Zika Virus Spreads in Americas, Fear Rises in the US
The threat of the Zika virus has also overshadowed the upcoming Summer Olympic Games, which are to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in less than 180 days.
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Security Council Approves Mission to Aid Colombia Peace Talks
If the final peace deal is signed, President Juan Manuel Santos the United States to remove FARC from the State Department’s list of terrorist organizations and to suspend drug warrants against guerilla commanders, as reported by The Guardian.
Read MoreEnvironmental Crisis in Brazil Sparks Political Conversation
Brazil’s government has faced much controversy over its actions regarding not only the mine clean-up, but Brazil’s failing economy.
Read MoreBolivian Lake Dries Up, El Niño to Blame
The Bolivian government has asked for approximately $140 million in aid to be able to take measures to rebuild the Poopo watershed, but most critics are saying that it is far too late to save the lake.
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El Chapo Caught After Seeking Film Project
The people of Mexico fear that a sharp increase in crime and violence will follow Guzman’s arrest. Analysts predict that with the absence of leadership from the Sinaloa cartel, smaller cartels will start fighting for a place at the top, causing an inevitable rise in violence.
Read MoreRefugees Attempt to Reach US Through Central America
According to migration expert Shaina Aber, policy director for the National Advocacy Office of the Jesuit Conference of the U.S. and Canada, “There has always been a small but substantial number of ‘extraterritorial refugees’ from Africa and Asia making their way along Latin America’s established migrant trail. You can track the various refugee crises in the world by who starts showing up.”
Read MoreTrudeau Promises to Address Plight of First Nations People
Although the scope of the investigation is broad and costly, totaling nearly $40 million, this latest move could end years of division between Ottawa and the aboriginal people.
Read MoreNicaragua Canal Faces New Setbacks
According to Reuters, though the report stated that the canal will have an overall positive impact on Nicaragua, the Nicaraguan government must raise the standards applied in building the canal and protect against risks, such as loss of biological reserves and the risk of earthquakes.
Read MoreCanada’s Newly Elected Government Promises “Real Change”
“We beat fear with hope. We beat cynicism with hard work. We beat negative, divisive politics with a positive vision that brings Canadians together,” Trudeau said to the cheering crowd at the end of his victory speech.
Read MoreUN Resolution Further Isolates US on Cuban Embargo
On October 27, a vote of 191 to 2 gave Cuba its widest margin of favorable votes since the resolution was undertaken by the U.N. in 1992. The second abstaining vote, aside from the United States, was Israel, who continued to vote in line with its Western ally.
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