South America

Chile limits use of AstraZeneca after clot case

SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) -- Chile on Thursday became the latest country to limit use of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, linked…

Peru leads global mortality rate after adjusting Covid toll

  LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Peru on Monday more than doubled its official coronavirus death toll, becoming the country with…

Mexico sees glimmer of light at end of Covid tunnel

by Jennifer Gonzalez Covarrubias MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- A steady decline in coronavirus cases and rising levels of immunity…

Chile rolls out mobility pass for the vaccinated

SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) -- People in Chile who have been vaccinated and are fully immunized against the coronavirus could from…

Chilean Jesuits recognize 64 cases of sexual abuse

  SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) -- The Jesuit congregation of Chile has acknowledged that its priests sexually abused 64 people, including…

Brazil Covid death toll surpasses 450,000

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's Covid-19 death toll surpassed 450,000 on Tuesday, as delays plague the hard-hit country's…

Panama temporarily closes land, sea, and river borders with Colombia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjNBkdnIM2A     (Eagle News) -- In Central America, Panama has closed the door to travelers trying to enter the…

Brazil confirms first cases of Indian Covid variant

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil has detected its first six cases of the so-called Indian variant of the…

Death toll from Colombia protests climbs to 42: ombudsman

BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) -- At least 42 people have been killed in near-daily protests against the government of Colombian President…

25 killed in police raid on Rio slum

by Mauro PIMENTEL RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- A massive police operation against drug traffickers in a Brazilian favela…

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