Category: Americas

US Passenger Killed When Big Wave Hits Antarctic Cruise Ship

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—A U.S. woman was killed and four other passengers injured when a massive wave struck the Viking Polaris cruise ship while it was sailing toward the port of Ushuaia in southern Argentina on an Antarctic cruise, authorities said. The 62-year-old woman was hit by broken glass when the wave broke cabin windows late…


Mayor: More Than 12 Killed in Haiti as Gangs Vie for Control

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—More than 12 people were slain and numerous homes set on fire in a community near Haiti’s capital as gangs fight to control more territory, a mayor told The Associated Press on Thursday. The incident occurred in the small town of Cabaret northwest of Port-au-Prince at nearly midnight Tuesday, Mayor Joseph Jeanson Guillaume said….


Musk Says ‘Possible’ That Twitter Gave Preference to Leftists During Brazil Election

SAO PAULO—Twitter owner Elon Musk said on Saturday he thought it was “possible” that personnel at the social media firm gave preference to left-wing candidates during Brazil’s election this year, without providing evidence. Musk completed his acquisition of Twitter on Oct. 27, just days before Brazil’s presidential second round runoff vote, when conservative incumbent Jair…


Brazil’s Jesus and Telles out of World Cup Due to Injuries

DOHA—Brazil’s forward Gabriel Jesus and defender Alex Telles have both been ruled out of the rest of the World Cup after picking up knee injuries in their final Group G game against Cameroon, the country’s football association said on Saturday. Telles was substituted in the 54th minute of Brazil’s 1–0 defeat by the African side,…


Brazil Soccer Legend Pele Has Respiratory Infection, but Remains Stable: Medical Report

RIO DE JANEIRO—Brazilian soccer legend Pele was diagnosed with a respiratory infection but remains in a stable condition, a medical report showed on Friday. “The medical team diagnosed a respiratory infection, which is being treated with antibiotics. The response has been adequate, and the patient, who remains in a common room, is stable, with general…


19 Injured in Ethane Explosion in Southern Mexico

MEXICO CITY—Authorities in the Mexican Gulf coast state of Veracruz said 19 people were injured where a pipeline carrying ethane gas exploded. The Veracruz state civil defense office said most of the people injured in the explosion Tuesday in the town of Agua Dulce suffered first-degree burns. As of Wednesday, the government-owned oil company, Petroleos…


Pele in Stable Condition After Admission to Brazilian Hospital

SAO PAULO—Brazilian soccer legend Pele is in a stable condition after he was admitted to hospital on Tuesday to reevaluate his cancer treatment, the hospital said in a statement on Wednesday. “After medical evaluation, the patient was taken to a common room, with no need for admission in a semi-intensive care unit,” the Albert Einstein…


Bolivians Refusing to Work for 36 Days Cost Socialist Government Upward of $1 Billion

SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia—The faint aroma of burnt tires still hangs in the air. Piles of debris choke the streets of Bolivia’s largest city as lines of cars stretch in every direction at intersections, crawling through minefields of metal shards, nails, and broken glass. It’s a jarring reminder that when the locals in Santa Cruz protest…


Volcano Begins to Erupt in Eastern El Salvador

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador—Authorities in El Salvador on Monday warned residents near the Chaparrastique volcano in the country’s east to be alert after it began to erupt. The Environmental Ministry’s observatory reported explosions in the central crater of the volcano located about 83 miles (135 kilometers) east of the capital. It said the eruption’s intensity…


Biden Admin Authorizes Chevron to Resume Oil Pumping in Venezuela

The Biden administration on Saturday authorized Chevron Corp.’s joint venture to resume oil pumping in Venezuela. “The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued Venezuela General License (GL) 41, authorizing Chevron Corporation to resume limited natural resource extraction operations in Venezuela,” the Treasury Department said in a statement. The goal of…