Tag: Americas
The Dominican Republic launches the construction of a wall on the border with Haiti
The President of the Dominican Republic Luis Abinader launched this Sunday with great fanfare the construction of a wall of 160 kilometers along the border of his country with Haiti.…
indigenous lands threatened by illegal mining
Indigenous leaders in the Ecuadorian Amazon declared the province of Napo in a “state of emergency” on Friday. They demand that the area be protected from the misdeeds of illegal…
national guards stationed on the border with Mexico create their union
A first within the national guards, the Nationals Guards in the United States. Some of them posted, following the orders of the governor of Texas, on the border with Mexico…
police interrupt hearing of Otoniel over fear of ‘imminent escape’
Colombian police interrupted Thursday a hearing of Otoniel, the most powerful drug trafficker in the country arrested at the end of 2021, saying they suspected him of planning his escape.…
Kamala Harris in Munich to discuss the Ukrainian question
US Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in the Bavarian metropolis on Thursday, February 17. She leads the American delegation to the security conference that takes place every year in Munich.…
new salvo of heavy sentences against several opponents
Several opponents, including a sports journalist, were sentenced to heavy prison terms during one of the trials against the opposition to President Daniel Ortega. Opponents are prosecuted on the basis…
at least 78 dead in Petropolis floods
In the Brazilian tourist town of Petropolis the streets have been turned into rivers of mud. And the balance sheet is likely to increase further, the number of missing in…
gunsmith Remington pays $73 million to families
When an arms manufacturer compensates the victims of a mass shooting. The deal was struck between the families of nine Sandy Hook school victims and Remington, the notorious gunsmith who…
Prince Andrew and his American accuser reach an agreement
This is the end of the legal proceedings against Prince Andrew in New York. Queen Elizabeth’s second son and her American plaintiff have reached an amicable settlement. Virginia Giuffre accused…
in Honduras, ex-president Hernández soon to be arrested?
The videos began to fall in the middle of the night on social networks: the press as well as passers-by gathered in front of the home of Juan Orlando Hernández,…