Avalanche kills at least 4 climbers on Ecuador volcano: officials
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- An avalanche Sunday on a snow-capped Ecuadoran volcano killed at least four climbers and injured a…
3 years ago
South America
Peru surpasses 200,000 Covid deaths: officials
by Luis Jaime CISNEROS Agence France Presse LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Peru, which has the world's highest Covid-19 death…
3 years ago
Ecuador president declares state of emergency over drug violence
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso on Monday declared a state of emergency in the country grappling with…
3 years ago
Ecuador bus crashes into ravine, 9 dead
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- At least nine people died and another 15 were injured when a bus veered off the…
3 years ago
Argentina agrees to three-month price freeze with businesses
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) -- Argentina's government on Thursday announced it had reached an agreement with the private sector to…
3 years ago
Brazil’s Bolsonaro decides not to get vaccinated
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has confirmed he will not get vaccinated against Covid-19, having previously said…
3 years ago
1 dead, 17 hurt in Chile as police clash with indigenous protesters
SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) -- One person died and 17 others were injured Sunday as riot police clashed with protesters in…
3 years ago
18 hurt in Chile clashes between indigenous protesters and police
Riot police clashed with protesters Sunday during a rally by the indigenous Mapuche community, leaving 18 people injured and 10…
3 years ago
Latin America’s Covid death toll surpasses 1.5 million: AFP tally
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AFP) -- Latin America's death toll from Covid-19 surpassed 1.5 million Friday, according to an AFP tally drawn…
3 years ago
Extreme drought in Brazil triggers fatal sand storms
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Unusually powerful sandstorms have left at least six people dead in Sao Paulo in recent…
3 years ago
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