Vanessa Buschschlüter

London

Latin America and Caribbean Editor at BBC

Latin America and Caribbean Editor, BBC News website. Views are mine, not the BBC's.

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Mexico begins clean-up after hurricane Erick hits southern coast

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Vanessa Buschschlüter |James Chater

1 day agoThis Illegal Psychedelic Is Hailed as a ‘Revolutionary Breakthrough’As opioid addiction continues to devastate communities, a growing number of people are turning to ibogaine—an obscure and controversial psychedelic. WSJ visits a clinic in Mexico to follow one patient's journey through this intense and unorthodox treatment.
El Chapo: Lawyer Silvia Delgado who defended drug lord elected as judge

1 week ago | bbc.co.uk | Will Grant |Vanessa Buschschlüter

Image source, ReutersImage caption, Silvia Delgado was part of the legal defence team representing Joaquín "El Chapo" GuzmánMexico and Central America correspondentA former defence lawyer for the jailed drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán has been elected as a judge in Mexico's first-ever judicial elections. Tallies published on Tuesday showed that Silvia Delgado had won enough votes to secure a position as a local criminal judge in the city of Ciudad Juárez, on the US-Mexico border.
Colombian senator in 'extremely critical condition' after being shot

1 week ago | bbc.com | Vanessa Buschschlüter

Colombian senator in 'extremely critical condition' after being shotVanessa BuschschlüterEPAColombians have taken part in marches in support of Uribe after he was shotDoctors treating Colombian presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay have warned that he is in an "extremely critical condition" after being shot in the head 10 days ago. Uribe underwent emergency surgery on Monday to stem a bleed to the brain, according to a hospital statement.
Colombian senator in 'extremely critical condition' after being shot

1 week ago | aol.com | Vanessa Buschschlüter

Doctors treating Colombian presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay have warned that he is in an "extremely critical condition" after being shot in the head 10 days ago. Uribe underwent emergency surgery on Monday to stem a bleed to the brain, according to a hospital statement. His wife said that the hours after the operation would be critical and asked Colombians to pray for his recovery.
Gunmen storm Mexican village hall and shoot dead mayor

1 week ago | bbc.co.uk | Vanessa Buschschlüter

Image source, FacebookImage caption, Lilia Gema García Soto was killed during a meeting with another local officialGunmen have killed the mayor of the Mexican municipality of San Mateo Piñas in the latest deadly attack on local officials. Witnesses said four armed men arrived on motorcycles, stormed the village hall and opened fire on the mayor, Lilia Gema García Soto, and a local official who was in a meeting with her, Eli García Ramírez.
Gunmen storm Mexican village hall and shoot dead mayor

1 week ago | aol.com | Vanessa Buschschlüter

Gunmen have killed the mayor of the Mexican municipality of San Mateo Piñas in the latest deadly attack on local officials. Witnesses said four armed men arrived on motorcycles, stormed the village hall and opened fire on the mayor, Lilia Gema García Soto, and a local official who was in a meeting with her, Eli García Ramírez. Two municipal police officers were also injured in the attack.
Indigenous lawyer Hugo Aguilar leads race for chief justice

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Vanessa Buschschlüter

Indigenous lawyer leads race for chief justice in MexicoVanessa BuschschlüterReutersHugo Aguilar has long campaigned for the rights of Mexico's indigenous groupsAn indigenous lawyer, Hugo Aguilar, looks set to become Mexico's new chief justice following Sunday's ground-breaking judicial election. Mexicans were asked to choose the country's entire judiciary by direct ballot for the first time after a radical reform introduced by the governing Morena party.
Mexican police arrest suspect in killing of five band members

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Vanessa Buschschlüter

Mexican police arrest suspect in killing of five band membersVanessa BuschschlüterFacebook/Grupo FugitivoGrupo Fugitivo disappeared as they were headed to play at a private partyPolice in Mexico have detained a man known by the alias of M-47, whom they suspect of ordering the murder of members of the band Grupo Fugitivo. The bodies of four musicians from the band and their manager were discovered on Thursday in Tamaulipas state, four days after the men had been reported missing.
German court rejects Peruvian farmer’s landmark climate case

1 month ago | envirolink.org | Vanessa Buschschlüter

From BBC 2 hours agoShareSaveVanessa BuschschlüterBBC NewsShareSaveReutersA court in Germany has rejected a lawsuit brought by a Peruvian farmer against German energy giant RWE in a long-awaited decision. Saúl Luciano Lliuya had argued that the firm’s global emissions contributed to the melting of glaciers in Peru – threatening his hometown of Huaraz with flooding. He was seeking €17,000 (£14,250) in compensation – money he said he would use to pay for a flood defence project to protect the city.
German court rejects Peruvian farmer's landmark climate case

1 month ago | bbc.com | Vanessa Buschschlüter

German court rejects Peruvian farmer's landmark climate case Vanessa BuschschlüterReutersSaúl Luciano Lliuya says water in Lake Palcacocha has increased, putting his hometown at riskA court in Germany has rejected a lawsuit brought by a Peruvian farmer against German energy giant RWE in a long-awaited decision. Saúl Luciano Lliuya had argued that the firm's global emissions contributed to the melting of glaciers in Peru - threatening his hometown of Huaraz with flooding.