South America

Floods kill seven at Venezuela religious gathering

Caracas, Venezuela (AFP) At least seven people were killed in western Venezuela after heavy rains swept away a group of…

Most pregnancy-related deaths in US are avoidable: CDC

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - Four out of five pregnancy-related deaths in the United States could be avoided, a new…

Drought decimates Texas’ key cotton crop

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - On Sutton Page's ravaged cotton fields, there is almost nothing left to pick. The Texas…

Prices soaring everywhere: from beans in Brazil to pork in China

Paris, France (AFP) by Coline DACLIN Consumers and businesses around the world are facing steeper prices for everything from Mexico's…

Couple formally charged in Argentine VP assassination attempt

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) -- The gunman who tried to shoot Argentina's Vice President Cristina Kirchner in the face was…

At least 17 dead in bloody 72 hours in Colombia

BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) -- At least 17 people were killed over the last three days in Colombia in a spate…

Booming gun ownership triggers fears for Brazil vote

by Eugenia LOGIURATTO Agence France-Presse RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Wearing a black T-shirt stamped with the word "Bolsonaro"…

16 missing in Venezuela found ‘safe and sound’

SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela (AFP) -- A group of 16 people who went missing after setting off on a religious retreat…

Search on for people missing from Venezuelan religious retreat

SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela (AFP) -- Family members have joined the search for nearly two dozen people reported missing after going…

Army taking on gangs in Colombia’s biggest port

by Juan RESTREPO Agence France-Presse BUENAVENTURA, Colombia (AFP) -- Colombia's army put on a show of force at the weekend…

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