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They dared to protest last July. Now these Cubans are facing years in jail https://ift.tt/KMwdm4615 Days before protests swept across Cuba last July, Marbelis Vázquez Hernández felt that the island was at a breaking point.

Truckers and protesters against Covid-19 mandates block a border crossing and flood Canada's capital https://ift.tt/KMwdm4615 What started as a truckers' protest against Covid-19 mandates has snowballed into a blockade in the Canadian capital and gridlock at a US-Canada border crossing.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tests positive for Covid-19 https://ift.tt/KMwdm4615 Canada's Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, has tested positive for Covid-19, he announced Monday.

At least 18 dead as heavy rain triggers floods and landslides in Brazil https://ift.tt/KMwdm4615 At least 18 people, including seven children, have died since Friday after heavy rain battered São Paulo, triggering floods and landslides across the Brazilian state.

Multiple criminal investigations underway for 'desecration' of Canadian monuments after protests against Covid-19 mandates, police say https://ift.tt/Mhf8FyP6J Multiple criminal investigations have been opened in connection to the "desecration" of Canada's National War Memorial among other incidents during weekend protests in Ottawa against mandates for Covid-19 vaccines and other public health measures.

This man came up with most credible explanation for Earth's biggest mass extinction https://ift.tt/Mhf8FyP6J How Earth went from an rock covered in magma oceans by comets and meteors to a green-and-blue orb teeming with life over 3 billion years is the work of paleontologist Andrew Knoll, who will be awarded the Crafoord Prize on Monday.

Spanish oil executives barred from leaving Peru after massive spill https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Four oil executives in Peru have been barred from leaving the country as authorities investigate a massive oil spill that forced Lima to declare an environmental emergency earlier this month.

Xiomara Castro becomes Honduras' first female president https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Xiomara Castro was sworn in as Honduras' first female president Thursday in the capital, Tegucigalpa.

From first lady to first female president: Meet the new Honduran leader Xiomara Castro https://ift.tt/eA8V8J When Xiomara Castro led a march through the Honduran capital in 2009, demanding that her husband, who was ousted in a military coup, be returned to power, it was the first time she seized the political spotlight, according to Honduran political experts CNN spoke to for this article.

Cuba calls on Biden to restaff embassies, normalize relations following CIA 'Havana Syndrome' report https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A high-ranking official in Cuba's foreign ministry is calling for the Biden administration to restore relations with the island in light of a recent CIA report that found most "Havana syndrome" cases were unlikely to have been caused by a foreign power.

Mexican journalist Lourdes Maldonado López, who feared for her life, killed in Tijuana https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Journalist Lourdes Maldonado López was killed on Sunday in northern Mexico's border city of Tijuana, marking the third killing of a journalist in the country in two weeks.

Canadian school named after Prince Andrew to change name https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Prince Andrew High School in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, says that it will rename the school as the sex abuse civil case against the British royal continues to move forward in the United States.

Emergency order to address green crab infestation in Washington https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Washington state is taking action to tackle an infestation of European green crabs after an exponential increase in the invasive species.

US extradites second suspect in assassination of Haiti's President https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The United States has extradited a second suspect in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise, who was killed in his bedroom last July.

Brazil's parents want their kids vaccinated against Covid. Bolsonaro has tried to stop it https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Last June, as Covid-19 cases were surging across Brazil, Camila Basto waited at a São Paulo hospital to find out what was wrong with her 9-year-old daughter, Manuela.

The bears and the bees: How honey is helping to save the spectacled bear https://ift.tt/eA8V8J South America's only bear species is under threat as human-bear conflict increases. According to conservationists, beekeeping could be part of the solution.

El Salvador denies responsibility for hacking journalists after report finds Pegasus spyware on their phones https://ift.tt/eA8V8J El Salvador's government has denied responsibility for hacking the cell phones of at least 35 journalists and other members of civil society by using the spying program known as Pegasus.

Canada says vaccine mandates work as Quebec's 'unvaxxed tax' leads to spike in first dose appointments https://ift.tt/eA8V8J One day after the Canadian province of Quebec announced it would financially penalize residents who are unvaccinated, the province's health minister said Wednesday first-time appointments spiked in the hours following the announcement.

Quebec to impose a 'significant' fine on unvaccinated residents https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Canadian province of Quebec announced Tuesday that residents who have refused a Covid-19 vaccine will soon have to pay a fine.

Jair Bolsonaro Fast Facts https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Read CNN's Jair Bolsonaro Fast Facts to learn more about the president of Brazil.

US, EU slap new sanctions on Nicaraguan officials before Ortega's inauguration https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The United States and the European Union have slapped new sanctions on a number of Nicaraguan officials on Monday, just hours before the the country's long-time strongman leader Daniel Ortega was expected to be sworn in for his fifth term as the president.

Man becomes first person in Colombia with non-terminal illness to die by legal euthanasia https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Colombian Victor Escobar became the first person in the Andean country with a non-terminal illness to die by legally regulated euthanasia late on Friday, his lawyer Luis Giraldo confirmed.

Two journalists burned alive by gang in Haiti https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Two Haitian journalists were burned alive by a gang in the country's capital on Thursday, a source with the Haitian Security Forces told CNN.

Canada reaches agreement to compensate indigenous children taken from families https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Canada announced on Tuesday two agreements totaling $31.5 billion (40 billion Canadian dollars) to compensate First Nations children who were taken from their families and put into the child welfare system and to reform the system that removed them and deprived them of services they needed.

US charges Colombian man with conspiracy to kill Haiti's President https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The United States has arrested a Colombian man for his alleged involvement in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise, who was killed in his bedroom last July.

Boom that shook Pittsburgh was an exploding half-ton meteor, NASA says https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A meteor exploded in the atmosphere with a blast equivalent to 30 tons of TNT, NASA said on Monday. The sounds were heard in Pittsburgh a few minutes before 11:30 a.m. on Saturday.

10,000 bees join protest in Chile, 7 police officers stung https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Four beekeepers were detained after protesting in front of Chile's presidential palace in Santiago on Monday, according to local officials, with seven police officers stung during the demonstrations.

At least 23 killed amid clashes between armed groups in north Colombia https://ift.tt/eA8V8J As many as 23 people have been killed in clashes between rival guerrilla groups in Colombia's northern Arauca area, according to a spokesperson from the Attorney General's office.

Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro hospitalized with intestinal obstruction https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro was admitted to the hospital in São Paulo early Monday morning with a blockage in his intestine.