Police say the woman did not realise the door of the animal’s cage was open and was immediately attackedA young woman working at a safari park in Chile has died after a tiger attacked her, police said.The woman, who has not been identified by police, w…
Second western Canada town destroyed by ‘exceedingly aggressive’ wildfire
Residents of Monte Lake, British Columbia, told to evacuateVillage of Lytton devastated by wildfire last monthA second community in western Canada has been destroyed by wildfire as authorities in the region scramble to contain the destructive toll of c…
Mexico sues US gunmakers in unprecedented bid to stop weapons crossing border
Country seeking up to $10bn damages in Massachusetts lawsuitUS-made weapons used in cartel battles and attacks on civiliansThe Mexican government has launched legal action against US gunmakers in an unprecedented attempt to halt the flow of guns across…
‘Bad faith’ US prosecutors misled Canada in Huawei case, court hears in final arguments
Lawyers for Meng Wanzhou, whose detention has thrown US-China feud into focus, urge judge to throw out extradition requestLawyers for Meng Wanzhou say American prosecutors acted in “bad faith” and abused the Canadian justice system when they pursued th…
Nicaragua: Ortega opponent becomes eighth election candidate to be arrested
Crackdown continues as vice-presidential hopeful Berenice Quezada accused of ‘terrorism’ for criticising lack of freedomNicaraguan authorities have detained a candidate in the November presidential elections, her party has said, as the government of Pr…
If the US really cared about freedom in Cuba, it would end its punishing sanctions | Helen Yaffe
Critics dismiss Cuba as a failed state, but don’t accept how badly it’s hamstrung by the US blockadeThe violent protests that erupted in Cuba in early July were the first serious social disturbances since the “Maleconazo” of 1994, 27 years ago. Both t…
Why the internet in Cuba has become a US political hot potato
After Havana shut down online access for 72 hours, the battle is on to keep the country connectedCubans used to joke about Napoleon Bonaparte chatting to Mikhail Gorbachev, George W Bush and Fidel Castro in the afterlife. “If I’d have had your prudence…
The Fever review – dreamy film about an indigenous Brazilian’s alienation
Maya Da-Rin’s subtle, poetic debut about a man with a mysterious fever engages with the hidden lives of the Desana people of BrazilHere is a mysterious and opaque movie, a feature debut from 42-year-old Brazilian artist and film-maker Maya Da-Rin. It d…
Colombians mourn after deadly protests as Amnesty cites ‘unlawful repression’
‘He died as he lived, resisting’, says mother of young artist killed in Cali, as report claims authorities used systematic ‘pattern of violence’ in cityNicolás Guerrero, a 26-year-old artist from the Colombian city of Cali, took to the streets on 2 May…
Leaves of change: Paraguay’s small-scale farmers see a new future in yerba mate tea
A resurgence in the traditional drink is offering rural communities independence and a sustainable alternative to industrial soy and cattle farmingFour men emerge from the intense heat and steam of the barbacuá into the cold winter’s night in the rural…