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The UN regretted that the Costa Rican justice system has closed the case of the murder in 2019 of the indigenous environmentalist Sergio Rojas, reported this Friday by its office in the Central American country. “The United Nations System deeply regrets the definitive judicial filing of the case opened for […]

The United States will sanction those who persist in obstructing democracy in Guatemala following the inauguration of President Bernardo Arévalo, whose rise to power was at risk given the siege of the Prosecutor’s Office. “It is important to remember that the United States has used the legal tools [sanctions] we […]

The swearing-in ceremony of Guatemala’s president-elect Bernardo Arevalo was delayed for hours Sunday as Congress, controlled by his opponents, was locked in debate over the admission of his lawmakers. Arevalo’s inauguration ceremony had been due to begin at 3:00 pm local time (2100 GMT) following months of judicial machinations to […]

The Nicaraguan government unexpectedly released several high-profile Catholic clergy from prison on Sunday, including vocal regime critic Bishop Rolando Álvarez, and forcibly exiled them to Rome. Along with Álvarez, who was arrested last August and condemned to 26 years behind bars just last month, Bishop Isidoro Mora and 13 other […]

The global shark population continues to decline alarmingly despite measures to curb the uncontrolled fishing that seeks to satisfy the demand for fins, according to a scientific report that urges stronger protection for sharks. From 2012 to 2019, the number of sharks killed each year by fishing went from 76 […]

Bernardo Arévalo never had his inauguration as president of Guatemala secured this Sunday. For months, he faced a judicial onslaught attributed to the country’s powerful economic and political elite with one purpose: to perpetuate corruption. Carried out by the Prosecutor’s Office, the offensive sought to remove his immunity, managed to […]

In a move reflecting the ongoing geopolitical shifts in Central America, the Nicaraguan government on Wednesday ordered the closure of four associations with ties to Taiwan, intensifying its alignment with China. The decision comes two years after Nicaragua severed its diplomatic relations with Taiwan in favor of Beijing. The affected […]

The year of 2023 was the hottest on record, with the increase in Earth’s surface temperature nearly crossing the critical threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius, EU climate monitors said Tuesday.  Climate change intensified heatwaves, droughts and wildfires across the planet, and pushed the global thermometer 1.48 C above the preindustrial […]

German football legend Franz Beckenbauer, who won the World Cup both as a player in 1974 and as a manager in 1990, died on Sunday at the age of 78, the German Football Association (DFB) announced on Monday. Former captain of the West German national team in the 1970s, manager […]

The government of Nicaragua released and expelled to Mexico on Sunday the husband and son of the former director of Miss Nicaragua, Karen Celebertti, after nearly two months detained on charges of conspiracy, according to Nicaraguan press and opposition leaders in exile. “At this moment Martín and Bernardo Argüello are […]