Brazil flooding death toll mounts, thousands more displaced
SALVADOR, Brazil (AFP) - The death toll from heavy rains that have battered the Brazilian state of Bahia since November…
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Heavy rains displace thousands in northeast Brazil
SALVADOR, Brazil (AFP) -- More than 11,000 people have been displaced in the Brazilian state of Bahia due to flooding,…
3 years ago
Heavy rains displace thousands in northeast Brazil
More than 11,000 people have been displaced in the Brazilian state of Bahia due to flooding, with authorities scrambling Saturday…
3 years ago
Brazil requires Covid-19 vaccination for arriving travelers
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil on Monday began requiring a Covid-19 vaccination certificate for foreign travelers arriving in the country,…
3 years ago
Thousands of Salvadorans protest against corruption
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AFP) -- Thousands of people protested Sunday in El Salvador's capital against corruption and what they…
3 years ago
Brazil rules out vaccine requirement for travelers
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil on Tuesday ruled out requiring a Covid-19 vaccination certificate for foreign travelers arriving in the…
3 years ago
Total solar eclipse plunges Antarctica into darkness
A total solar eclipse plunged Antarctica from summer into darkness early Saturday in a rare astronomical spectacle witnessed by a…
3 years ago
US police officer shoots dead wheelchair-bound shoplifter
A US policeman shot and killed a wheelchair-bound shoplifter, hitting him nine times in the back and side as he…
3 years ago
Brazil reports two ‘preliminary’ Omicron cases
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's health regulator on Tuesday reported the discovery of two "preliminary" cases of the Omicron coronavirus…
3 years ago
UPDATED: 7.5-magnitude earthquake shakes north Peru hours after 5.2 magnitude quake hit capital Lima
LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck northern Peru on Sunday, destroying buildings including a church tower, injuring…
3 years ago
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