CIRCLE WITH A DOT

Argentina races to find origins of cruise ship hantavirus outbreak, amid reports some passengers have returned to USArgentina, where the MV Hondius cruise departed, consistently ranked by WHO as having highest incidence of hantavirus in region Officials and experts in Argentina are scrambling to determine if their country is the source of a deadly hantav...https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/07/argentina-origins-hantavirus-outbreak-cruise-ship-mv-hondius#Argentina #Hantavirus #Americas #WorldHealthOrganization #TheGuardian(Thu, 7 May 2026 01:53:51 +0000)

US says migration has made Europe an ‘incubator’ for terrorism in new counter-terrorism strategyThe 16-page report was led by Trump-ally Sebastian Gorka, and places drug cartels in the Americas at the centre of counter-terrorism efforts The Trump administration has accused Europe of being an “incubator” for terrorism fuelled by mass migration, in a new c...https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/07/new-trump-counterterrorism-strategy-targets-europe-terrorism-migration#Trumpadministration #Nato #Europe #Americas #Drugspolicy #TheGuardian(Thu, 7 May 2026 00:55:36 +0000)

‘Educated under embargo’: How Cuban doctors vital to Latin America and the Caribbean became under threat by the USThe US is blocking the employment of Cuban doctors around the world – and the poorest will suffer the costs **• **[**Don’t already get The Long Wave in your inbox? Sign up here**][1] US pressure on Cuba is rising. A country that has already been under US...https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/may/05/cuban-doctors-latin-america-caribbean-threat-us-embargo#Cuba #Americas #Caribbean #Worldnews #Brazil #TheGuardian(Wed, 6 May 2026 12:05:25 +0000)

Mexico nightclub’s $300 cover charge for US citizens captures popular moodOwner of Japan nightclub says ‘This is a response to a year of insults directed at us – as a country – by the United States’ A Mexico City nightclub has gone viral for charging Americans a nearly $300 cover charge, while citizens from any other country pay just $20 for access, and Mexicans and other La...https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/06/mexico-nightclub-cover-charge-us-citizens#Mexico #Worldnews #Americas #USnews #TheGuardian(Wed, 6 May 2026 10:00:05 +0000)

Cuba is running out of time. We need fuel now to save lives | Francisco PichónWith the US blockade cutting off oil, the island’s healthcare has been wrecked, access to clean water lost and babies put at risk Four months into [Cuba][1]’s deepening energy crisis, the consequences are no longer abstract: they are visible in [the rhythm of daily life][2]. Streets...https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/apr/30/cuba-energy-crisis-us-blockade-fuel-humanitarian-disaster-healthcare-water#Cuba #Caribbean #Americas #Worldnews #Globalhealth #TheGuardian(Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:00:18 +0000)

Mexico’s cartel crackdown hits top ranks – but will it fuel Jalisco violence?Arrest of potential next leader found hiding in drainage pipe highlights renewed tactics – and fears of cartel infighting * [US politics live – latest updates][1] The golden coffin of [“El Mencho”][2], the late leader of the Jalisco New Generation cartel (CJNG), had barely been lowe...https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/30/mexico-jalisco-cartel-el-mencho-flores#Mexico #Drugs #ClaudiaSheinbaum #WorldCup #Americas #TheGuardian(Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:33:16 +0000)

Thousands of US hockey fans sing Canadian anthem amid tensions between neighbor countriesFans in Buffalo, only a few miles from Ontario, filled the silence when a microphone cut out at the start of a match The Electric City. Nickle City. Queen City. City of No Illusions. Buffalo, New York, has accrued many nicknames over the years, but in an age of growing tensions ...https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/29/us-ice-hockey-fans-canadian-anthem#Canada #Icehockey #Americas #Sport #NewYork #TheGuardian(Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:40:49 +0000)