Magnitude 7.0 earthquake near Chilean Antarctic base: officials
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Saturday off the coast of Antarctica, with authorities issuing a tsunami warning for Chile's Eduardo…
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South America
Magnitude-6.4 quake hits Argentina: USGS
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) -- A 6.4-magnitude earthquake shook western and central Argentina Monday, the United States Geological Survey said,…
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Guatemalan security forces break up US-bound migrant caravan
by Edgar Calderon with Henry Morales Arana in Guatemala City VADO HONDO, Guatemala (AFP) -- Guatemalan security forces on Monday…
4 years ago
Sinovac’s CoronaVac vaccine 78% effective in final stage clinical trials in Brazil, says officials
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Chinese-developed Covid-19 vaccine CoronaVac showed at least 78-percent effectiveness in final-stage clinical trials in…
4 years ago
Brazil Covid-19 death toll passes 200,000: health ministry
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's Covid-19 death toll passed 200,000 Thursday amid a surging second wave, with a…
4 years ago
Chinese vaccine 78% effective in Brazil tests: officials
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Chinese-developed Covid-19 vaccine CoronaVac showed at least 78-percent effectiveness in final-stage clinical trials in Brazil,…
4 years ago
Chile reports Latin America’s first detected case of new virus strain
SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) -- Chile's health authorities said on Tuesday they had detected a case of the new coronavirus…
4 years ago
Latin American countries begin mass vaccinations as Europe fears new strain
by Barnaby CHESTERMAN with AFP bureaus Agence France Presse MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AFP) -- Three Latin American countries launched mass immunization…
4 years ago
Argentina first in Latin America to approve Russian vaccine
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) -- Argentina's health ministry said Wednesday it has given the controversial Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine…
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Brazilian institute says Chinese vaccine effective
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Clinical trials of the CoronaVac coronavirus vaccine developed by Chinese laboratory Sinovac have…
4 years ago
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