Category: Americas
Two Capitol Riots. Two Very Different Results.
New York Times Why has Brazil united in rejecting last year’s insurrection, while the United States remains deeply divided over Jan. 6? https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/08/world/americas/brazil-us-capitol-riots.html
Read MoreMário Zagallo, Longtime Fixture of Brazilian Soccer, Dies at 92
New York Times The first person to win the World Cup as a player and a coach, he was a link to decades of Brazil’s success and failure on the sport’s biggest stage. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/07/sports/soccer/mario-zagallo-dead.html
Read MoreThe Mystery of the Coin That Shouldn’t Exist
New York Times Scientists recently analyzed a Peruvian 10-cent piece with an unexplained origin. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/07/science/dinero-peru-coin-1899-counterfeit.html
Read MoreCanada’s Foreign Student Surge Prompts Changes, and Anxiety
New York Times As international students flock to Canada, the country is looking closer at ways to protect them against labor and financial exploitation. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/06/world/canada/canada-immigration-international-students.html
Read MoreQuebec Still Longs for Its Lost Hockey Team, a Nationalist Symbol
New York Times Ever since the Quebec Nordiques decamped in 1995, leaving a hole in the Francophone city, vote-seeking officials have vowed to bring them back. But younger voters may be starting to forget the team. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/06/world/canada/quebec-nordiques-hockey.html
Read MoreChristian Oliver, ‘Speed Racer’ Actor, Dies in Plane Crash
New York Times Mr. Oliver’s two young daughters and a pilot were also killed in the crash, the police in the Caribbean nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines said on Thursday. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/05/arts/christian-oliver-died-plane-crash.html
Read MoreCanada’s Boreal Forests Badly Damaged by Logging
New York Times A study finds that logging has inflicted severe damage to the vast boreal forests in Ontario and Quebec, two of the country’s main commercial logging regions. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/04/world/canada/canada-boreal-forest-logging.html
Read MoreAna Ofelia Murguía, Mexican Actress and Voice in Disney’s ‘Coco,’ Dies, 90
New York Times Her 60-year career in film, television and theater “marked an entire era” and made her one of Mexico’s most acclaimed actresses. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/01/movies/ana-ofelia-murguia-coco-dead.html
Read MoreHow to Start the New Year? Keep the Sea Goddess Happy.
New York Times Followers of Afro-Brazilian religions have been displaced by New Year’s revelers. But they still find ways to make their offerings to the ocean. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/01/world/americas/brazil-umbanda-religion-new-years.html
Read MoreInmates of Chile’s Largest Prison Find Solace in Caring for Stray Cats
New York Times In Chile’s oldest and most overcrowded prison, the inmates have found solace in the hundreds of stray cats. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/31/world/americas/cat-prison-chile.html
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