Tag: South America
Venezuela gives US oilmen house arrest in gesture to Biden
MIAMI — Six American oil executives jailed in Venezuela more than three years ago on corruption charges were granted house arrest on Friday in...
Miami money manager gets 4 years in Venezuela bribery case
MIAMI — A federal judge has sentenced a Miami money manager to nearly four years in prison for his role in a $1.2 billion...
Brazil backs away from the virus brink, but remains at risk
RIO DE JANEIRO — For most of this month, intensive care units across Brazil were at or near capacity amid a crush of COVID-19...
Venezuela’s ‘doctor of the poor’ beatified in small ceremony
CARACAS, Venezuela — A man revered by millions of Venezuelans as the “doctor of the poor” is one step away from sainthood after being...
Brazil privatizes Rio de Janeiro’s water, sewage utility
RIO DE JANEIRO — Rio de Janeiro state privatized its water and sewage utility on Friday, after years of broken promises to improve sewage...
Ecuador’s high court backs decriminalizing abortion for rape
QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador’s Constitutional Court ruled Wednesday in favor of decriminalizing abortion in cases of rape, a decision that paves the way for...
Venezuela’s beloved ‘Doctor of the Poor’ to be beatified
CARACAS, Venezuela — With the austerity of a monk, a vocation to seek the good of others and a bright scientific mind, Jose Gregorio...
Watchdog: US aid to Venezuela driven by more than just need
MIAMI — It was billed as the beginning of the end for Nicolás Maduro. With foreign leaders in tow and the world watching, anti-Maduro...
Pope ousts leadership of Ecuadorian diocese amid complaints
ROME — Pope Francis responded Wednesday to reports of poor governance and moral failings in the Ecuadorian diocese of Riobamba by not only accepting...
Vatican No. 2 skips trip to Venezuela, cites pandemic
ROME — The Vatican No. 2 is skipping a planned trip to Venezuela this week because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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