Lima jolted by a 5.5-magnitude quake
A 5.5-magnitude earthquake shook Lima and a large surrounding area Thursday, alarming many locals but with no immediate reports of…
3 years ago
South America
Ecuador prison riot leaves 43 dead, 108 on the run
SANTO DOMINGO DE LOS COLORADOS, Ecuador (AFP) -- At least 43 inmates died on Monday in Ecuador's latest grisly…
3 years ago
Three shot in Chile May Day clashes
SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) -- Three people were wounded by gunfire and two arrested in clashes at May Day demonstrations…
3 years ago
Billionaire Luiza Trajano, the businesswoman shaking up Brazil
by Luján Scarpinelli © Agence France-Presse SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazilian businesswoman Luiza Trajano has made it onto a…
3 years ago
Bodyguards a status symbol amid Venezuela’s crime and poverty
by Javier Tovar © Agence France-Presse CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- In a rich neighborhood east of Caracas, a bodyguard…
3 years ago
Haulage strike paralyzes Argentina’s farming exports
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) -- A four-day-old strike by Argentine grain transporters, demanding higher freight rates in the face of…
3 years ago
Bolsonaro vetoes Covid aid for Brazil culture sector
BRASÍLIA, Brazil | AFP Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro vetoed a bill Wednesday that would have provided aid funds to artists…
3 years ago
Peruvian President Castillo avoids impeachment in Congress vote
by Carlos MANDUJANO / Luis Jaime CISNEROS LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Peru's President Pedro Castillo avoided impeachment by an opposition-dominated…
3 years ago
Bolsonaro ousts Petrobras president after fuel increases: official
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro decided on Monday to change the president of state-owned Petrobras, Joaquim Silva…
3 years ago
At least six children killed in Colombia school bus accident
BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) - Six children died and over a dozen were injured on Tuesday after their school bus rolled…
3 years ago
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