The infamous Latin American political revolution known as “pink tide” is reportedly receding. According to Financial Times, these populist political movements have sharply swept the region leftward for over the past 17 years. Though some populists, such as Bolivia’s Evo Morales, remain popular and resolutely entrenched in power, others have started to fade.
Three men tried to rob a condom machine in Germany by blowing it up, only to have their other companion die after the man got hit on the head from the explosion.
Manny Roman chose to endorse Ted Cruz despite the pressure to get behind. The vice-chairman of the Miami-Dade Republican Party, Manny Roman announced that he opted to support to Texas Sen.
Chileans commemorate the works of their beloved poet, Pablo Neruda. A 65-feet balloon that portrayed the image of the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda can be seen from afar during the street carnival that flooded the streets of Santiago with color.
Andres Moreno died of heart attack but doctors revealed it is unrelated to his weight loss surgery. The 38-year-old Mexican Andres Moreno made the headlines as it was reported that the world's most obese man finally passed away at a young age.
Diesel, the Belgian Shepherd who died during a raid five days after the Paris terror attacks, will be the recipient of the 66th Dicken Medal in honor of his bravery and life sacrifice to ensure the safety of the people in Paris.
Israel has cautioned Brazil that unless they accept former head of the Jewish settlement movement Dani Dayan as ambassador, they risk a downgrade relations.
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As the U.S. looks towards next year’s presidential election, Latin America countries are experiencing big changes in leadership and challenges to old regimes.
Pope Francis has called on Central American nations Costa Rica and Nicaragua to resolve the Cuban migration problems in the region. Thousands of Cubans are stranded in the border of the two countries after Nicaragua refused the migrants to pass their territory.
More than 160,000 people in four South American countries have been evacuated due to severe flooding caused by heavy rains in the past few days. The rain is brought by El Niño that affected Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil.
The recently concluded concert of Latino singer Enrique Iglesias in Sri Lanka is currently making headlines after the nation’s president called for punishment over the “uncivilized behavior” showed by some of the female fans. The concert, which was part of Iglesias’ “Love & Sex” World Tour, was held at the rugby stadium in Colombo on Dec. 20.
Mexican grill food chain company Chipotle is currently facing some serious challenges in terms of sales and stock prices. In just two-and-a-half months, the once-booming restaurant’s sales and stock prices plummeted. The decline came in the wake of the E. coli and norovirus outbreaks linked to their products.
There are hundreds of Latin words that have been incorporated in everyday English including the words memo, alibi, et cetera, census, via and versus, among others. There are also entire Latin phrases that have been naturally embedded in English. For example, these phrases, bona fide (in good faith) and carpe diem (seize the day) are often used in full and without any second thought, Mental Floss noted. But did you know Latin phrases can also be useful in business?
