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Another weekend of protests against Canada's Covid-19 mandates saw around 200 arrests in the nation's capital as authorities moved to end the weekslong demonstration, towing vehicles and going after protesters' pocketbooks with financial penalties. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/i3xqjXl

Prolonged unrest in Ottawa has prompted Canadian officials to allocate funds for businesses enduring financial losses during demonstrations that have turned physical in the last two days and led to numerous arrests. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/jrdGI8s

Demonstrators in downtown Ottawa persisted in standing their ground late Friday, where protests turned physical and police say more than 100 people have been arrested. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/uSneEKs

A nearly three-week protest in Ottawa over mandated Covid-19 precautions in Canada may be approaching its end as police tell demonstrators to either leave immediately or face legal consequences. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/2AFXDBp

At least 34 people have been killed after heavy rains caused flooding and landslides in Petropolis, in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/jDw8noS

Read CNN's Fast Facts about the 2010 rescue of 33 miners from a collapsed mine in the Atacama region of northern Chile. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/ec7aKzG

While protesters objecting to Covid-19 safety measures continue to idle trucks and camp out in downtown Ottawa, other blockades situated at the Canadian-US border this week are standing down. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/tGd2wPH

The Canadian government is aiming to cut off financial support for protesters who are staging blockades at border crossings as it ratcheted up the pressure on the demonstrators by invoking the country's Emergencies Act. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/mvgsXtz

North America's busiest land border crossing has reopened after a nearly weeklong blockade of the Ambassador Bridge by protesters decrying Covid-19 mandates, the company that owns the bridge says. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/SaAYXRI

A major border crossing between Canada and the US remained partially impeded Sunday morning despite police efforts to end a blockade by Canadian protesters who oppose Covid-19 mitigation measures in the country as officials prepare for the possibility of more demonstrations elsewhere. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/EGFCysn

Haiti's government have said they "categorically reject" the allegations "published in the international press," following this week's publication of a CNN investigation into the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/V3g8xuX

Canadian demonstrators were blocking the busiest international crossing in North America on Saturday in defiance of a court order -- setting up a potential showdown with police over the Covid-19 protests that have snarled supply chains and alarmed political leaders. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/LKSk0ay

For two weeks now, Freedom Convoy protesters in Canada have managed to frustrate both law enforcement and political leaders with their unyielding protests against Covid-19 restrictions. Police forces across the country have expressed their reluctance to move in swiftly, saying they prefer to avoid confrontation. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/TYFp8yL

For days, protests over Covid-19 mandates have impeded border crossings between the US and Canada. Follow here for the latest news. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/pFfsqy6

Nicaragua's former foreign minister Francisco Aguirre Sacasa and journalist Miguel Mendoza have been found guilty of conspiracy to undermine national integrity by the Nicaraguan judicial authority. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/BwAOHc9

Tensions stemming from protests spearheaded by Canadian truck drivers over the country's Covid-19 mandates have been simmering in recent weeks -- so much so that a judge has temporarily banned demonstrators from using horns. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/sRbf5Su

Canadian protesters have blocked access to the busiest international crossing in North America in yet another demonstration of their grievances against the nation's Covid-19 preventative measures. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/3T2LChM

Canadian authorities continue to face protests over Covid-19 regulations that are now stretching into a second week of blocked roads and boisterous demonstrations. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/saMxSB2

It started as a heated discussion between a father and his son's doctor. But it quickly escalated to a multi-person fist-fight that shocked the nation. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/o7lsWSA

This year kicked off with a violent start on the Colombia-Venezuela border, where dissident militant factions have been competing for territorial control of lucrative drug routes that connect the South American country to the US and Europe. At least 23 people were killed in violent clashes at the start of the year, followed by a deadly car bomb and the murder of a local community leader and his wife. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/mZoCrwh

Protesters gathered across Brazil on Saturday to demand justice for Moise Kabagambe, whose family say he was beaten to death after asking for unpaid wages. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/W1ADLpH

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At least 17 people have died in Argentina after consuming cocaine suspected of containing a poisonous substance, with the cases clustered around several towns in sprawling Buenos Aires province, officials and local media said on Wednesday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/3YmuWA47a

Brazilian authorities have shut down a beachside kiosk in the seaside city of Rio de Janeiro after a 24-year-old Congolese migrant was beaten to death, a local police chief said Wednesday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/SsHdKQ7FJ

After having spent the last two years being known simply as the Washington Football Team, the iconic NFL franchise is set to announce its permanent new team name. Follow here for the latest news. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/u5pEqJRL2

A demonstration that began with a group of truckers objecting to new Canadian Covid-19 vaccine mandates and escalated into wider protests over the weekend continued Wednesday, as authorities say multiple investigations into criminal activity are underway in the nation's capital. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/VnlKJBoCg