More than 100 dead in Ecuador’s latest prison violence
by Santiago PIEDRA SILVA GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AFP) -- The death toll from bloody clashes between rival gangs in an Ecuador…
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South America
24 dead, 42 wounded in Ecuador prison fight: police
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- At least 24 prisoners were killed and another 42 wounded in a fight between armed inmates…
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Argentina makes $1.9 billion debt payment to IMF
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) -- Argentina on Wednesday made a nearly $1.9 billion payment toward a $44 billion loan from…
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6.5 quake hits off west coast of Nicaragua: USGS
A shallow 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of Nicaragua early Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, but…
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Brazil’s health official tests positive for Covid-19 at UN gathering
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga tested positive for Covid-19 Tuesday after attending the UN General Assembly…
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro going to UN meet despite being unvaccinated
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's Covid-unvaccinated President Jair Bolsonaro said Thursday he will attend next week's United Nations conclave…
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At least 23 dead after bus plunges off cliff in Bolivia
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AFP) -- At least 23 people, including three children, were killed after a bus plunged off a…
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Climate and weather related disasters surge five-fold over 50 years, but early warnings save lives – WMO report
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrLaT1wyLaE Climate change and increasingly extreme weather events, have caused a surge in natural disasters over the past 50…
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Thirty-two die as bus plunges off cliff in Peru
LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Thirty-two passengers died, including two children, and more than 20 were injured when a bus plummeted…
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At least 20 dead after torrential rains in Venezuela
MÉRIDA, Venezuela (AFP) -- The death toll from heavy rains that triggered mudslides and floods in western Venezuela has…
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