Fire Kills 17 at Unaccredited Orphanage in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A fire swept through an unaccredited orphanage in Haiti run by a Christian group based in Pennsylvania, killing at least 17 children,...
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Arrest of Former Oil Chief Is a Win for Mexico’s Anti-Corruption Drive
MEXICO CITY — The former head of Mexico’s state-run oil company, who faces charges of tax fraud and bribery, was arrested in southern Spain on...
Pope Francis Sets Aside Proposal on Married Priests
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has for now rejected a landmark proposal by bishops to allow the ordination of married men in remote areas, a...
Sugary Drink Consumption Plunges in Chile After New Food Law
Four years after Chile embraced the world’s most sweeping measures to combat mounting obesity, a partial verdict on their effectiveness is in: Chileans are drinking...
Canadian Police Move Against Pipeline Blockades
OTTAWA — The Canadian police on Monday began moving against protesters who had set up transportation blockades around the country in sympathy with an Indigenous...
Trump to Propose $4.8 Trillion Budget That Will Include More Border Wall Funding
WASHINGTON — President Trump is expected to ask Congress for billions of additional dollars for his wall along the southern border and more immigration enforcement...
To Survive, Venezuela’s Leader Gives Up Decades of Control Over Oil
CARACAS, Venezuela — After decades of dominating its oil industry, the Venezuelan government is quietly surrendering control to foreign companies in a desperate bid to...
A Victory in Court for Pipelines but the Debate Continues
The decision by the Federal Court of Appeal this week to reject a challenge to the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline brought celebration to...
Zilia Sánchez’s Island of Erotic Forms
We live in a frenzied time. Political turmoil, digital distraction, and each social or economic crisis after the next are constantly on the verge of...
A Giant Swing. Jungle Screaming. Ice Plunges. You’ll Love It.
Just a three-and-a-half hour drive from Ecuador’s capital, Quito, the town of Baños de Agua Santa snuggles into a deep valley surrounded by the mountains...