Americas – Page 71 – Prologue Journal

Canada Pulls 41 Diplomats as India Threatens to Revoke Their Immunity

New York Times The diplomats and 42 family members left amid growing tension over Canada’s assertion that India was complicit in the killing of a Sikh leader in British Columbia. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/19/world/canada/canada-india-diplomats-withdraw.html

Mexico’s Top Human Rights Official Resigns, Handing Off Unsolved Mass Disappearance Case

New York Times Alejandro Encinas spent years investigating the high-profile case of 43 missing students, but said he was stepping down to work on a presidential election campaign. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/19/world/americas/mexico-alejandro-encinas-resigns.html

Hurricane Norma Packs Powerful Winds as It Churns Toward Mexico

New York Times The Category 4 storm was expected to unleash heavy rain and likely cause flooding and mudslides in southern Baja California Sur this weekend, forecasters said. https://www.nytimes.com/article/hurricane-norma-baja-california.html

Javier Milei and His 5 Cloned Dogs in Argentina’s Election

New York Times Javier Milei, a far-right libertarian, might soon be Argentina’s next president. He credits his cloned “four-legged children.” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/19/world/americas/argentina-election-javier-milei.html

First Venezuelan Migrants Deported Under New U.S. Policy Arrive

New York Times The deportation of migrants who had entered the U.S. illegally came as the Biden administration lifted some sanctions against Venezuela. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/18/world/americas/venezuelans-deportations-migrants.html

CBC Radio Drops Its Daily Report of the Correct Time

New York Times After 84 years, changes in technology mean that CBC Radio will no longer broadcast the correct time once a day. Many Canadians are mourning the loss. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/17/world/canada/cbc-correct-time.html

A Severe Drought Pushes the Amazon Rainforest to the Brink

New York Times The rainforest holds a fifth of the world’s fresh water, but deforestation, dwindling rain and unrelenting heat are sucking it dry. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/17/climate/amazon-rainforest-drought-climate-change.html

Milei Called the Pope a ‘Filthy Leftist.’ He Could Be Argentina’s Next President.

New York Times Javier Milei is leading the race to be Argentina’s next president. But he is dogged by his past broadsides against a fellow countryman: Pope Francis. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/16/world/americas/javier-milei-pope-francis-argentina-election.html

Ecuador’s Presidential Election: What to Know

New York Times A center-right businessman and a leftist candidate are vying for the presidency on Sunday at a moment when the country is facing growing insecurity fueled by international criminal groups. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/15/world/americas/ecuador-election-president.html

Photos From the Ring of Fire Solar Eclipse

New York Times The “ring of fire” bathed eight American states, Mexico and a number of Central American countries in astronomical awe before its final act in Colombia and Brazil. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/14/homepage/solar-eclipse-photos.html