South America

Venezuela issues arrest warrant for opposition leader Guaido: prosecutor

CARACAS, Oct 6, 2023 (AFP) - The Venezuelan prosecutor's office said Thursday it had issued an arrest warrant for opposition…

Brazil sends emergency aid to drought-hit Amazon state

  https://youtu.be/vANFyytzepc   BRASÍLIA, Sept 29, 2023 (AFP) - Brazil announced Thursday it will send emergency aid to an Amazon…

Bird flu kills 400 seals, sea lions in Uruguay

MONTEVIDEO, Sept 29, 2023 (AFP) - An estimated 400 seals and sea lions have turned up dead on the coast…

Five injured in latest Colombia car bomb blast

JAMUNDI, Colombia, Sept 22, 2023 (AFP) - A car bomb exploded Friday outside a police station in southwest Colombia, injuring…

Gold and mercury, not books, for Venezuela’s child miners

By Magda GIBELLI At 10 years old, Martin cannot read, but he is an old hand at detecting traces of…

Peru bus plunges into ravine, killing 25

LIMA, Sept 18, 2023 (AFP) - A bus plummeted from the edge of a narrow mountain road in southeastern Peru…

Investigators probe Brazil plane crash that killed 14

MANAUS, Brazil, Sept 17, 2023 (AFP) - Investigators traveled Sunday to a remote town in the Brazilian Amazon to probe…

Escaped Brazilian murderer evading US police steals rifle

NEW YORK, Sept 12, 2023 (AFP) - Schools near Philadelphia were closed and residents told to lock their doors Tuesday…

50 years later, Chilean mothers pine for ‘disappeared’ sons

https://youtu.be/cGkrTIaxVNs By Axl HERNANDEZ Luz Encina, 94, sets out from San Antonio in Chile in a small, rented boat clutching…

Bird flu kills scores of sea lions in Argentina

BUENOS AIRES, Aug 30, 2023 (AFP) - Scores of sea lions have died from bird flu in Argentina, officials said…

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