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Extreme heat kills hundreds, millions more sweltering worldwide as summer begins
LONDON - Deadly heatwaves are scorching cities on four continents as the Northern Hemisphere marks the first day of summer, a sign that...
Jun 21, 20244 min read
Two killed as Chilean train on test run collides with cargo train
SANTIAGO -Two people were killed and nine injured on Thursday when a passenger train in a test run by Chile's state railway company...
Jun 21, 20241 min read
Brazilian women march against bill tightening abortion ban
SAO PAULO - Thousands of women protested on Saturday against a bill advancing in Brazil's conservative Congress that would equate...
Jun 16, 20242 min read
Brazil's Lula stands by finance minister but rejects spending cuts targeting the poor
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Saturday he is open to analyzing Finance Minister Fernando Haddad's spending cut...
Jun 15, 20242 min read
Honduras rolls out widespread gang crackdown
TEGUCIGALPA -Honduran authorities announced a slate of measures on Friday intended to cut down on organized crime, including the...
Jun 15, 20242 min read
Argentina's Milei set for IMF meet at G7 after greeting Biden
BUENOS AIRES - Argentina's right-wing President Javier Milei will meet on Friday with the managing director of the International Monetary...
Jun 14, 20241 min read
Brazil's Pantanal wetlands face worst fires
CORUMBA, Brazil - Fatima Brandao goes looking for her chickens in the backyard amidst a veil of smoke from the spreading fires that are...
Jun 14, 20242 min read
Brazil's Lula says democracy at risk after far-right surge in EU vote
13 Jun - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Thursday that democracy was at risk, commenting on the far-right gains in...
Jun 14, 20241 min read
Argentine Senate passes Milei reform bill as protests rage outside
BUENOS AIRES -Argentina's Senate passed a sprawling bill on Wednesday that is key to libertarian President Javier Milei's economic...
Jun 13, 20243 min read
Fires in Brazil wetlands surge to record start in 2024
CORUMBA, Brazil - As Jose Cleiton and Brandao Amilton ride their horses into the vastness of the Pantanal grassy wetlands of Brazil, a...
Jun 12, 20242 min read
Chile's Humboldt penguins could face extinction as population plummets
SANTIAGO - The Humboldt penguin population has dramatically decreased in areas along the central coast of Chile, making them one of the...
Jun 12, 20242 min read
Argentina's Milei to travel for Ukraine peace summitÂ
BUENOS AIRES - Argentine President Javier Milei will participate in the Ukraine peace summit to be held in Switzerland over the weekend,...
Jun 12, 20241 min read
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