At least 17 killed as bus plunges off cliff in Peru
LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- At least 17 people were killed and some 30 injured when a passenger bus plunged off…
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South America
Peru in crisis as president dissolves Congress
by Francisco JARA LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Peru's President Martin Vizcarra consolidated power Tuesday in a tense stand-off with the…
5 years ago
Strong 6.8 magnitude earthquake off Chile coast: USGS
SANTIAGO, United States (AFP) -- A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck in the Pacific off the coast of Chile on Sunday,…
5 years ago
At least 11 dead in Rio hospital blaze
by Mauro PIMENTEL / Carlos FABAL Agence France Presse RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- At least 11 people,…
5 years ago
Peru court cuts jail time for opposition leader Keiko Fujimori
by Luis Jaime CISNEROS Agence France Presse LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Peru's Supreme Court on Thursday halved the pre-trial…
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Amazon’s ‘tallest tree’ safe from fires, say scientists
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Intrepid Brazilian and British scientists say they have located the Amazon's tallest tree in northern…
5 years ago
Brazil president to skip Amazon summit, citing doctor’s orders
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro will skip a regional summit on fires that have devastated swaths…
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Brazil’s Amazon basin fires keep surging
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- The number of fires in Brazil's Amazon basin is still on the rise, even though…
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Bolivia lost 1.2 million hectares to fires this year, govt says
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AFP) -- Fires have destroyed 1.2 million hectares (3.2 million acres) of forest and grasslands in Bolivia…
5 years ago
Brazil’s Bolsonaro fuels spat with Macron over Amazon fires
by Jordi Miro, with Allison Jackson in Rio de Janeiro PORTO VELHO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on…
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