America

Electricity rationing, caused by severe drought and lasting since September, will end on December 20 due to improved hydroelectric output, energy imports from Colombia, and recent rains, announced President Daniel Noboa

Increased safety measures are urged for delivery personnel after fatal robbery, specially as the holiday season, when delivery activities surge, makes workers especially vulnerable to criminal attacks

The Belize Marine Rescue & Educational Center was inaugurated, a cutting-edge facility dedicated to rescuing endangered marine life, including manatees, and promoting wildlife conservation, education, and community engagement

Bolivia will join the BRICS as partner nations starting January 2025, confirmed Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, highlighting the bloc's ongoing expansion to include new members

In the first 11 months of this year, the country recorded 154 maternal deaths, of which 82 correspond to Dominican mothers and 72 to Haitian mothers, -19% compared to the same period in 2023

The Museum of the Cuban Revolution, once the residence of the President of the Republic, is now 65 years old, having been established on 12 December 1959 by a decree of the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces

Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador reached an agreement on a new contract for the massive Churchill Falls hydroelectric project, after secret months-long negotiations; current deal that ruled power supply for Newfoundland was signed in 1969

American Airlines has announced that the suspension of daily flights between Miami and Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince will be indefinite; the airport has been reopened after about a month of inactivity

The country signed a letter of understanding with the UN World Food Programme and committed to improve food security and nutrition in the region by 2030

Jamaica now ranks first in the Caribbean for the collection of plastic bottles for recycling; the local collection rate of plastic for recycling is over 40% and the country aims to reach the standard rate of 70% collection per month

President Lula will undergo a second surgery - a “complementary” procedure - to address a brain bleed caused by an October fall; as Brazil's oldest sitting president, Lula has inspired his followers, leading to several gatherings in Brasília for support