18 killed as boat sinks in Brazilian Amazon
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- At least 18 people were killed when a riverboat sank in the Amazon rainforest region,…
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South America
Brazil confirms Latin America’s first coronavirus case
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's health ministry said on Wednesday a Sao Paulo resident has been diagnosed with the…
5 years ago
Death toll in Peru tanker explosion rises to 30
LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- The death toll from the explosion of a gas tanker in Lima last month has risen…
5 years ago
Hitman for drug lord Pablo Escobar dies in Colombia
BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) -- Pablo Escobar's most notorious hitman, known by the nickname Popeye, died on Thursday at age 57…
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More torrential rain in Brazil raises death toll to 54
BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (AFP) -- Another torrential downpour left the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte paralyzed Wednesday, with ruined cars…
5 years ago
Brazil region swept by floods and record rains faces muddy desolation
SABARÁ, Brazil (AFP) - Valeria PACHECO Elaine Almeida looked at her aunt's ruined house in Sabará, a town in a southeastern…
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Death toll in Peru tanker explosion rises to 15
LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- The death toll from the explosion of a gas tanker in Lima has risen to 15…
5 years ago
Death toll from torrential Brazil storms rises to 37: officials
BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (AFP) -- The death toll from days of intense storms and flooding in southeastern Brazil has risen…
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Flooding, landslides kill six in Brazil
RIO DE JAINEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Flooding and landslides triggered by torrential rains have claimed six lives in southeast…
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Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon up 85 percent in 2019
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) - Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil soared 85 percent in 2019, compared with the…
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