South America

Gustavo Petro sworn in as Colombia’s first leftist president

by Hector Velasco Agence France Presse BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) -- Gustavo Petro on Sunday took the oath of office as…

Chile defense minister’s home robbed, presidential car stolen

  SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) -- The home of Chilean Defense Minister Maya Fernandez was robbed by attackers who beat her…

WATCH: Stories of how the INC’s Aid to Humanity helped communities in the Americas amid the pandemic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYUjzzmLpDY   In this special report, Eagle News America continues its coverage of the Iglesia Ni Cristo's (Church Of Christ's)…

Panama temporarily closes land, sea, and river borders with Colombia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjNBkdnIM2A     (Eagle News) -- In Central America, Panama has closed the door to travelers trying to enter the…

Severe virus curbs in South America as WHO blasts EU vaccine rollout

by AFP Bureaus SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) -- South American nations severely tightened coronavirus travel curbs including shutting their borders with…

Defying virus, Latvian ocean rower plans next adventure

by Imants LIEPINSH Agence France-Presse RIGA, Latvia (AFP) — After spending 140 days rowing across the ocean without seeing another…

Global virus infections pass 15 million, as Latin America cases soar

  by Joshua Howat Berger, with AFP bureaus Agence France Presse RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- The number of…

Bolivia leader catches virus as US cases soar higher

  by Raul BURGOA with AFP bureaus Agence France Presse LA PAZ, Bolivia (AFP) -- Bolivia's interim president became the…

Brazil virus toll surges to third-highest in world

  by Joshua Howat Berger, with AFP bureaus Agence France Presse RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's death toll…

South America ‘a new epicentre’ of COVID-19: WHO

  GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- South America has become "a new epicentre" of the deadly coronavirus pandemic, the World Health…

Gobierno de Maduro: Servicio eléctrico reestablecido en casi toda Venezuela

Nadine Dueñas Eagle News Service URUGUAY, SUDAMÉRICA--El gobierno de Presidente Nicolás Maduro aseguró que el servicio eléctrico ha sido reestablecido en…

State of emergency as floods worry Paraguay capital

ASUNCION, Paraguay (AFP) -- Authorities in Paraguay's capital Asuncion on Wednesday declared a state of emergency for a month after…

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