Category: Americas

New Museum in Mexico Spotlights Endangered Axolotl Salamander

MEXICO CITY—A new museum and conservation center dedicated to Mexico’s critically endangered axolotl salamander is highlighting the amphibian’s remarkable story that has captured the attention of scientists and the public alike. With an impressive ability to heal itself, the axolotl salamanders were showcased in the exhibit, which opened on Saturday, at Mexico City’s Chapultepec Zoo….


Mexico Finds Over 50 Unaccompanied Minors From Guatemala in Migrant Truck

MEXICO CITY—Mexican authorities on Thursday stopped a crowded truck transporting nearly 70 migrants from Guatemala, mostly unaccompanied children, the country’s National Institute of Migration (INM) said in a statement. The INM said federal Mexican agents spotted the truck at a checkpoint in Mexico’s northern Chihuahua state, which borders the United States. It said there were…


A Tale of Two Countries: Lessons Australia Should Learn From Argentina

Commentary A survey by JP Morgan reveals that Australia’s business leaders are “cautiously optimistic about the economy,” while almost half expect a recession in 2023. It also points out that energy prices “continue to weigh on Australian businesses.” Similarly, the Reserve Bank of Australia indicated in November 2022, that the “prospects of a significant slowing…


PREMIERING 1/28 at 7:30PM ET: Orlando Gutierrez-Boronat: Cuba’s Pawns, Informants, and Financiers, from China to America

Since July 2020, thousands of Cubans have been protesting against their regime, demanding change, freedom, and an end to communism in their country. Orlando Gutierrez-Boronat is a spokesperson for the Cuban Democratic Directorate, who has spent decades raising awareness about the brutal reality of living under the Cuban regime after he fled the communist island…


Analysts Say Brazil’s Proposed Universal Latin American Currency ‘Not Realistic’

Plans for a single currency in Latin America resurfaced after more than a decade on Jan. 23, when Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva announced the initiative at a bilateral conference in Buenos Aires. The Brazilian president—commonly known as Lula—pitched the idea as a means for Argentina and Brazil to end their dependency on…


Asteroid to Pass Closer to Earth Than Satellites

An asteroid roughly the size of a minivan will skim past Earth on Thursday night, coming closer than some satellites to the Earth’s surface, NASA reported on Wednesday. NASA calculated that the asteroid will make one of the closest approaches to Earth ever recorded, but will safely miss the planet. The space agency’s impact hazard…


Journalist Deaths Jumped 50 Percent in 2022, Led by Ukraine, Mexico

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—Killings of journalists around the world jumped by 50 percent in 2022 compared to the previous year, driven largely by attacks in Ukraine, Mexico, and Haiti. According to a report Tuesday by the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), at least 67 news media workers were killed worldwide in 2022, the highest number…


Human Trafficking, Modern Slavery; A Booming Global Business

UNICEF reports “human trafficking, modern slavery” is the second largest criminal industry in the world, raking in over $32 billion a year. Hundreds of thousands are coming through the open U.S.-Mexico border. Children are abandoned, used as drug mules, and trafficked. In China, religious minorities are jailed and tortured, used as forced labor, and robbed…


Corrupt Officer or Cartel Enemy? Former Mexico Drug Czar’s US Trial Kicks Off

NEW YORK—U.S. prosecutors on Monday accused a former top Mexican official on trial for allegedly taking bribes from the Sinaloa Cartel of betraying his country, while his defense said prosecutors were being played by drug traffickers out for revenge. Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn say Genaro Garcia Luna, who led Mexico’s Federal Investigation Agency from 2001…


Brazil, Argentina Holding Talks Over Possible Common Currency

Brazil and Argentina plan to advance talks about a common currency for financial and commercial transactions in an effort to improve economic integration, leaders of the two nations said on Jan. 21. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who was sworn in on Jan. 1, and Argentine leader Alberto Fernandez shared details about the talks regarding…