Presented below are links to reports from teleSUR, the Associated Press, and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. — MCM
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6.8 earthquake in Michoacan leaves 2 dead, shaking Mexico City. From teleSUR. A 6.8-magnitude earthquake shook Uruapan City in the state of Michoacan, early this morning, leaving power poles falling and fences collapsing in downtown. The earthquake left two dead in Mexico City. The earthquake was also felt in the states of Jalisco, Zacatecas, Guerrero, Colima, Michoacan, Guanajuato, the State of Mexico, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla, and Tlaxcala. It occurred at 1:16 am with an epicenter 81 kilometers south of Coalcoman, where another earthquake occurred last Monday . . . READ MORE . . .
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Fugitive in massive Navy bribery case caught in Venezuela From AP. SAN DIEGO — A Malaysian defense contractor nicknamed “Fat Leonard” who orchestrated one of the largest bribery scandals in U.S. military history has been arrested in Venezuela after fleeing before his sentencing, authorities said Wednesday. The international manhunt for Leonard Glenn Francisended with his arrest by Venezuelan authorities Tuesday morning at the Caracas airport . . . READ MORE . . .
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Honduras former first lady gets 14 years in prison on fraud charges. From Reuters. TEGUCIGALPA — A Honduran court sentenced the country’s former first lady, Rosa Bonilla, to 14 years in prison on Wednesday on charges of fraud and misappropriation of funds destined for social programs, a judicial spokesperson said. Bonilla, wife of former President Porfirio Lobo, spent some 12.2 million lempiras (then worth around $590,000) meant for low-income children on . . . READ MORE . . .
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U.S. to increase Havana embassy staff, expand consular services. From teleSUR. The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden is set to resume full immigrant visa processing for Cubans for the first time since 2017, at the beginning of 2023, saying it hopes to facilitate “orderly migration” into the United States and help reunite families separated by national borders. The move was announced Wednesday, reversing . . . READ MORE . . .