Worst June for Brazil Amazon forest fires since 2007: data
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- The Brazilian Amazon has suffered its worst June for forest fires since 2007, official data showed…
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South America
Brazil sets daily record for Covid cases, as pandemic third wave breaks
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil set a new record for Covid-19 infections on Wednesday, with 115,228 new cases identified…
3 years ago
Strong earthquake shakes Peru’s capital
LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- A strong earthquake shook Lima and regions of central coastal Peru late Tuesday, with no immediate…
3 years ago
Colombia death toll from Covid-19 tops 100,000
BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) -- Colombia's death toll from Covid-19 passed the 100,000 mark on Monday with a new 24-hour record…
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Car bomb attack at Colombian military base wounds 36
CUCUTA, Colombia (AFP) -- A car bomb blast inside an army base in the Colombian city of Cucuta wounded 36…
3 years ago
Gasping for oxygen in Bolivian city battling Covid
by Martín SILVA COCHABAMBA, Bolivia (AFP) -- The alarm in the Bolivian hospital pierced through the din of beeping life…
3 years ago
Brazil’s President Bolsonaro fined for maskless motorcyle rally
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was fined $100 Saturday for violating Covid-19 containment measures in…
3 years ago
Puerto Rico electricity firm says hit by cyberattack and fire
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- A fire at an electrical substation in Puerto Rico left thousands of customers in the…
3 years ago
Chile inaugurates Latin America’s first thermosolar plant
SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) -- Chile on Tuesday inaugurated Latin America's first-ever thermosolar energy plant, a vast complex dubbed Cerro Dominador…
3 years ago
Brazil braces for third wave of Covid-19
by Jordi MIRO BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Already reeling from one of the highest death tolls in the pandemic, Brazil…
3 years ago
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