Nine evacuated as Covid-19 hits Antarctic research base
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) -- For the first time since the start of the pandemic the coronavirus has reached an…
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South America
Ecuador declares red alert in most of country over Omicron
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- Ecuador on Sunday declared a red alert in most of the country following a ten-fold increase…
3 years ago
Brazil’s Bolsonaro downplays Omicron
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday downplayed the Omicron coronavirus variant amid a surge…
3 years ago
Brazil cliff collapse kills at least seven
At least seven people were killed and three were missing after a cliff collapsed onto boats carrying tourists on a…
3 years ago
Almost 100,000 children lost parents to Covid in Peru
LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Covid-19 killed at least one parent or primary caregiver for nearly 100,000 children in Peru, the…
3 years ago
Brazil green-lights Covid-19 vaccines for children age 5-11
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazilian health authorities authorized Covid-19 vaccines for children age five to 11 on Wednesday, as South…
3 years ago
Bolsonaro will not undergo surgery: doctors
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will not need surgery, his doctors said Tuesday, a day after…
3 years ago
Brazil’s Bolsonaro rushed to hospital
by Luján Scarpinelli SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was rushed to hospital early Monday with abdominal…
3 years ago
Chilean scientists study climate change at ‘end of the world’
Chilean scientists studying organisms in one of the most remote places on Earth are urging regional leaders to step up…
3 years ago
Death toll from Brazil flooding rises to 20
ITAPETINGA, Brazil (AFP) -- The death toll from heavy rain and flooding that has plagued the northeastern Brazilian state of…
3 years ago
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