Brazil on dengue fever alert
RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 6, 2024 (AFP) - Sao Paulo opened an emergency operations center Tuesday to deal with a…
3 months ago
South America
Chile wildfire death toll rises to 112: Interior Ministry
Santiago, Feb 5, 2024 (AFP) - The confirmed death toll from ferocious wildfires in central Chile has risen to 112,…
3 months ago
IMF authorizes $4.7 bn for Argentina after Milei’s ‘bold’ reforms
WASHINGTON, Feb 1, 2024 (AFP) - The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday approved a fresh $4.7 billion for Argentina, praising…
3 months ago
Colombia seeks international aid to combat forest fires edging in on homes
By Alejandro Rincon BOGOTÁ, Jan 26, 2024 (AFP) - Colombia appealed on Thursday for international aid as it battled dozens…
3 months ago
Dozens arrested in Ecuador after hospital assault
QUITO, Jan 22, 2024 (AFP) - Police in violence-plagued Ecuador arrested 68 people Sunday who had attempted to take over…
3 months ago
5.6M Quake causes damage in Colombia
BOGOTÁ, Jan 19, 2024 (AFP) - A moderately strong earthquake struck the center-west of Colombia on Friday, causing material damage…
4 months ago
Prosecutor probing gang-related Ecuador TV studio attack is killed
QUITO, Jan 17, 2024 (AFP) - The prosecutor investigating a dramatic armed assault by gangsters last week on an Ecuadoran…
4 months ago
Ecuador president says ‘in state of war’ against cartels
By Santiago PIEDRA SILVA QUITO, Jan 10, 2024 (AFP) - Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa said Wednesday the country was in…
4 months ago
Argentina court suspends Milei labor reforms
BUENOS AIRES, Jan 4, 2024 (AFP) - Argentine judges on Wednesday suspended labor law changes that form part of a…
4 months ago
Colombian ex-soldier pleads guilty in Haiti president assassination plot
MIAMI, Dec 22, 2023 (AFP) - A former Colombian soldier pleaded guilty Friday in a US federal court to conspiracy…
4 months ago
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