CARACAS, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro alleged that opposition leader Juan Guaido met with a former member of the US Army special forces at the White House to plan a failed sea invasion of the Caribbean country. Maduro claimed the meeting occurred when Guaido, the legislative leader…

MANAGUA, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nicaragua released more than 2,800 prisoners to house arrest to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, but advocates said there were no political prisoners among them. Authorities have jailed at least 86 opposition figures and supporters of rights groups under the government of Daniel…

PORT WASHINGTON (Wisconsin, US). May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Residents of Wisconsin flocked to bars after the court sided with Republican lawmakers who had argued the state’s top public health official exceeded her authority by imposing restrictions on businesses and daily life. “Its Democrat Governor was forced by the courts to…

A man walks past a pharmacy where COVID-19 tests are conducted in Santiago SANTIAGO, May 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chile ordered a mandatory total quarantine for the capital Santiago’s seven million people after authorities reported a 60 per cent spike in coronavirus infections in 24 hours, dealing a stunning blow to…

Nurses wearing protective face masks lie on the ground with signs bearing the names of healthcare professionals who died from the COVID-19 during a protest in Brasilia BRASILIA, May 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil registered a record number of new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, surpassing France’s tally to become the…

SACRAMENTO (California, US), May 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Drier weather has led California to experience 60% more wildfires so far in 2020 than the prior year, Governor Gavin Newsom said. He promised to increase funding for firefighting even as the state budget prepares to take a $54 billion hit from the…

Over 100 Mexicans die of tainted alcohol as beer supply dries up MEXICO CITY, May 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 100 people in Mexico have died from drinking adulterated alcohol over the past two weeks, according to a tally by Mexican daily newspaper Reforma on Wednesday, as measures to halt…

A man takes a cellphone photo while a truck mix of quaternary ammonium compounds and water to disinfect streets in Santiago, Chile MEXICO CITY, May 14 (NNN-Xinhua) — Some Latin American countries on Wednesday moved to reopen their economies despite the rapid spread of the coronavirus in the region. Brazil…