America Chile Along with Argentina, the country has opened its doors to more than 300 Nicaraguan opposition members who were stripped of their nationality by their country's justice system, and has offered them a citizenship and shelter
America Mexico Due to its frequent earthquakes, the country has one of the most advanced search and rescue dog teams, and has thus decided to deploy a specialised team of dogs to Turkey to help find misplaced people
America Venezuela State channels have begun using AI-generated “avatar reporters” to promote pro-government narratives, as recently seen in the circulation of online news stories highlighting the nation’s recent economic progress
America Canada Vancouver 17-year-old Tyson Venegas stunned judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie on the first episode of American Idol's 21st season; his outstanding performance was awarded a rare Platinum Ticket which grants him straight access to Hollywood
America Dominican Republic The mayor of Santo Domingo said that the city is in a seismic-vulnerable zone and the councilor of the National District for the Dominican Liberation Party raised the need for a seismic vulnerability and resilience study to create resistance conditions
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Work on the multi-dimensional undertaking of the New Kingstown harbour continues even though the sand issue remains to be resolved, with dredging of the material still under consideration
America Saint Lucia The Government of Saint Lucia hosts the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who accepted an invitation from Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre
America Ecuador Cocaine bricks mixed with gravel and cement for building houses have so far helped get rid of approximately 61% of the drugs confiscated in recent years, an innovative method implemented by Ecuador to use its tons of confiscated vegetal material
America United States A record 6.542 guns have been intercepted at US airport security checks in 2022; experts say the figure mirrors how frequent and careless is the personal possession of arms in the country
America Brazil With an estimated 20.000 illegal miners, the country has undertaken a major operation to drive out such miners from indigenous land by burning their planes and seizing their boats, weapons and petrol
America Costa Rica The country has eliminated a previously obligatory 10% tax on imported beers, which had been deemed discriminatory towards foreign beers, creating an unequal market that rendered them more costly in comparison to locally-produced beers
America Bahamas The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority URCA will undertake a review of its Consumer Protection Regulations this year to determine where the decade-old document is still ‘fit for purpose’
America Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad High Court blocked the deportation of five Cameroonians seeking asylum -they would fear to be killed by military forces in their homeland- pending the result of their lawsuit against the Chief Immigration Officer and the Attorney General's Office