Organizers planned this year’s solar race route to run through the city, giving locals a chance to see solar power in action. Chile will welcome back its annual solar car
Inarritu: Cultural perception of Latinos in Hollywood must change Mexican director Gonzalez Iñarritu, BAFTA winner for best director with the movie ‘The Revenant’, says “we must change the cultural perception”
Members of the Air Force of the Dominican Republic (FARD) carry out a nationwide operation to prevent the Zika virus and eliminate proliferation of the mosquito Aedes Aegypti, a carrier
Ricky Martin, Natalia Lafourcade and Pitbull were some of the winners in the Latin categories at the 58th edition of the Grammy Awards, just as had been announced at the
Country’s environment minister is not a ‘career politician’ but an academic who knows the field By Jess Staufenberg Costa Rica’s emerging status as a green energy leader has won renewed
By Rebekah Sager Arriving Friday at The Space at Skylight Clarkson Square for New York Fashion Week is a respite from the arctic chill gracing New Yorkers with temps in
By Rebekah Sager Two Latinas led the scientific team behind this week’s huge announcement involving the gravitational waves predicted by Albert Einstein a century ago. Not since the theory of
Santo Domingo’s cobbled streets and its air of bygone Spanish colonial glory are far from the usual beach cliché, says Chris Leadbeater Chris Leadbeater @LeadbeaterChris Wandering across the Parque Colon,
Once upon a time, it was Bolivia’s second-largest lake. Today, it has all but vanished. New satellite images have confirmed this. The disappearance of Lake Poopó has dramatic consequences for
Dozens of medical products are registered and in testing to improve the quality of life of cancer patients in the long term. Cuba is testing drugs to turn cancer into
Haiti’s parliament has chosen an interim president a week after Michel Martelly stepped down, leaving the country without a head of state. The new leader, Jocelerme Privert, was elected at
By MINJAE PARK PATERSON, N.J. Patricio Molina was famous before he knew it. When he was 3, he showed up to a TV studio with a pacifier and captivated a
By my fox los angeles Hollywood, Calif. – The record-setting Mexican rock band Maná received the 2,573rd star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday, honoring a career that
Isaiah Jessie skates on blades that used to belong to Olympic silver medalist Jessica Hewitt One of the fastest skaters at the Kamloops Long Blades Speed Skating Club put on
By Hillary Ojeda The Vilcek Foundation recognized Peruvian Dr. Fernando Camargo for his research on blood cells. The United States-based Vilcek Foundation awarded Peruvian immigrant, Dr. Fernando Camargo, for demonstrating
For industry leader, international business and social responsibility go hand in hand By Peter DeVries If you can imagine Karina Briño, president and CEO of the Mining Association of BC
For centuries, the Catholic Church has worked to keep indigenous cultures and customs out of the liturgy. But Pope Francis appears to be spearheading another major shift in policy with
Saudi Arabia’s Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi discussed co-operation between OPEC members and other oil producers to stabilize the global oil market with his Venezuelan counterpart on Sunday, state news agency
The Argentine government has made an official proposal to foreign investors holding $9bn (£6.25bn) in bonds the country defaulted on. After five days of negotiations in New York, it offered
The 3,500 blasts that Spain-based multinational Maxam has detonated as part of the Panama Canal’s expansion have been one of the biggest technological challenges for the firm, a leader in
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Bruno Soares didn’t have much down time between his Australian Open doubles championship matches. No worries, he won them both. On Sunday afternoon, he added the
People in the Bolivian city of Oruro are gearing up for carnival. This year’s celebrations start on 30 January, but the main days will be on 5, 6 and 7
Salvadoran Ex-President Dies Facing Corruption Charges El Salvador’s ARENA party has confirmed the death of former president Francisco Flores. Former Salvadorian president Francisco Flores has died while facing multi-million dollar
By Maureen Bongat The foreign leaders from the member countries of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) were gathered Sunday to discuss and prepare for the 4th
For a very long time the biggest thing inside the American Museum of Natural History in New York was the life-sized model of a blue whale hanging inside one of
By Mel Abad Colombia made it to the Oscars with a Best Foreign Film nomination for the first time, Remezcla reports. The movie “Embrace of the Serpent” (“El abrazo de
Chinese market turmoil and the renminbi’s fall to a four-year low against the US dollar risks the prospect of “perverse” currency wars, Mexico has warned. Latin America’s second-biggest economy, which
he world’s most-wanted drug lord was captured for a third time in a daring raid on Friday by Mexican marines, six months after he tunneled out of a maximum security
Aside from slick red carpet appearances and shade-worthy speeches, the 2016 Golden Globe Awards presented Sunday night (Jan. 10) saw Latinos take home a few of those highly coveted statuettes. When the
Dear fellow journalist, Greetings from Ottawa! It is an honour for me to roll out Canada’s first nation-wide training program aimed specifically at journalists who work with “ethnic” or “multicultural”
