The United States Supreme Court justices declined on Monday to review a federal court’s ruling that had allowed Canadian miner Crystallex to take over shares of US refiner Citgo in compensation for US$1.4 billion for the expropriation of assets in Venezuela.
The Honduran head of congress is connected to a major drugs clan, according to a news investigation which exposes more connections between the country’s top government officials and its underworld.
The Cuban Ministry of Tourism has confirmed that the island’s borders will remain closed until the government indicates it, but assured that it is preparing its facilities for when the time for reopening comes.
A Philippines media station has shutdown amidst speculation that the government wants to silence it for questioning controversial policies.
A Canadian aerobatics jet has crashed into a British Columbia neighbourhood during a flyover intended to boost morale during the Covid-19 pandemic, killing one crew member, seriously injuring another and setting a house on fire.
Cuban doctors helping COVID-19 victims around the world are being praised for their heroism and expertise for going into the most disadvantaged and heavily communities, mostly in Africa.
Two senior members of the Venezuelan opposition quit on Monday after admitting they signed an agreement with a US security firm proposing an armed invasion of the country to topple president Nicolás Maduro.
Opposition leaders have rounded on British Prime Minister Boris Johnson for sending out confusing and muddled advice that they claimed could cost lives as the government attempts to move away from the coronavirus lockdown.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said the massive lockdown that has restricted millions to their homes will be eased, but he warned that people who want to return to work must follow safeguards to avoid more deaths and a second wave of COVID-19 outbreaks.
Canada reached a new grim milestone Monday, as the number of deaths from COVID-19 exceeded 5,100. Most of those deaths are in Quebec, where the number has reached 3,013, with a total of 38,469 cases by Tuesday.