Venezuela’s Natural Gas, Not Oil, Might Be a Big Early Prize
The South American country has natural gas that could be extracted and exported quickly, but U.S. sanctions, which are now...
Latin America
Brazil, the World’s Largest Catholic Nation, Embraces Polyamory
More people in a still largely conservative and religious nation are rejecting monogamy as they seek new definitions of romance,...
A Rio Carnival Party That Goes On and On
The Boi Tolo, one of the city’s most iconic street parties, has come to represent the glittery, gritty grass-roots celebration...
Prices Jump as Venezuelans Abroad Consider Buying Property Back Home
Nicolás Maduro’s capture and talk of oil investment have pushed prices higher, even as brokers say enthusiasm is outpacing demand...
Canada Gives U.S. Arms Makers the Cold Shoulder on Military Spending
Canada plans to unveil a new strategy that will shift its current reliance on American companies to Canadian military suppliers.
Lucas Pinheiro Braathen of Brazil and Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan Win Olympic Gold Medals
A Brazilian skier secured South America’s maiden medal at a Winter Games the day after a Kazakh figure skater won...
After Mass Shooting, the Town of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia Is Forever Changed
The mass shooting in the remote British Columbia mining town has shocked and saddened the nation.
Judge Orders U.S. to Facilitate Return of College Student Who Was Deported in Error
A federal prosecutor said last month that ICE had made a “mistake” in deporting Any Lucia López Belloza, a college...
U.N. Condemns U.S. Measures Halting Oil Deliveries to Cuba
The measures were installed last month by the Trump administration after the U.S. captured Nicolás Maduro and seized control of...
Ontario Lifts Tuition Freeze at Public Universities
The move will allow the schools to raise tuition for the first time since 2019 as part of a broader...