South America

Outlaw militias torch 35 buses in Rio after crime boss is killed

https://youtube.com/shorts/ejobwaXxKx0?feature=share Suspected paramilitary militia members torched 35 buses and a train drivers' cabin in Rio de Janeiro Monday, paralyzing parts…

Dynastic succession: Daniel Noboa, heir to banana empire, becomes Ecuador’s youngest president

QUITO, Oct 16, 2023 (AFP) - At the age of 35, Ecuador's president-elect Daniel Noboa is fulfilling the political dreams…

Ecuadorans elect youngest-ever president, Daniel Noboa, to address country’s challenges

QUITO, Oct 16, 2023 (AFP) - Car horns in Quito blared in celebration Sunday as banana empire heir Daniel Noboa,…

Venezuela issues arrest warrant for opposition leader Guaido: prosecutor

CARACAS, Oct 6, 2023 (AFP) - The Venezuelan prosecutor's office said Thursday it had issued an arrest warrant for opposition…

Brazil sends emergency aid to drought-hit Amazon state

  https://youtu.be/vANFyytzepc   BRASÍLIA, Sept 29, 2023 (AFP) - Brazil announced Thursday it will send emergency aid to an Amazon…

Bird flu kills 400 seals, sea lions in Uruguay

MONTEVIDEO, Sept 29, 2023 (AFP) - An estimated 400 seals and sea lions have turned up dead on the coast…

Five injured in latest Colombia car bomb blast

JAMUNDI, Colombia, Sept 22, 2023 (AFP) - A car bomb exploded Friday outside a police station in southwest Colombia, injuring…

Gold and mercury, not books, for Venezuela’s child miners

By Magda GIBELLI At 10 years old, Martin cannot read, but he is an old hand at detecting traces of…

Peru bus plunges into ravine, killing 25

LIMA, Sept 18, 2023 (AFP) - A bus plummeted from the edge of a narrow mountain road in southeastern Peru…

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