toll 56 pct. more than reported for Jan.-Aug. 2020. laprensalatina.com Mexico City, Jan 27 (efe-epa).- Mexico suffered 108,658 confirmed Covid-19 deaths in the first eight months of 2020, a figure 55.56 percent greater than the 69,849 deaths reported by health authorities, according to a report released on Wednesday by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) based on official lists of deaths and death …
(2021-01-27). Mexico: Ex-Sports Commission Head Disqualified for Public Office. telesurenglish.net Due to omissions in his asset declarations, Alfredo Castillo, the former chairman of Mexico's National Commission for Physical Culture and Sports (CONADE), was disqualified from holding public office by the Public Administration Ministry (SFP). | RELATED: | Castillo is now prohibited from exercising public office for 10 years as he omitted information over six bank accounts amounting to over US$893,000. | "The omission const…
(2021-01-26). Rural US Is Seriously Short on Resources Needed to Distribute Vaccine. truthout.org 
One afternoon this past December, a package arrived at Mora Valley Community Health Services in northern New Mexico. The rural clinic, which serves a county of 4,521 people, is nestled beside a pasture with a flock of chickens and a few goats. A mile up the road sits the town of Mora — a regional hub just big enough for a trio of restaurants, two gas stations, and a single-building satellite office for a nearby community college. | Shortly after the package arrived, clinic staff received an email ex…
(2021-01-26). Elliott Abrams, fire your own president; you couldn't fire mine in Venezuela. workers.org 
By Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein The writer was the director of international relations in Venezuela's presidential office and the country's ambassador to Nicaragua. Currently, he is a guest professor at Shanghai University in China. Translation: Angel Alvarez. Nicolás Maduro In an appearance before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Aug. . . . |
(2021-01-26). Mexico: Femicides Rose During the First Half of 2020. telesurenglish.net Mexicos's National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi) reported on Tuesday that femicides rose considerably during the first half of 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. | RELATED: | According to Inegi, there were 17,123 homicides during January and June last year. At least 1,844 women were murdered during the first half of 2020, ten more cases than the previous year. Nonetheless, men represent 86 percent of the murdered…
(2021-01-26). Russian NHL star Artemi Panarin and his wife robbed during vacation in Mexico. rt.com 
New York Rangers star Artemi Panarin and his wife Alisa Znarok were enjoying a vacation in Mexico before the start of NHL season when their trip was marred by a theft. | New York Rangers star Artemi Panarin and his wife Alisa Znarok were robbed during their vacation in Mexico before the start of the NHL season. | Znarok shared photos and videos from their recent holiday, and revealed that their belongings had been stolen from a hotel room. | | © Instagram / alisaznarok | "We stayed at a Mexican hotel BeTulum where we were robbed. An earring and a credit card were stolen right from our safe. | "The card…
(2021-01-26). Santa Rosa Xtampak, a Maya city on verge of revealing its mysteries. laprensalatina.com By Maria Alonso Berlin, Jan 26 (efe-epa)The Maya city of Santa Rosa Xtampak remains largely covered by jungle, but a team of archaeologists will try to reveal details of its origin and relationship with other contemporaneous cities on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. Other world renowned archaeological sites, like Chichen Itza and Uxmal, have been the subjects …
(2021-01-26). The Strange Cabinet. jamanetwork.com —Mexico City, 1986…
(2021-01-26). Corruption Ranks First Among Social Problems in Panama. telesurenglish.net Panama's International Center for Political and Social Studies (CIEPS) published a survey showing corruption and inequality as the country's main problems. | RELATED: | Carried out in the second week of January, the CIEPS survey had a sample of 1,199 people, 46 percent of whom pointed to corruption as the main obstacle to the country's development. | Around 24 percent of the interviewees described inequality as a problem and 1…
(2021-01-26). Strikes in Matamoros, Mexico spread in face of threats by union, police and National Guard. wsws.org The strike was called by the supposedly "independent" SNITIS trade union, which has worked to steer growing opposition into channels acceptable to the corporations.
(2021-01-26). Nicaragua Approves Life Imprisonment for Femicides. telesurenglish.net Nicaragua approved life imprisonment for misogynists who rape and murder a woman in front of the victim's children. | RELATED: | Life imprisonment "will not be retroactive. It will apply to those who commit grave crimes against girls or women as of Monday," said criminal law expert Jose Pallais. | The rule will also apply to those found guilty of aggravated murder, such as poisoning, asphyxiation, and arson, or when the victim was either pregnant or a…
(2021-01-25). Mexico's President AMLO Tests Positive for COVID-19. telesurenglish.net Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) tested positive for COVID-19 and he is already receiving medical treatment. | RELATED: | "The symptoms are mild, so for the moment, I will be isolated at the National Palace until my full recovery," AMLO said, assuring that he will continue to monitor public affairs from the government headquarters. | On Monday, "I will attend a call from Russian President Vladimir Putin because there is a possib…
(2021-01-25). Mexico To Get 24 Million Doses of Russia's Sputnik V Vaccine. telesurenglish.net Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) on Monday spoke by phone with Russia's President Vladimir Putin who agreed to deliver 24 million doses of the Sputnik V vaccine in the next two months. | RELATED: | "Putin was genuinely affectionate. I invited him to visit Mexico and thanked him for the decision to send us 24 million doses," tweeted AMLO, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday. | Besides confirming that these dos…
(2021-01-25). The Republican Dam on Immigration is Cracking, Now They Must Pay for Their Racism. counterpunch.org 
On day one of his presidency, Joe Biden signed numerous executive orders to undo his predecessor's "deeply inhumane" anti-immigrant policies. These included reversing the "Muslim ban," ensuring non-citizens are counted in the census, pulling back on the harsh deportation priorities of the past four years, and cutting off funds to Donald Trump's most vaunted border wall with Mexico.