(2020-12-25). Japan's foreign minister to tour Latin America, Africa. laprensalatina.com Tokyo, Dec 25 (efe-epa).- Japan's foreign minister Toshimitsu Motegi announced Friday that on Jan. 4 he will undertake a tour of Latin America and Africa. The trip will include Mexico, Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Senegal, Nigeria and Kenya and will end on Jan. 14, Motegi said in a press conference. He said it is the …
(2020-12-24). Venezuela Takes Ivan Duque's Blatant Xenophobia to the UN. telesurenglish.net The Bolivarian government of Venezuela has made a formal denouncement to the United Nations on the discriminatory statements made by Colombia's President Ivan Duque about banning Venezuelan migrants from receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. | RELATED: | "This is terrible discrimination, a burden of racism and hatred against Venezuelan migrants in Colombia. We cannot allow it, we have made our strong protest and complaint t…
(2020-12-24). Colombia's President shows his disdain for democracy and Venezuelans. mronline.org 
On December 8, a Conviasa flight prepared to take off from Caracas, Venezuela, for Mexico City. It planned to carry 200 election observers and journalists who came to Venezuela from a range of countries to monitor the National Assembly elections that were held on December 6.
(2020-12-24). Mexican Wolf Killings Expose the Dark Underbelly of Western Culture. counterpunch.org 
For over a year, my colleague at Western Watersheds Project and I have been paging through gory reports of dead livestock, most of them (questionably) attributed to Mexican wolf predation. I've gotten somewhat inured to seeing the bloody corpses of cattle, decapitated calves, and dissection necropsies. It's unpleasant work, but it's turned up some very
(2020-12-24). Migrants face uncertainty after fire in camp in Bosnia. peoplesdispatch.org A large fire broke out in the Lipa refugee camp, in northwest Bosnia and Herzegovina which hosts close to 1,200 migrants on December 23. There are no injuries or casualties but most of the infrastructure has been destroyed.
(2020-12-24). Bosnia and Herzegovina: Thousands of migrants lose shelter, after camp destroyed in fire. news.un.org The closure and subsequent fire, on Wednesday, at a migrant camp in Bosnia and Herzegovina has left thousands of migrants without shelter and protection, amid plummeting winter temperatures, the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) has reported.
(2020-12-23). Death toll rises to 11 at General Motors plant in Silao, Mexico. wsws.org José Luis H., who worked in the plant's car body area, was the last confirmed death, on December 19. The plant's Human Resources manager, who had overseen the firing of workers for challenging the lack of protections against COVID-19, also died earlier this month.
(2020-12-23). AFL-CIO Outraged By Harassment of Mexican Trade Unionist. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2020-12-22). China's CanSino to submit its Covid-19 vaccine for review in Mexico — FM. rt.com 
China's Covid-19 vaccine producer will submit its product on Tuesday for review by Mexico's health regulator, according to Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard. | "Today it will submit its [CanSino Biologics] file to the analysis of Cofepris," Ebrard confirmed. The regulator will be assessing the vaccine for emergency use, it was Mexico wants to have access to vaccines as soon as possible amid a rebound…