…a harsh critic of Trump’s immigration crackdown, called the killing a “murder of a Latin American Colombian at the hands of the US government.” In last week’s shooting in Texas, immigration authorities claimed Lorenzo Salgado, 52, had tried to run over an ICE agent but witnesses have disputed that account. US President…
…women entrepreneurs. The partnership also places emphasis on skills development. In Latin America, Visa Foundation has supported digital training initiatives for women entrepreneurs, including programmes that provide access to business tools and resources at different stages of enterprise development. For Nigeria, the…
…in the streets and shelter camps. Tens of thousands more are still missing. One of Latin America's worst earthquake disasters hit hardest in the coastal La Guaira area north of the capital Caracas, where scores of residential complexes were flattened. Ten days after the 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude double shocks, rescue teams…
…24 disaster that toppled scores of buildings and left thousands still missing. One of Latin America's worst earthquake disasters has left more than 16,000 homeless and collapsed 190 buildings, mostly in the coastal La Guaira area north of the capital Caracas. Ten days after the 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude double shocks, resc…
…24 disaster that toppled scores of buildings and left thousands still missing. One of Latin America’s worst earthquake disasters has left more than 16,000 homeless and collapsed 190 buildings, mostly in the coastal La Guaira area north of the capital Caracas. Ten days after the 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude double shocks, resc…
…2,600 people have been killed, and thousands more are still missing following one of Latin America's worst earthquake disasters. Alfonzo said his 16-year-old daughter, Eliana Patricia, was with her mother, Patricia Alejandra, on the hotel's fourth floor when the earthquakes struck. On Friday afternoon, they found Mila,…
…self-determination of peoples and the sovereignty of countries. In fact, it regards the Latin American region as its "backyard," which implies an extension of its territory or its playground. For instance, the US invaded and occupied Nicaragua so many times that in 1855 American businessman William Walker's idea of goi…
Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz declared a state of emergency across the Latin American country on Saturday after more than six weeks of road blockades and protests demanding his resignation, saying he had exhausted “all avenues of dialogue.” The decision came hours after Paz signed an agreement with the country’s main…
…holding company into an active operator of AI-driven lifestyle ecosystems across Latin America, Europe and India,” the directors said. That shift is visible across the group’s portfolio. Prosus controls Brazilian food delivery giant iFood, owns payments business PayU, and continues to invest in e-commerce, fintech, and…
…World Cup finals - the first time the tournament had gone to a country outside Europe or Latin America.They would be under the global spotlight."The US was not a factor in world soccer at all," says Dell'Apa."I remember Des playing a lot of games on artificial turf. It was hard for those guys. They had to fight to get…