Chile crosses 10,000 virus deaths as president announces aid package
SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) -- Chile recorded 10,159 coronavirus deaths on Sunday, as President Sebastian Pinera announced a $1.5 billion…
4 years ago
South America
Maduro gives EU ambassador 72 hours to leave Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro on Monday gave the head of the European Union mission in Caracas,…
4 years ago
More than 220 police dead from COVID-19 in Peru, 15,000 infected
LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- At least 223 police officers in Peru have died after contracting the coronavirus while enforcing one…
4 years ago
Brazil virus toll hits 50,000 as Spain reopens borders
by Eugenia LOGIURATTO with AFP bureaus Agence France Presse RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil registered its 50,000th death…
4 years ago
With no flights, Argentine sails across Atlantic to see parents
MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina (AFP) -- "Mission accomplished!" That joyful declaration came from Juan Manuel Ballestero, an Argentine sailor who,…
4 years ago
WHO warns of virus danger as Brazil cases hit one million
by Joshua Howat Berger, with Robin Millard in Geneva Agence France Presse RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- The World…
4 years ago
Honduran president hospitalized with COVID-19: government
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AFP) -- Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez was admitted to hospital in the capital Tegucigalpa after announcing he…
4 years ago
Brazil reports highest daily jump in virus cases
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil on Tuesday recorded its highest daily jump in new coronavirus cases since the…
4 years ago
Peru frees 1,500 inmates out of fear of COVID-19
LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Peru has freed 1,500 inmates over the past two months to ease overcrowding in prisons that…
4 years ago
Brazil virus deaths top 40,000, 1.5m cases in Latin America
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil has surpassed 40,000 deaths from the novel coronavirus and 800,000 cases, according…
4 years ago
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