Maduro makes surprise visit to Cuba for anniversary of Castro death: TV
MADURO, Venezuela (AFP) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro made a surprise appearance in Havana Thursday at the inauguration of the…
3 years ago
South America
Chile approves Covid shots for childen aged 3 and up
SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) -- Chile on Thursday announced it would start vaccinating children aged three and up against the coronavirus,…
3 years ago
Quake rattles Quito, but no major damage
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- A tremor measuring 4.6 hit the Ecuador capital Quito on Tuesday, rattling the city of 2.7…
3 years ago
Ecuador military, prison heads resign after jail riot
by Santiago PIEDRA SILVA GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AFP) -- Ecuador is "seriously threatened" by drug trafficking mafias who want to "take…
3 years ago
Volcano that wiped out town in Colombia is active again
BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) -- A volcano that destroyed an entire town in Colombia with the death of some 25,000 people…
3 years ago
Ecuador anti-drug trafficking radar hit by explosion
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- A plane-spotting radar Ecuador started operating two weeks ago to curtail drug trafficking was hit by…
3 years ago
ICC to probe possible Venezuela rights violations
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- The International Criminal Court will investigate whether crimes against humanity were committed during Venezuela's clampdown on…
3 years ago
10 dead in Colombian mudslide caused by heavy rains
MALLAMA, Colombia (AFP) -- Ten people died after a mudslide caused by heavy rains in southwest Colombia engulfed a hotel…
3 years ago
Ecuadorans block roads on Day 2 of fuel price protests
by Paola Lopez and Santiago Piedra Silva / Paula Lopez and Santiago Piedra Silva QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- Indigenous and…
3 years ago
Rio de Janeiro lifts outdoor mask requirement
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Attention beach-lovers seeking a break from the pandemic: Rio de Janeiro is lifting its…
3 years ago
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