NEW YORK (AP) – U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday formally ruled in favor of a former Mexican defense secretary in a drug trafficking and money laundering case, a decision that came after Mexico threatened to cut off cooperation with U.S. authorities until the general was sent home. . A New York …
Read More »Peruvian gets its 3rd president in a week amid cautious hopes
LIMA, Peru (AP) – Peru was sworn in as its third president in less than a week on Tuesday, after the worst constitutional crisis in two decades. Donating the red and white presidency, Francisco Sagasti vowed to restore confidence in the government and paid tribute to two young men who …
Read More »Cable failure puts famous Puerto Rico radio telescopes at risk
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) – Huge, aging cables supporting one of the world’s largest single-dish radio telescopes are slowly making their way to the U.S. Resolving in the region, the observatory known for its role in the discovery of astronomy is on the verge of collapse. . The Territorial …
Read More »Peru’s interim leader announced his resignation after the uprising
LIMA, Peru (AP) – Peru’s interim president announced his resignation on Sunday as the nation plunged into its worst constitutional crisis in two decades after Congress ousted a popular leader. In a short televised address, Manuel Merino said that despite allegations of opposition from Congress, he would take action within …
Read More »The Nobel UN food agency has warned that 2021 will be even worse than 2020
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – The head of the World Food Program says the Nobel Peace Prize has given the UN agency a spotlight and a megaphone to warn world leaders that next year is going to be worse than this year, and without billions of dollars There will be a …
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