Tag: South America
Colombia police, military raid illegal gold mining operation
MAGUI PAYAN, Colombia — From the air, the illegal gold mines look like wounds in the dense jungle of southern Colombia — scars of...
SAmerica World Cup qualifying to resume before Copa America
SAO PAULO — South American qualifying for the 2022 World Cup will resume in June with rounds seven and eight before the Copa America....
Venezuela’s Maduro begins allowing aid against hunger, virus
CARACAS, Venezuela — For a second time this month, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has reached an agreement with the sort of global aid agencies...
‘The Mole Agent’ infiltrates a nursing home, and Hollywood
NEW YORK — “The Mole Agent” infiltrated a nursing home in Chile, and countless of hearts around the world including inside the film academy.
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Montenegro arrests alleged criminal gang boss
PODGORICA, Montenegro — Montenegro’s police have arrested an alleged boss of a criminal gang which has spread fear and bloodshed in the Balkans and...
France to impose entry restrictions on travelers from India
PARIS — France will impose new entry restrictions on travelers from India to fight a contagious coronavirus variant spreading in that country, an official...
Colombia peace court alarmed over killings of former rebels
BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia’s postwar reconciliation tribunal said Monday that violence against former guerrilla fighters and community leaders is increasing in rural areas and...
Wealthy Latin Americans flock to US in search of vaccines
MONTERREY, Mexico — They travel thousands of miles by plane from Latin America to the U.S., in some places taking a shuttle directly from...
Brazil COVID cases still soaring among unprotected majority
SAO PAULO — Brazil's slowly unfolding vaccination program appears to have slowed the pace of deaths among the nation's elderly, according to death certificate...
DiCaprio, Fonda urge US not to sign climate deal with Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO — Dozens of celebrities including actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Jane Fonda and Joaquin Phoenix on Tuesday called on U.S. President Joe Biden...
