South America

Brazil Supreme Court judge lifts ban on messaging app Telegram

Brasília, Brazil (AFP) - The Supreme Court judge who had ordered messaging app Telegram blocked in Brazil reversed the ruling Sunday,…

US donates more than 500 million Covid vaccines to other countries

WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - The United States has given more than 500 million coronavirus vaccines to other countries…

Rescuers find three bodies after Peru landslide

by Said VELASQUEZ con Carlos MANDUJANO en LIMA Agence France-Presse RETAMAS, Peru (AFP) - Rescuers digging through a landslide in…

Brazil assures US it will increase oil production

  BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- The Brazilian government on Monday assured the United States it will increase its oil production,…

Joe Biden’s perilous oil diplomacy

by Francesco FONTEMAGGI Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - How far should Joe Biden go to limit soaring…

Former Argentine bishop sentenced for sex abuse

  ORAN, Argentina (AFP) -- A retired Argentine bishop seen as close to Catholic Church's Pope Francis was sentenced on…

Mutilated bodies, gang wars shock once-peaceful Ecuador

by Paola LÓPEZ Agence France-Presse QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) - A headless body discarded in the street. Two corpses dangling from…

Russia receives Venezuela’s ‘strong support’

CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- In rare backing for Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday…

Brazil storm death toll rises to 152

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- The death toll from torrential rains that triggered flash floods and landslides in the…

Rescuers scour for survivors after Brazil floods, landslides kill 94

by Louis GENOT / Florian PLAUCHEUR Agence France Presse PETRÓPOLIS, Brazil (AFP) -- Rescue workers raced against the clock Wednesday…

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