Tag: South America
With recent surge, Uruguay battles to contain coronavirus
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — When Eduardo Rey celebrated his 69th birthday at home with 10 family members in Uruguay's capital, he didn't suspect it would...
Colombia’s president deploys military to protest-hit city
BUCARAMANGA, Colombia — Colombian President Iván Duque on Friday announced the deployment of military forces to the city of Cali after at least three...
Tanker’s impossible voyage signals new sanction evasion ploy
MIAMI — The Cyprus-flagged oil tanker Berlina was drifting near the Caribbean island of Dominica earlier this year when tracking technology showed it stopping...
Juanes visits the origins of his inspiration in 10th album
NEW YORK — After experimenting with different types of music, Juanes returns to his roots with “Origen,” a covers album in which he pays...
Argentina offers to host Copa America after Colombia’s exit
BUENOS AIRES — Argentina offered Wednesday to stage the entire Copa America after Colombia was dropped as a tournament co-host last week.
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Cuban baseball player defects after arriving in Florida
HAVANA — The Cuban Baseball Federation confirmed Wednesday night that one of the players on the national team defected a few hours after the...
New clashes as wildcat miners attack Indigenous in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO — Hundreds of wildcat miners attacked police who were trying to halt illegal mining in the Brazilian Amazon region and then...
Ex-official in Bolivia charged for bribes in tear gas deal
MIAMI — Bolivia's former interior minister has has been arrested in the U.S. for allegedly taking part of $602,000 in kickbacks from Florida-based businessmen...
Withdrawal of pandemic welfare fuels poverty in Brazil
SAO PAULO — The pandemic shantytown sprang up virtually overnight when people began using scavenged wooden boards to build shacks on a plot of...
US: Interim Bolivia official took bribes in tear gas deal
MIAMI — A former senior Bolivian official has been arrested for allegedly seeking at least $582,000 in kickbacks from a group of Florida-based businessmen...