Cruise ship Andes virus matches known South American viruses

PARIS (AP) – France’s Pasteur Institute said it has fully sequenced the Andes virus detected in a French passenger from the MV Hondius cruise ship and found that it matched viruses already known in South America, with no evidence so far of new characteristics that would make it more transmissible or more dangerous.

US stocks fall further after bond markets crank up the pressure

NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market gave back more of its record-setting rally. The S&P 500 fell 0.7% Tuesday for its third straight loss since setting its latest all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.6%, and the Nasdaq composite sank 0.8%. The declines followed mixed moves for stock markets abroad, while oil prices eased.

US turns to Guyana's bauxite in latest push for Latin America's resources

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) – The U.S. announced Friday it is turning its attention toward Guyana’s abundant bauxite and other resources for business opportunities at a time when the Trump administration is increasingly eyeing Latin American energy and minerals.

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BEIJING (AP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived Tuesday night in China for meetings with Chinese leader Xi Jinping less than a week after U.S. President Donald Trump wrapped up his own trip to Beijing. Putin’s plane landed in Beijing, where he was greeted by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and an honor guard.

Political heiress and former trade minister advance to Peru's presidential runoff

LIMA, Peru (AP) – Peruvian voters will choose their next president between a political dynasty heiress and a former trade minister who has promised to reform Peru’s mining sector, after advancing on Friday to Peru’s June presidential runoff election.

Blanche doesn't rule out payments from $1.8B fund for violent Jan. 6 rioters

WASHINGTON (AP) – Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Tuesday wouldn’t rule out the possibility that people who carried out violence during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol will be considered for payouts from a new $1.776 billion fund to pay individuals who believe they were targeted politically.

Interview with Colombian woman deported to Congo by US

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) – The Trump administration has deported 15 Latin Americans to the Democratic Republic of Congo, sending them to an unfamiliar country thousands of miles from home – many despite U.S. court orders protecting them from deportation to their homelands.

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Clashes erupt in Bolivia as miners set off dynamite

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) – Clashes erupted Thursday in Bolivia’s capital as police used tear gas to disperse a crowd of miners trying to breach the government palace and setting off small dynamite charges, a tactic that has become increasingly common during this second week of nationwide unrest.