South America

USGS: A magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes disaster-hit Ecuador

(Reuters) A powerful earthquake measuring 6.0 magnitude struck Ecuador on Thursday, as the country was still struggling to recover from…

Two dead after new bike lane collapses in Rio

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Reuters) -- At least two people were killed on Thursday (April 21) when part of a…

Ecuador’s Correa raises death toll to 525

Hours after a 6.2 magnitude quake shook Ecuador, President Rafael Correa said on Wednesday (April 20) that the death toll…

Venezuela to ration electricity in power crisis

CARACAS,Venezuela (AFP) -- Recession-wracked Venezuela is to ration electricity in 10 of its most populous and industrialized states, including metropolitan…

Coffins pile up in Ecuador stadium-turned-morgue

by Santiago Piedra Silva Pedernales, Ecuador (AFP) -- A hodgepodge of donated coffins in various shapes, sizes and colors is piled…

South American floods kill 12, force mass evacuations

BUENOS Aires, Argentina (AFP) -- Severe storms and flooding across South America's "southern cone" have killed at least 12 people and…

BREAKING NEWS: Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes off Ecuador coast: USGS

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A 6.1-magnitude earthquake has struck near the coast of Ecuador, just days after the South American…

U.S. and Cuban architects collaborate to save Old Havana

More than 150 American architects arrived in Havana this week as part of joint efforts with their Cuban counterparts to…

Anger erupts as 1,700 still missing in Ecuador quake

by Florence PANOUSSIAN PEDERNALES,Ecuador (AFP) --The death toll from Ecuador's earthquake was feared to rise sharply as authorities warned Tuesday…

Hopes dim for Ecuador quake survivors; death toll hits 443

(Reuters) PEDERNALES/CANOA, Ecuador Rescuers in Ecuador were losing hope of finding more survivors on Tuesday from an earthquake which killed…

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