Tag: South America
Rio’s deadly police shootout prompts claims of abuse
RIO DE JANEIRO — A bloody, hourslong gunbattle in a Rio de Janeiro slum echoed into Friday, with authorities saying the police mission successfully...
Argentine clinics struggle despite COVID-19 crisis
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — As COVID-19 deaths climb to new peaks in Argentina, the intensive care unit at the San Andres clinic in the...
Brazil’s Amazon deforestation surged in April after pledges
RIO DE JANEIRO — Preliminary data released Friday signaled deforestation of Brazil’s Amazon in April was the highest for that month in at least...
Corruption, economic woes spark deadly protests in Colombia
BUCARAMANGA, Colombia — Kevin Anthony Agudelo wanted to live in a country where corruption was not part of everyday life. That dream motivated the...
Antonio Guterres lays out vision for second term as UN chief
UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres laid out his vision for a second term as U.N. chief on Friday, calling for a “surge in...
Rio’s deadly police shootout prompts claims of abuse
<p>RIO DE JANEIRO — A bloody, hourslong gunbattle in a Rio de Janeiro slum echoed into Friday, with authorities saying the police mission successfully...
Argentine clinics struggle despite COVID-19 crisis
<p>BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — As COVID-19 deaths climb to new peaks in Argentina, the intensive care unit at the San Andres clinic in the...
Brazil’s Amazon deforestation surged in April after pledges
<p>RIO DE JANEIRO — Preliminary data released Friday signaled deforestation of Brazil’s Amazon in April was the highest for that month in at least...
Corruption, economic woes spark deadly protests in Colombia
<p>BUCARAMANGA, Colombia — Kevin Anthony Agudelo wanted to live in a country where corruption was not part of everyday life. That dream motivated the...
Antonio Guterres lays out vision for second term as UN chief
<p>UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres laid out his vision for a second term as U.N. chief on Friday, calling for a “surge in...