Latin America

Brazil to prioritize elderly, indigenous and health workers for COVID-19 vaccine

Indigenous people, health workers and those aged 75 years and older will be at the front of the line to be vaccinated against COVID-19, Brazil's Health Ministry said as it…

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Maradona’s doctor speaks to prosecutor but no charges brought

Leopoldo Luque, the doctor of soccer legend Diego Maradona, appeared at a local prosecutor's office in the Buenos Aires suburb of San Isidro on Monday but his attorney subsequently stated he…

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Brazil’s Bolsonaro to wait ‘a bit longer’ to recognize winner of U.S. election

Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro said on Sunday he will wait "a little bit longer" to recognize a winner in the U.S. presidential election, suggesting there was evidence of fraud…

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Maradona buried next to his parents

Argentine soccer icon Diego Armando Maradona was interred Thursday alongside his parents at a cemetery on the outskirts of Buenos Aires. Only around 30 people were permitted inside the gates of Jardin…

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Pope Francis remembers fellow Argentine Maradona affectionately, praying for him

Pope Francis remembers soccer legend and fellow Argentine Diego Maradona with affection and is keeping him in his prayers, the Vatican said on Wednesday. Maradona, who died on Wednesday at his home…

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40 die in bus crash in Brazil

At least 40 people died in Brazil on Wednesday after a crash between a bus and a truck in the state of Sao Paulo, the fire service said. Local TV…

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Violence erupts in Brazil after Black man beaten to death at Carrefour store

More than 1,000 demonstrators attacked a Carrefour Brasil supermarket in the southern Brazilian city of Porto Alegre on Friday after security guards beat to death a Black man at the…

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Argentine Congress moves toward implementing wealth tax to fund COVID-19 aid

The lower house of Argentina's Congress on Wednesday approved a bill seeking to raise 300 billion pesos ($3.75 billion) through a tax on large fortunes to finance programs aimed at…

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Peru gets 3rd president in a week

Peruvian lawmaker Francisco Sagasti was sworn in as interim president on Tuesday, voted for by Congress in an effort to return stability to a country that has seen deadly protests…

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Central America counts the costs of Storm Iota

Unleashing torrential floods even as it weakened, Storm Iota churned through Central America on Tuesday, causing swollen rivers to burst their banks, flipping roofs onto streets and killing at least…

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New human-to-human virus identified in Bolivia

Researchers with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have confirmed the human-to-human transmission of a rare virus in Bolivia belonging to a family of viruses that can cause…

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Candidates backed by Brazil’s Bolsonaro sink in local elections

Shaken by the world's second deadliest coronavirus outbreak and deep economic crisis, Brazilians voted on Sunday for experienced politicians from traditional parties in local elections, a move that may damage…

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Peru in turmoil

Peru's interim president Manuel Merino resigned on Sunday after less than a week in office, leaving the country in limbo following lawmakers' demands he step down over two deaths during…

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Peru’s interim president resigns after ultimatum from Congress, protest deaths

Peru’s interim president, Manuel Merino, resigned on Sunday after the country’s political parties demanded he step down or face impeachment following the deaths of two people in protests over the…

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Photo Story: Anti-government protests continue in Lima

There were more clashes between Police and demonstrators during a protest against the new government of President Manuel Merino, in San Martin de Lima square, in Lima, Peru. Merino took…

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Argentina beefs up security because of possible terrorist threat

Argentina said on Saturday it would tighten security at its border with Paraguay after its embassy in the United Kingdom received an anonymous tip alerting authorities to the possiblity of…

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Photo Story: Violent anti-government protest in Lima, Peru

Police officers fire tear gas canisters at demonstrators during a protest against Peruvian President Manuel Merino at Plaza San Martin in Lima, Peru. Merino took office on 10 November amid…

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Photo Story: The drive-in movie theatre returns to Santiago

People watch a movie at a drive-in theater in Las Condes commune in Santiago, Chile. The Chilean health authorities authorized the operation for all audiences of a drive-in movie in…

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Argentina ‘could receive’ 750,000 doses of eventual Pfizer vaccine

Argentina President Alberto Fernandez said on Friday his country could receive 750,000 doses of an eventual coronavirus vaccine from U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc in December, a glimmer of hope as…

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Rio’s samba scene struggles to find a tune after COVID-19 batters Brazil

After months of coronavirus-induced inactivity, Rio de Janeiro's legendary samba scene is tentatively tiptoeing back to life, offering a sliver of hope to those whose livelihoods depend on the traditional…

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Photo Story: Flowers via robot for Medellin Flower Fair

People look at a robot that distributes flowers during a flower fair in Medellin, Colombia. The robots are one of the novelties of the 2020 Medellin Flower Fair and were…

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Maradona recovering from ‘successful’ surgery – Update

Update : Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona was in recovery after successful surgery to treat a subdural hematoma, a blood clot on the brain, the former World Cup winner's doctor said late…

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Maradona hospitalised in Argentina after feeling unwell

Diego Maradona, who turned 60 last Friday, has been admitted to hospital in his native Argentina with undisclosed “health problems” although it is not related to Covid-19. The former Argentine…

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Tributes pour in for Maradona on 60th birthday

Diego Maradona celebrated his 60th birthday on Friday with a comprehensive league victory for the club he coaches, cake presented to him inside a shuttered stadium and a 100-metre long…

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Chileans vote by millions to tear up Pinochet’s constitution

Chileans poured into the country’s main squares on Sunday night after voters gave a ringing endorsement to a plan to tear up the country’s Pinochet-era constitution in favour of a…

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Opposition politician Leopoldo Lopez flees Venezuela

Key Venezuelan opposition figure Leopoldo Lopez has left the Spanish diplomatic compound in Caracas where he had been staying for more than a year and fled the country, his party…

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Christ the Redeemer lit up in yellow and green to pay tribute to Pele on his 80th birthday

Rio de Janeiro's Christ the Redeemer was lit up in yellow and green on Friday (October 23) as part of a birthday tribute to Brazilian soccer legend Pele on his…

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Former Bolivia President Morales left Argentina

Bolivian former President Evo Morales has left Argentina on a flight traveling to Venezuela, Argentine state news agency Telam reported on Friday, which would come in the wake of his…

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Seven bodies found in fertiliser shipment from Serbia to Paraguay

The badly decomposed bodies of seven people who may have been stowaways were found on Friday inside a shipment of fertiliser that left Serbia three months ago, Paraguayan authorities said.…

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AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine trial Brazil volunteer dies but trial to continue

Brazilian health authority Anvisa said that a volunteer in a clinical trial of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University had died but added that the trial would…

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Argentina reaches 1 million coronavirus cases

Argentina has become the fifth country with more than one million coronavirus cases, its Health Ministry and a Reuters tally confirmed on Monday, making it the smallest nation by far to reach the…

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Bolivia’s socialists seal dramatic election comeback

Bolivia's socialists all but sealed a dramatic election comeback after their centrist rival Carlos Mesa conceded the vote on Monday, with several unofficial vote counts giving the party of ousted…

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Bolivia’s socialists claim victory as unofficial count shows big win

Bolivia's socialist candidate Luis Arce looks set to win the country's presidential election without the need for a run-off, an unofficial count indicated on Monday, putting the leftwing party of…

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Photo Story: Spanish training ship Elcano in Chile to celebrate 500 years of the passage through Magellan

View of the training ship of the Spanish Navy 'Juan Sebastian de Elcano', in the bay of the southern Chilean city of Punta Arenas, in the Strait of Magellan, Chile.…

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Protests turn violent in Chile as churches burned, police fire tear gas

Tens of thousands of Chileans gathered in the central square of Santiago to mark the one-year anniversary of mass protests that left over 30 dead and thousands injured, with peaceful…

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Photo Story: A return to cultural life in Sao Paulo

Scenes from the OsGemeos exhibition, titled 'Secretos (Secrets),' in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The OsGemeos exhibit marks the return of cultural life in Sao Paulo after seven months of inactivity due…

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Bolivians hope to restore political stability in Sunday presidential election

Bolivians head to the polls on Sunday in an election many hope can restore stability to an Andean country that was plunged into turmoil after a fraught and eventually voided…

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Photo Story: A new figure found among the Nazca Lines

Handout photos made available by the Ministry of Culture of Peru show the figure of a cat about 37 meters long drawn on a sandy hill in the Pampa de…

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No barriers for care as group of women rent crane to be close to their friend fighting cancer

A friendship that has lasted for over ten years became a viral phenomenon after the 12 protagonists did a beautiful gesture towards their friend. After not being able to see…

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Photo Story: Eating out in Argentina in times of pandemic

Three women wait for their order inside a dome for the isolation of customers in a restaurant, in the town of San Miguel, in the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.…

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Container shortage delays shipments of Brazil’s record coffee crop

Coffee traders are struggling to ship cargos out of Brazilian ports because of a shortage of available containers or space in vessels to hold them, according to traders and analysts.…

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Brazil reports 290 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours

Brazil confirmed 290 coronavirus deaths over the last 24 hours and 12,342 new cases, the nation's Health Ministry said on Sunday. The South American country has now registered 5,094,979 total…

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Photo Story: Anti-government protests continue in Chile

A person waves a Chilean flag during a protest against the government of Sebastian Pinera at Plaza Italia in Santiago, Chile. Protests began on 18 October 2019 to demand greater…

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Argentina first country to approve GMO wheat

Argentina has approved HB4 drought-resistant GMO wheat by biotechnology firm Bioceres SA , the company and the government announced, making it the first country in the world to approve a…

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Brazil hits 5 million COVID-19 cases, epidemiologist fears second wave

Brazil passed the mark of 5 million confirmed COVID-19 cases on Wednesday as it approached 150,000 deaths in the second most deathly coronavirus outbreak outside the United States. Though the…

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Chilean capital Santiago rocked by protests

Chilean demonstrators faced off anti-riot police during a protest at Plaza Italia in Santiago, Chile. The protests were triggered after the fall of a protester into a river channel, allegedly…

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EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Pontal beach, in Rio de Janeiro, the most emblematic city in Brazil. Via EPA-EFE/Antonio Lacerda

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Third Iranian fuel tanker arrives in gasoline-starved Venezuela’s waters

The final vessel in a flotilla of three Iranian fuel tankers entered gasoline-starved Venezuela's waters on Saturday, in the latest sign of cooperation between the two countries amid protests over…

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EU representatives discussed possible election delay with Venezuelan government: statement

A European Union mission that visited Venezuela last week discussed with authorities the possibility of delaying a parliamentary vote scheduled for Dec. 6, in the hopes of improving electoral conditions,…

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Photo Story: Argentina mourns legendary cartoonist Quino

A woman cries while leaving flowers to the statue of Mafalda after the death of its creator, 'Quino', in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Argentine cartoonist Joaquin Salvador Lavado, known as 'Quino'…

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EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

An alligator rests on the Olympic golf course in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Alligators, foxes, capybaras and even snakes share terrain with athletes and fans at the Rio de Janeiro…

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In Brazil’s Amazon a COVID-19 resurgence dashes herd immunity hopes

The largest city in Brazil's Amazon has closed bars and river beaches to contain a fresh surge of coronavirus cases, a trend that may dash theories that Manaus was one…

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Coronavirus ravages Latin America’s working class

Mexico surpassed 75,000 confirmed coronavirus deaths on Thursday, as the pandemic ravages Latin American nations with large informal economies where workers have grappled with the twin threats of hunger and…

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Brazil to join COVAX vaccine facility, as Chile, Israel, UAE also sign up

Brazil, which has the world's second-highest coronavirus death toll, has decided to join the global COVID-19 vaccine partnership known as COVAX and will earmark 2.5 billion reais ($454 million) for…

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EU mission visits Venezuela in run-up to parliamentary vote

The European Union has sent a mission to Venezuela in the run-up to parliamentary election scheduled for December, the EU announced, as the country prepares for a vote that will…

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Rio cancels Carnival for first time in a century

As the number of coronavirus deaths worldwide looked set to pass a million within days, Rio de Janeiro delayed its annual Carnival parade for the first time in a century…

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Fossils of a large Jurassic marine predator found in Chile

Handout photos provided by Mauricio Castro Barraza shows experts of the University of Chile while they study the remains of a pliosaur, a marine predator from the Jurassic, near Calama,…

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