Section: South America
US Congress Reaches Deal on Combined Russia, Iran, North Korea Sanctions Bill
The United States Congress reached on Saturday an agreement to impose new sanctions on Russia for its alleged interference in the 2016 presidential election and its actions in Ukraine, a plan that is to be voted on this week in the House of Representatives. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Cyber attack sweeps globe, researchers see ‘WannaCry’ link
MOSCOW/KIEV/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A major global cyber attack yesterday disrupted computers at Russia’s biggest oil company, Ukrainian banks and multinational firms with a virus similar to the ransomware that last month infected more than 300,000 computers. The post Cyber attack sweeps globe, researchers see ‘WannaCry’ link appeared...
Cisco Says Global Cyberattack Is New Ransomware Called Nyetya
The computer virus that massively affected dozens of companies and institutions in the world since June 27, first in Russia and Ukraine, then spreading to Asia and Australia on Wednesday, is a new variant of ransomware called Nyetya, Cisco technology said. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
US Adds 38 to Russia Sanctions for Ukraine Invasion
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control reinforced existing sanctions on Russia by designating or identifying a range of individuals and entities involved in the ongoing conflict under four Executive orders related to Russia and Ukraine. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Explosion hits US Embassy Compound in Kiev, None Injured
An explosive device was thrown into a U.S. embassy building in Kiev, in what has been referred to as a terrorist attack. …read more Source:...
Carla Suarez Cruises into 4th Round at French Open
Spain’s Carla Suarez made it into the fourth round of the French Open after a straight sets win over Ukrainian Elena Vesnina on Saturday. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Wawrinka Beats Dolgopolov to Qualify for 3rd Round of French Open
Swiss Stan Wawrinka, world No. 3, snatched a hard-fought victory over Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov on Thursday to reach the third round of the French Open. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Svitolina Through to 2nd Round of Roland Garros for 5th Time
Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina, seeded 5th, won the first round of French Open for the fifth time in her career on Tuesday after beating Kazakhstan’s Yaroslava Shvedova. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Tusk Surprised by Trump’s Brexit Stance, Calls for Unity on Ukraine
The President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, said on Friday he was positively surprised by the attitude of the President of the United States, Donald Trump, with regards to the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Portugal’s Salvador Sobral Wins 2017 Eurovision Contest (VIDEO)
Portugal won the Eurovision 2017 song contest late Saturday, for its first time, with the song “Amor Pelos Dois” (For the Both of Us) sung by Salvador Sobral, in the grand final gala of the competition held in Kiev. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
