Tag: Americas
Ex-Guantanamo detainee sues Canada over detention
The Mauritanian, wrongly suspected of terrorism and imprisoned for fourteen years in Guantanamo, whose story was told in the hit film “Designated Guilty”, has initiated proceedings against Canada responsible for…
against a background of social tensions, the president proposes to convene a constituent assembly
While the regime of President Pedro Castillo is criticized by 76% of the population, according to the polling institute Ipsos Peru, the social crisis leaves no respite to the government.…
a pardon from the Brazilian president against the Supreme Court
In Brazil, a thunderclap: President Bolsonaro grants a presidential pardon to his friend MP Daniel Silveira, who had just been sentenced by the Supreme Court to eight years and nine…
Petro promises there will be no nationalization if he wins
In Colombia, less than six weeks before the first round of the presidential election, the left-wing candidate is trying to reassure centrist voters. The favorite in the polls has pledged…
Melissa Lucio, sentenced for the death of her daughter Mariah, soon to be executed in Texas
Melissa Lucio is due to be executed on April 27 in Texas. Convicted of killing her 2-year-old daughter, she is the first Hispanic woman on death row in that state.…
rejection of a bill making money from retirement savings available
In Chile, the centre-left government of Gabriel Boric is facing its first parliamentary crisis since it was installed a little over a month ago. And this crystallizes around one bill…
Brazil announces lifting of all health restrictions
“ Thanks to the improvement of the epidemiological scenario, the vast vaccination coverage of the population and the capacity of our public health system, we have the conditions to announce…
The Easter egg hunt in Argentina, a few clicks and a nice scam
Since the beginning of the pandemic, the number of online scams has exploded in Argentina, with four times more reports than before. Cyber-delinquents show a lot of inventiveness and know…
the Court of Auditors investigates the purchase of 50,000 Viagra tablets for the army
In Brazil, the Court of Auditors is investigating the purchase of 50,000 tablets of sildenafil citrate, namely Viagra, on behalf of the army. These extraordinary purchases would have been overcharged.…
At a Miami gas station, record inflation fuels mistrust for Biden
This is record inflation in the United States. Year on year, prices rose 8.5% according to figures released this week by the Labor Department. Increase in the price of rents,…