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PARAGUAY LUGO – Former Paraguay president Lugo ‘critical but stable’ after stroke
Former Paraguay president Fernando Lugo is in a critical but stable condition after surgery as a result of a stroke, legislator and doctor Jorge Querey said Thursday.
Querey, who…
UKRAINE WAR UN – UN presses Russia, Ukraine to avert disaster at nuke plant
The United Nations on Thursday urged Russia and Ukraine to avoid at all costs a potential catastrophe at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which has come under bombardment in…
Spain launches project to import Ukraine grain by train
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and ensuing sanctions has seen energy prices soar, while the Russian leader is also threatening to cut off gas supplies to the west in retaliation for…
CHILE IKEA – Ikea fever hits Chile with launch of chain’s 1st store in South America
Thousands of people gathered outside a shopping mall in an upscale neighborhood of the Chilean capital for Wednesday morning’s opening of Swedish furniture giant…
US TRUMP – Trump stonewalls prosecutors in probe of his business
Donald Trump declined to answer questions Wednesday during a deposition with the New York state Attorney General’s Office, which is conducting a civil investigation of the…
VENEZUELA INDIGENOUS DAY – Venezuela’s largest indigenous group struggles against poverty, neglect
Some of the Wayuu indigenous inhabitants of San Vicente de Mapuey, a community of northwestern Venezuela, make a living from salt mining, while others depend on the sale of yucca…
CUBA FIRE – Cuban firefighters make some headway against massive blaze
The crews battling the fire at an oil storage facility in this Cuban port city reported some progress Tuesday while cautioning that the situation remains “complex and…
LATIN AMERICA INDIGENOUS DAY – Indigenous people in Latin America: a history of neglect and violence
The abuse and mistreatment of indigenous communities in South America remains one of the most significant social problems facing the continent, where little progress has been made…
CORONAVIRUS CHINA – Tibet’s Potala Palace closes down amid coronavirus surge
The Potala Palace, the fortified monastery in Tibet’s capital Lhasa that used to be the Daila Lama’s winter residence, has closed its doors to the public amid a surge in…
SOUTH KOREA RAIN – Heaviest rainfall in 80 years kills at least 7 in South Korea
The heaviest rainfall in 80 years has left at least seven people dead and six missing in Seoul and surrounding regions, as well as flooding homes, buildings and subway stations…