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In call with Putin, Brazil's Lula defends proposal for peace talks
SAO PAULO - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva defended his proposal for peace talks involving both Russia and Ukraine in...
Jun 11, 20241 min read
Peru courts extend pretrial detention for former president Castillo
LIMA - Peru's Justice Department said on Monday it has extended by 14 months the pretrial detention of jailed former President Pedro...
Jun 11, 20241 min read
World hits streak of record temperatures as UN warns of 'climate hell'
BRUSSELS/GENEVA -Each of the past 12 months ranked as the warmest on record in year-on-year comparisons, the EU's climate change...
Jun 6, 20243 min read
Chile to install world's largest astronomy camera on the edge of Atacama desert
SANTIAGO - With a resolution above 3.2 gigapixels, a nearly three-ton weight and the ambitious task of carrying out an unprecedented...
Jun 6, 20242 min read
Innovative Chileans use discarded hair to clean up coasts and waterways
SANTIAGO - Luisana Gil, a dog groomer in Santiago, Chile, has a lot of hair on her hands - she throws away bags and bags of her clients'...
Jun 6, 20242 min read
Peru protesters slam new insurance law that deems transgender people mentally ill
LIMA - Hundreds of protesters in Peru's capital marched on Friday to demand the scrapping of a new law that describes transgender...
May 18, 20242 min read
Soccer-Napkin used by Barcelona to sign Messi sold for nearly $1 million
The napkin on which Barcelona promised to sign Lionel Messi when he was a 13-year-old has been sold for 762,400 pounds ($969,000, auction...
May 18, 20241 min read
Panama weighs more checkpoints in treacherous jungle increasingly crossed by migrants
PANAMA CITY - Panama's next government is considering erecting new checkpoints along a stretch of thick jungle on its southern border...
May 17, 20242 min read
Soccer-Brazil picked to host 2027 Women's World Cup at FIFA Congress
BANGKOK -Brazil was declared host of the 2027 Women's World Cup after winning a vote at the annual FIFA Congress on Friday, beating the...
May 17, 20243 min read
IMF staff, Argentina reach agreement on latest review of $44 billion program
Staff of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Argentine authorities have reached an agreement on the eighth review of the country's...
May 13, 20241 min read
Death toll from floods in Brazil's south reaches 143, as rains continue to pour
PORTO ALEGRE -The death toll from heavy rains in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state rose to 143, up from 136 on the day before, the local...
May 13, 20242 min read
Auroras dazzle in Latin America as solar storm causes rare displays
MEXICO CITY - The biggest geomagnetic storm in two decades, sparked by solar flares, caused dazzling lights displays in parts of Latin...
May 12, 20241 min read
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