Americas News

Border Wall Funding: Mexico to Respond with Retaliatory Tariffs

Mexico has warned the United States against imposing a unilateral tax on Mexican imports to finance the border wall, saying…

8 years ago

Venezuela VP Tareck El Aissami Added to US Narcotics Kingpin Sanctions List over Trafficking Claims

Venezuela’s newley appointed vice-president, Tareck El Aissai, has been added to the US narcotics “kingpin” sanctions list after being accused…

8 years ago

Former Brazil First Lady Marisa Leticia da Silva Dies Aged 66

Former Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has confirmed former first lady Marisa Leticia da Silva, who had been…

8 years ago

Mexico: “Americans Will Pay Mexican Imports Tax”

A suggestion that United States may impose a 20% tax on Mexican imports to pay for President Donald Trump's planned…

8 years ago

Brazil Yellow Fever Outbreak: Health Ministry Orders 11.5 Million Doses of Vaccine

Brazil is facing its largest yellow fever outbreak since 2000 and the health ministry has ordered 11.5 million doses of…

8 years ago

Mexico Will Not Pay for Donald Trump’s Wall

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said that his country will not pay for Donald Trump's border wall. In a message…

8 years ago

El Chapo Guzman Extradition: US Prosecutors Want to Seize $14BN of His Assets

Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has pleaded not guilty in the US to charges that he ran the world's largest drug-trafficking…

8 years ago

El Chapo Guzman Extradited to US

Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has been extradited to the US, the Mexican government announced on January 19. The notorious Mexican…

8 years ago

Luis Videgaray: Mexican Minister Sacked over Donald Trump’s Visit Named Foreign Minister

Former Mexican Finance Minister Luis Videgaray, who organized Donald Trump’s visit to Mexico, has been named as President Enrique Pena…

8 years ago

Brazil: At Least 60 Inmates Killed In Amazonas Prison Riot

At least 60 inmates have been killed during a riot in an overcrowded Brazilian prison, officials say. The unrest in…

8 years ago