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Scientists in Chile question if Antarctica has hit a point of no return
PUCON, Chile - Nearly 1,500 academics, researchers and scientists specializing in Antarctica gathered in southern Chile for the 11th...
Aug 29, 20243 min read
Caracas police detain local journalist in home raid, union says
CARACAS - A well-known Venezuelan journalist was detained in Caracas on Sunday by police who raided her home, according to a journalists...
Aug 27, 20241 min read
Brazil sugar producers report impact from fires in Sao Paulo state
SAO PAULO - Two of the largest sugar and ethanol producers in Brazil late on Monday disclosed initial estimates of damages from fires...
Aug 27, 20242 min read
Wildfires rage in sugar cane fields in Brazil's southeast
SAO PAULO - Wildfires blazed through sugarcane fields in northern Sao Paulo state on Saturday, sending up clouds of smoke that covered...
Aug 25, 20242 min read
Wildfires affecting 30 cities in Brazil's Sao Paulo state, leave 2 dead
SAO PAULO - Brazil's Sao Paulo state said that wildfire outbreaks were affecting or closing in on 30 of its cities on Friday evening,...
Aug 25, 20241 min read
As drought breeds hunger in Guatemala, farming program aims to help
SAN AGUSTIN ACASAGUASTLAN, Guatemala - Drought and crop failure are a pervasive threat in Guatemala where hunger and malnutrition run...
Aug 24, 20242 min read
Drought-threatened Amazon dolphins studied for climate change impact
MANAUS, Brazil - A team of biologists, vets and fishermen temporarily captured rare freshwater dolphins in the Amazon this week to study...
Aug 23, 20243 min read
Venezuela's top court ratifies Maduro election win as government tightens control
CARACAS - Venezuela's Supreme Justice Tribunal on Thursday ratified President Nicolas Maduro's victory in the July 28 presidential...
Aug 23, 20243 min read
Argentina's Milei to veto pension reform, widening rift with Congress
BUENOS AIRES - Argentine President Javier Milei will veto a pension reform passed on Thursday by the Senate in a move that is likely to...
Aug 23, 20241 min read
Brazil to tighten entry rules to curb migration to North America
BRASILIA - Brazil will tighten up rules to enter the country without a visa starting next week, the government said on Wednesday, after...
Aug 22, 20242 min read
One Salvadoran goes missing each day under security crackdown, NGOs say
SAN SALVADOR - El Salvador, a small Central American nation whose government has spearheaded a brutal crackdown on criminal gangs, is...
Aug 22, 20242 min read
Paraguay open to China trade deals via Mercosur despite Taiwan ties, Pena says
ASUNCION - Paraguayan President Santiago Pena said on Wednesday that he was "fully open" to trade deals with China via South American...
Aug 22, 20241 min read
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