Americas – Page 105 – Prologue Journal

International Investigation into Mexico’s 43 Missing Students Ends

New York Times Members of an international panel said that the Mexican armed forces had repeatedly obstructed their efforts to investigate the 2014 disappearance and that they were leaving the country. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/25/world/americas/mexico-missing-students-investigation.html

Up in Smoke: Canada’s Outdoor Summer Season

New York Times Those planning to visit the country’s extensive forests and backcountry have been stymied by the raging wildfires, just as the country’s travel industry was bouncing back. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/25/travel/canada-wildfires-tourism-outdoors.html

Four Are Missing After Severe Flooding in Nova Scotia

New York Times Residents were evacuated, numerous roads washed out and many cars left abandoned in the region, officials said on Saturday. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/22/world/canada/nova-scotia-floods-evacuations-power-outages.html

11 Killed in Suspected Arson in San Luis Río Colorado

New York Times Prosecutors say a man hurled a Molotov cocktail at the bar after being ejected. Mexico has struggled to tamp down on raging violent crime. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/22/world/americas/san-luis-rio-colorado-arson.html

Challenged by Tech and Market Forces, Independent Bookshops Bounce Back

New York Times Their demise was long predicted and pandemic closings were a heavy blow, but many local shops are thriving again. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/22/world/canada/independent-bookstores.html

How Venezuela’s Oil Industry has Devastated the Environment

New York Times Gas flares and leaking pipelines from Venezuela’s once-booming oil industry, hobbled by U.S. sanctions and mismanagement, are polluting towns and a major lake. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/22/world/americas/venezuela-oil-energy-environment.html

William Majcher, Retired R.C.M.P. Officer, Charged With Spying for China

New York Times The officer was also charged under Canada’s Security of Information Act with helping Beijing “identify and intimidate’’ an individual. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/21/world/canada/majcher-canada-spy-china.html

João Donato, Innovative Brazilian Musician, Is Dead at 88

New York Times A prolific pianist, composer and arranger who began recording in the 1950s, he was a pioneer of bossa nova but didn’t confine himself to any genre. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/21/arts/music/joao-donato-dead.html

How to Fight Canada’s Wildfires in the Era of Climate Change

New York Times Canada’s record-breaking wildfire season shows the need to shift from suppressing fires to preventing them as fires become more difficult to combat. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/21/world/canada/canada-wildfire-fighting.html

Trinity Nuclear Test’s Fallout Reached 46 States, Canada and Mexico, Study Finds

New York Times The research shows that the first atomic bomb explosion’s effects had been underestimated, and could help more “downwinders” press for federal compensation. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/20/science/trinity-nuclear-test-atomic-bomb-oppenheimer.html