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April 17, 2021 at 1:40 am

Worldwide COVID-19 death toll tops 3 million VIEW

The true number is believed to be significantly higher because of possible government concealment and the many cases overlooked in the early stages of the...

April 16, 2021 at 9:24 am

Senate Democrats urge Biden to condition aid to Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — More than a dozen Senate Democrats sent a letter to U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday complaining of a woeful...

April 14, 2021 at 9:01 pm

A retiring Castro to bring younger face to Cuba’s communists

HAVANA (AP) — This week's Communist Party congress could be the last with a Castro at the helm of Cuba's all-powerful political institution. Six years...

Nation & World

April 8, 2021 at 9:00 am

AP Sources: El Salvador president snubs visiting Biden envoy

MIAMI (AP) — El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele refused to meet with a visiting senior U.S. diplomat this week over what he sees as a...

April 6, 2021 at 10:27 am

Oil trader admits to role in major Ecuador bribery scheme

MIAMI (AP) — A former representative for commodities giant Gunvor pleaded guilty Tuesday to helping channel more than $22 million in bribes to high-level officials...

Business

March 28, 2021 at 9:01 pm

Swiss banker to Venezuelan kleptocrats becomes star witness

MIAMI (AP) — Matthias Krull pulls up his pant leg and slides a gardening shear on the ankle monitor that for two years has been...

Business

March 23, 2021 at 10:25 am

Democrat adds pressure on Biden to review Venezuela sanction

MIAMI (AP) — A U.S. senator urged the Biden administration Tuesday to lift a ban on diesel fuel swaps with Venezuela, adding to pressure from...

March 21, 2021 at 9:13 pm

Cyber attack tied to China boosts development bank’s chief

MIAMI (AP) — The cyberattack crested just as finance officials from across Latin America were descending on Washington to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the...

Business

March 21, 2021 at 9:12 pm

Cyber attack tied to China boosts development bank’s chief

MIAMI (AP) — The cyberattack crested just as finance officials from across Latin America were descending on Washington to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the...

Business

March 18, 2021 at 11:21 am

Miami judge rejects Maduro ally’s request to dismiss charges

MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge in Miami on Thursday rejected a request by a prominent ally of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to dismiss money...