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Questions Grow Over Whether Mexico's Record 59 Million-Liter Fuel Seizure Was All Illegal

The record seizure was announced without arrests as authorities work to establish the fuel's ownership and origin.

Latin Times · Sep 21

Hair Booms Trap Pollutants: Chile non-profit turns waste into water filter; Laguna Verde trial traps 15 kg

In an innovative environmental effort, Matter of Trust Chile utilized hair booms and mats to cleanse pollutants, successfully capturing fifteen kilograms of greywater impurities in Laguna Verde. This initiative highlights the clever recycling of hair from salons and pet grooming as a low-cost method to purify waterways, leveraging the natural…

The Times of India · Sep 8

Alejandro Betancourt, the controversial Venezuelan oil tycoon Trump is banking on

US President Donald Trump on Friday announced "the biggest oil deal in world history" – a new deal with Venezuela for "65 billion barrels of oil". Washington is set to take a 35 percent stake in North American Blue Energy Partners, which is owned by controversial Venezuelan oil tycoon Alejandro…

France 24 · Sep 1

Abandoned since 1989, American buys Spanish village for $363,000 as he plans $7 million tourism revival with 44 homes, church, school and bar

Abandoned since 1989, Spain’s Salto de Castro village has a new owner after American Jason Lee Beckwith bought the historic settlement for €310,000 ($363,000). He plans to invest up to $7 million to restore its 44 homes, church, school and bar and turn the deserted village into a tourism and…

The Economic Times · Aug 24

Sheinbaum Calls for Investigations Into 17 Mexican Migrant Deaths: 'There Are Simply Too Many Cases'

Mexico has filed 20 complaints with U.S. authorities but has received substantive information in only a fraction of them, according to the country's Foreign Affairs Undersecretary

Latin Times · Aug 21

"The Person I Was Helping Is No Longer Here": Colombians Abroad Face Anguish After Earthquake

More than 48 hours after the tragic event, the Colombian government has confirmed at least 265 people have died and nearly 500 remain missing, although civilian-run databases put that number much higher, at more than 4,100.

Latin Times · Aug 13

Lawyers Say Defending Suspected Gang Members in El Salvador's Mass Trials Is 'Impossible'

Lawyers claim they're often denied access to complete case files, receive details of the charges only days before trial and have been unable to challenge police records used as key evidence

Latin Times · Aug 11

Hundreds of Mexican Consulate Workers Face Losing Legal Status in the U.S. as Visas Expire

Mexico's Foreign Minister said in July that the government had managed to extend the visas for more than eight years and would continue exploring options

Latin Times · Aug 10

Spanish police ‘identify multiple suspected jihadists’ among 60,000 migrants who stormed border into Ceuta

Authorities estimate that between 3,000 and 5,000 people remain in the enclave after last week’s crossing

The Independent UK · Aug 5

Ceuta leader accuses Morocco over ‘atrocity’ of mass border crossing

Juan Jesús Vivas says influx seen as ‘at least encouraged or permitted’ by Rabat, as Spain demands EU solidarity

The Guardian - UK · Aug 3