National Jewish umbrella body, DAIA, condemns signs in southern city of Neuquen, which has a 0.13% Jewish population. Anti-Semitic posters blaming Jews for the COVID-19 pandemic in the southern Argentine city of Neuquen.(JMNeuquen/ Twitter) BUENOS AIRES — Anti-Semitic posters blaming … Read More
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido takes off his protective mask during a news conference after Venezuela’s pro-government supreme court replaced the leaders of two key opposition parties, months ahead of legislative elections in Caracas CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition said … Read More
Ambassador of Venezuela to the United Nations (UN), Samuel Moncada (Prensa Latina) Caracas, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) The ambassador of Venezuela to the United Nations (UN), Samuel Moncada, warned today about the threat of invasion that looms over this country … Read More
Government data released last Friday shows that from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2020 forest loss in the Brazilian Amazon totaled 9,205 square kilometers (3.554 square miles), an increase of 34.5% over the previous comparative period (2018/2019), when 6,844 … Read More
A space tracking, telemetry, and command facility operated by a unit of China’s People’s Liberation Army is nearing completion at a site in Patagonia, Argentina. The new base, the first of its kind outside of China, includes steerable parabolic antennas … Read More
BUENOS AIRES/ASUNCION/BOGOTA (Reuters) – Argentina broke past 200,000 COVID-19 cases on Sunday and Colombia set a daily record as grim milestones topple in Latin America, pushing the world’s worst affected region towards a combined 5 million cases. The region, which … Read More
“Every junkie story is too long.” That was the opening line of an essay on heroin addiction I read as a teenager, and it has always stayed with me. For addicts, the relapse cycle too often repeats again and again, … Read More
FILE – In this Jan. 31, 2020 file photo, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, right, speaks with Supreme Court President Maikel Moreno at the Supreme Court in Caracas, Venezuela. Maduro is at the court to give his annual presidential address. On … Read More
The guided-missile destroyer Pinckney transits the Pacific Ocean on April 26. (Navy) For the second time in three weeks, U.S. Southern Command has sent a Navy warship through waters off the coast of Venezuela, the combatant command said Wednesday. The guided-missile destroyer Pinckney steamed … Read More
Iranian officials are reporting that Iran and China are close to signing a major deal that would expand security ties and economic ties including the banking sector. The exact terms have not yet been announced. Deal would advance both Chinese … Read More