
Caribbean
7.7 earthquake in Caribbean shakes buildings but no tsunami threat is imminent across East Coast says Miami-Dade Mayor Gimenez
A major tremor in the Caribbean Sea prompted authorities to evacuate people from several buildings across the U.S. eastern coast on Jan. 28. Miami-Dade County confirmed it ordered civil servants to abandon their work stations after an earthquake hit the strait between Jamaica and Cuba. "Personnel from the Stephen P. Clark Center ...
3 Million Venezuelans Have Fled the Country
The number of refugees and migrants fleeing Venezuela amid the country’s severe economic downfall has now reached 3 million, the United Nations refugee agency announced Thursday, the most since 2015. Data from national immigration authorities revealed surrounding countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have taken in nearly 2.4 million Venezuelans as ...
Death tolls often rise weeks after storm hits
More than six months after Hurricane Irma's catastrophic rampage across the Caribbean and the southeastern United States, the number of deaths attributed to the storm increased to 129 — more than twice the amount reported at the end of the storm.
Guatemala court backs UN ant-graft chief against president
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — In a blunt rebuke to President Jimmy Morales, Guatemala's Constitutional Court ordered that the head of a U.N.-backed anti-corruption commission be let back in the country two weeks after Morales barred him as he moved to defang the investigative body.
Mexican president elect introduces civilian head of security
TEPIC, Mexico (AP) — Mexico's president-elect kicked off a nationwide tour Sunday with his new head of security in tow: a restaurant owner named Daniel Asaf who will coordinate a civilian brigade in lieu of the Mexican equivalent of the U.S. Secret Service.
Mexican president elect introduces civilian head of security
TEPIC, Mexico (AP) — Mexico's president-elect kicked off a nationwide tour Sunday with his new head of security in tow: a restaurant owner named Daniel Asaf who will coordinate a civilian brigade in lieu of the Mexican equivalent of the U.S. Secret Service.

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