She was believed to be the first Western scientist to study the animals in their natural habitat, but she struggled to overcome sexism in academia.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/17/science/anne-innis-dagg-dead.html
The Biden administration had temporarily lifted sanctions after President Nicolás Maduro agreed to make free elections possible. Now Mr. Maduro has put up barriers to a credible vote.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/17/world/americas/us-oil-sanctions-venezuela-maduro.html
The stolen gold was partly used to buy guns that were bound for Canada, the police said.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/17/world/canada/canada-gold-heist-pearson-airport.html
An ascending jet’s contrail over Montreal added to the wonder of last Monday’s eclipse.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/15/science/eclipse-shadow-plane-halo.html
A freshman congressman is demanding answers from the fashion house Loro Piana, which sources wool from his native Peru and faces accusations of exploiting workers there.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/13/us/politics/garcia-loro-piana-vuitton-indigenous-peru.html
Andrew Furey, Canada’s only Liberal premier, recently asked the Liberal federal government to suspend the scheduled increases.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/13/world/canada/newfoundland-premier-andrew-furey.html
In Bogotá, a city with more than 1.1 million bicycles and a strong riding culture, a number of high-profile crimes have rattled cyclists.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/13/world/americas/colombia-bogota-cycling-crime.html
A governing council was finalized after a month of negotiations. It is tasked with restoring law and order by appointing an acting prime minister.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/12/world/americas/haiti-transitional-council.html
A public research institute in Brazil has proved a new shot protects against the disease, but can’t make it fast enough to stop the huge outbreak sweeping Latin America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/11/health/dengue-vaccine-brazil.html
A YouTube rabbit hole led Blanka Amezkua to a small Mexican town and the centuries-old craft of papel picado — chiseling intricate patterns into colorful paper flags.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/11/arts/papel-picado-artist.html
Mexico’s election will make history. It will be the largest in terms of voters and seats, and the country will elect a female president for the first time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/11/world/americas/mexico-2024-general-election.html
Ecuador’s raid of Mexico’s embassy shows how foreign policy is often driven by personal politics, not national interest.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/10/world/americas/daniel-noboa-ecuador-mexico-foreign-policy.html
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau testified that past elections had been “free and fair,” but intelligence reports said meddling by China was “sophisticated” and “pervasive.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/10/world/canada/trudeau-election-interference-inquiry.html
Extinct foxes and other animals were an important part of early South American communities, a new study has found.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/09/science/fox-remains-south-america-patagonia.html
Across parts of the United States, Mexico and Canada, would-be eclipse-gazers are on the move for what could be a once-in-a-lifetime event.
A bill introduced by the Canadian government to safeguard against online harms has stirred opposition from free speech advocates.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/09/world/canada/canada-hate-speech.html
The former vice president, Jorge Glas, had taken pills, the police said, and was taken to a hospital. He had taken refuge at the embassy after being accused of corruption.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/08/world/americas/ex-ecuadorean-vice-president-coma-jorge-glas.html
Analysts believe that President Daniel Noboa’s re-election hopes are what motivated the arrest of an Ecuadorean politician taking refuge at the Mexican Embassy.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/07/world/americas/ecuador-mexico-embassy-noboa.html
A former vice president of Ecuador, Jorge Glas had been convicted of bribery in two separate cases. He had fled to the Mexican Embassy in Quito after facing more embezzlement charges.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/06/world/americas/jorge-glas-ecuador-mexico.html
Breaking with Canadian tradition, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been crisscrossing the country announcing measures from the April 16 budget in advance.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/06/world/americas/canadas-federal-budget.html