13 dead in crush at Peru party raided over coronavirus violations
LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- At least 13 young people suffocated in a crush during a raid on a nightclub…
4 years ago
South America
Peru, Argentine economies post huge falls
LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Peru's year-on-year GDP fell by 30 percent in the second quarter of 2020 as it…
4 years ago
Latin America surpasses 250,000 coronavirus deaths: AFP tally
MONTEVIDO, Uruguay (AFP) -- Latin America and the Caribbean surpassed 250,000 deaths from the coronavirus on Thursday, according to an…
4 years ago
Brazil approves final tests of J&J virus vaccine
REIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazilian health regulators said Tuesday they had approved Johnson & Johnson's experimental vaccine against…
4 years ago
Indigenous Guatemalans ask for help following village arson attack
COBAN, Guatemala (AFP) -- An indigenous community in Guatemala that suffered an arson attack on their village by an armed…
4 years ago
Mexico surpasses 500,000 coronavirus cases: ministry
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- Mexico on Thursday surpassed half a million confirmed cases of COVID-19 after registering 7,371 new…
4 years ago
Brazil state signs deal to make Russian vaccine
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- The Brazilian state of Parana signed a deal Wednesday to test and produce Russia's new coronavirus…
4 years ago
Brazil surpasses 100,000 coronavirus deaths
RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) -- Brazil on Saturday surpassed 100,000 coronavirus deaths and three million cases of infection, crossing…
4 years ago
Brazil firefighters race to contain wetland blazes
by Rogerio FLORENTINO, with Jordi MIRO in Brasilia PROCONE, Brazil (AFP) -- A tractor cuts a firebreak through the vegetation…
4 years ago
Recovered from virus, Bolsonaro says nothing to fear
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Fresh off a bout of COVID-19, President Jair Bolsonaro said Friday nearly everyone will…
4 years ago
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