Jeronimo Gonzalez

Assistant Editor at Semafor

Operations Editor at @Semafor | Previously @BBCNews, @MexicoToday

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Articles

China retail sales jump despite US tariffs

5 days ago | semafor.com | Jeronimo Gonzalez

Retail sales in China jumped more than expected last month, signaling that the world’s second-biggest economy may be weathering US tariffs. June’s sales figures are expected to be higher still as China holds one of its main shopping festivals this week. Beijing has for decades faced calls to rebalance its economy away from manufacturing and into domestic spending.
Kenya protests over blogger’s killing in police custody

1 week ago | semafor.com | Jeronimo Gonzalez

Thousands of people protested in cities across Kenya after a blogger critical of the government died in police custody. Authorities had previously claimed that Albert Ojwang died from self-inflicted injuries, but an autopsy showed that he was likely killed by an assault; a police officer has been arrested. Ojwang’s case has reignited long-running anger against police brutality in a country that has been roiled by anti-government protests in recent years.
Extreme cold front batters South Africa

1 week ago | semafor.com | Jeronimo Gonzalez

Seven people died and a bus carrying schoolchildren was swept away in South Africa after a severe cold front brought floods and snowfall across the country. Rescue efforts for the bus were suspended overnight, although three children have already been found alive; it remains unclear how many children were on board. Utility company Eskom said power was out in several provinces, with the cold front expected to persist through the week.
LA imposes curfew as protests widen

1 week ago | semafor.com | Jeronimo Gonzalez

Authorities in Los Angeles carried out mass arrests after the mayor imposed a curfew on parts of the city amid widening protests against the US government’s immigration crackdown. Activists have also gathered in New York, Chicago, and other major US cities to protest against the White House’s aggressive round-up of migrants.
LA imposes curfew as protests widen

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Jeronimo Gonzalez

Authorities in Los Angeles carried out mass arrests after the mayor imposed a curfew on parts of the city amid widening protests against the US government’s immigration crackdown. Activists have also gathered in New York, Chicago, and other major US cities to protest against the White House’s aggressive round-up of migrants.
LA imposes curfew as protests widen

1 week ago | buff.ly | Jeronimo Gonzalez

Authorities in Los Angeles carried out mass arrests after the mayor imposed a curfew on parts of the city amid widening protests against the US government’s immigration crackdown. Activists have also gathered in New York, Chicago, and other major US cities to protest against the White House’s aggressive round-up of migrants.
Deadly cold front batters South Africa

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Jeronimo Gonzalez

NowCNN — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he plans to phase out the Federal Emergency Management Agency after this year’s hurricane season, offering the clearest timeline yet for his administration’s long-term plans to dismantle the disaster relief agency and shift responsibility for response …
Extreme cold front batters South Africa

1 week ago | buff.ly | Jeronimo Gonzalez

Seven people died and a bus carrying schoolchildren was swept away in South Africa after a severe cold front brought floods and snowfall across the country. Rescue efforts for the bus were suspended overnight, although three children have already been found alive; it remains unclear how many children were on board. Utility company Eskom said power was out in several provinces, with the cold front expected to persist through the week.
Mexican authorities warn of new deadly opioid

1 week ago | semafor.com | Jeronimo Gonzalez

Mexican authorities warned of the spread of a powerful drug that could worsen the US overdose epidemic. A public health agency said that nitazenes — a group of synthetic opioids thought to be up to 40 times more powerful than fentanyl — could be laced into drugs, with even trace amounts deadly. More than 100,000 people died from drug overdoses in the US in 2023, with nearly 70% of the deaths attributed to opioids such as fentanyl.
Russia’s Wagner group to leave Mali

1 week ago | semafor.com | Jeronimo Gonzalez

Russia’s Wagner paramilitary said it would cease operations against Islamic extremists in Mali, although Moscow will retain a presence in the West African country. Mali, along with other nations in the Sahel region, has for years struggled to contain insurgents — including a powerful al-Qaeda affiliate with as many as 6,000 fighters — that have threatened regional stability and caused thousands of deaths.