Politics
Peru will not recognize Nicolás Maduro as Venezuela's "democratically elected president"
Ecuador has formally recognized Edmundo González as the elected president of Venezuela
Latin America
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Business
United Nations: Latin America and Caribbean see record 51% investment increase in 2022
"FDI (foreign direct investment) flows to the region had not surpassed $200 billion since 2013, so the 2022 recovery marks a major investment milestone for the past decade," according to the U.N.
Technology
Explosion on Mexican oil platform leaves 2 dead, 8 injured, and 1 missing
At the time of the incident, 321 employees were working on the platform. They were evacuated by seven ships, the company said in a statement
Crime
Outrage: Cartels condemned after body of missing Mexican journalist found "with signs of violence"
Sanchez Iniguez’s body was found in the outskirts of the city of Tepic “with signs of violence, and two handwritten signs were found on it”
Technology
Honduras asks China to invest $20 billion in transoceanic rail line
According to the Honduran government, the rail line would increase connectivity throughout the country and bring more trade opportunities for Honduras
Crime
Colombian officials try to verify death of FARC faction leader who rejected truce with government
According to security sources, the wound that led Marquez to his death might have come from an attack led by the leader of the rival FARC dissident group
Politics
Former Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solis charged with corruption
Solis was charged with “influence against the Public Treasury.” If found guilty, Solis can face up to eight years in prison
Politics
Caught! Cuban business associates thanked as "donors" at U.S. embassy party
When asked why American corporations, law and lobbying firms seeking to conduct Cuba related business were invitees and donors to the U.S. Embassy event, the State Department sidestepped the issue
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At least 29 killed, 19 injured in tragic Oaxaca bus accident
Photographs of the scene show the bus lying on its side at the bottom of the cliff as rescue workers try to save the passengers who were inside
Human Rights
Ortega regime releases Nicaraguan bishop from jail, then re-arrests him
Last August, the regime arrested Bishop Rolando Alvarez, who led the Matagalpa diocese and a prominent critic of Ortega, after a two-week standoff with local police
Crime
El Salvador's former president gets 6 more years of prison time while seeking sanctuary in Nicaragua
The former president deducted around $85,000 from his income between January and December 2014 through "cash deposits, credit cards, purchase of vehicles, weapons, and maintenance services for these"
