Tag: South America
Dominican official charged with drug trafficking in Florida
MIAMI — A Dominican congressman has been arrested in South Florida on drug trafficking charges, authorities said.
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River Plate without goalkeepers for Copa Libertadores match
BUENOS AIRES — South American soccer body CONMEBOL rejected River Plate's request to include two replacement goalkeepers in its squad for a Copa Libertadores...
Ex-rebel capitalizes on Colombia unrest by showing restraint
MIAMI — As the streets of Colombia smolder amid the biggest antigovernment unrest in decades, a former rebel leader who would undo antinarcotics cooperation...
Chileans favored independents to draft a new constitution
SANTIAGO, Chile — Chileans favored left-leaning independent candidates in electing an assembly that will draft a new constitution, replacing the one imposed in the...
Bruno Covas, mayor of Sao Paulo, dies of cancer at age 41
BRASILIA, Brazil — Bruno Covas, the mayor of Sao Paulo, died of cancer on Sunday, according to the press office of Brazil’s biggest city....
Chileans choose assembly to draft a new constitution
SANTIAGO, Chile — The face of a new Chile begins taking shape this weekend as the South American country elects 155 people to draft...
Bleak futures fuel widespread protests by young Colombians
BUCARAMANGA, Colombia — Thousands of young people and college students have been at the forefront of Colombia's antigovernment protests for more than two weeks,...
Pandemic triggers new crisis in Peru: lack of cemetery space
LIMA, Peru — After Joel Bautista died of a heart attack last month in Peru, his family tried unsuccessfully to find an available grave...
Alves and Silva back for Brazil in World Cup qualifying
SAO PAULO — Veteran defenders Dani Alves and Thiago Silva were brought back into the Brazil squad on Friday for next month's World Cup...
Copa Libertadores match is played amid tear gas in Colombia
Players breathed in tear gas during a Copa Libertadores group stage match in Colombia where they were unwittingly caught up in protests against the...
