South America
Glass frogs reappear in Bolivia after 18 years
Environment
January 28, 2020
Glass frogs reappear in Bolivia after 18 years
A rare species of frog native to the eastern slopes of the Bolivian Andes has been spotted in the South…
Venezuela intelligence agents raid Guaido offices: opposition
World
January 22, 2020
Venezuela intelligence agents raid Guaido offices: opposition
Agents from Venezuela’s Sebin intelligence service have raided the offices of opposition leader Juan Guaido while he is traveling in…
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon up 85 percent in 2019
Environment
January 15, 2020
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon up 85 percent in 2019
Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil soared 85 percent in 2019, compared with the previous year, official data…
Smoke from Australia bushfires reaches Brazil
Environment
January 8, 2020
Smoke from Australia bushfires reaches Brazil
Smoke from bushfires raging across Australia reached Brazil on Tuesday, an arm of the National Institute for Space Research said…
Re-elected Venezuela opposition leader Guaido calls for protests
World
January 8, 2020
Re-elected Venezuela opposition leader Guaido calls for protests
Venezuela opposition leader Juan Guaido called Tuesday for three days of protests against President Nicolas Maduro, hours after he was…
Guaido and rival both claim to be Venezuela’s parliament speaker
World
January 6, 2020
Guaido and rival both claim to be Venezuela’s parliament speaker
Opposition leader Juan Guaido and a rival lawmaker, Luis Parra, both claimed to be Venezuela’s parliament speaker on Sunday following…
The beat goes on: fireworks, smoke and tear gas start new decade
World
January 1, 2020
The beat goes on: fireworks, smoke and tear gas start new decade
New York dropped its traditional crystal-encrusted ball to ring in 2020 in a packed Times Square, after crisis-marred celebrations in…
Violent clashes in new round of Chile protests
World
December 28, 2019
Violent clashes in new round of Chile protests
Thousands of protesters clashed with police Friday in Santiago in a fresh round of anti-government demonstrations that erupted more than…
Brazil’s Bolsonaro hospitalized for domestic accident
World
December 24, 2019
Brazil’s Bolsonaro hospitalized for domestic accident
Brazilian leader Jair Bolsonaro was hospitalized Monday after an accident at his home in Brasilia, the latest health scare for…
Cuba gets first prime minister in over 40 years
World
December 22, 2019
Cuba gets first prime minister in over 40 years
Cuba’s first prime minister in more than four decades — long-serving tourism minister Manuel Marrero — took office Saturday as…