Tag: South America
Messi and Neymar picked as best players at Copa America
RIO DE JANEIRO — Argentina's Lionel Messi and Brazil's Neymar were picked as the two best players of the Copa America just before they...
Messi and Neymar picked as best players at Copa America
RIO DE JANEIRO — Argentina's Lionel Messi and Brazil's Neymar were picked as the two best players of the Copa America just before they...
Croatian duo Mektic, Pavic wins men’s doubles at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England — Croatian duo Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic lived up to their billing as the world's top doubles team by winning Wimbledon...
Brazil vs Argentina final, more than just Neymar vs Messi
RIO DE JANEIRO — A contest between Neymar and Lionel Messi is how many fans perceive the Copa America final between Brazil and Argentina.
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2 US men, ex-Colombia soldiers held in Haiti assassination
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Seventeen suspects have been detained so far in the stunning assassination of Haiti's president, and Haitian authorities say two are believed...
Brazil deforestation falls from May but posts monthly record
RIO DE JANEIRO — Preliminary data from Brazil's government released on Friday showed Amazon deforestation in June fell from the prior month, counter to...
Taking Trump’s cue, Bolsonaro clouds vote with fraud claims
BRASILIA, Brazil — Brazil’s presidential election is 15 months away, yet barely a day passes without President Jair Bolsonaro raising the specter of fraud...
Rio opens 10% of Maracana Stadium for Copa America final
RIO DE JANEIRO — Rio de Janeiro officials are allowing Copa America organizers to invite thousands of COVID-19-tested fans into the final at Maracana...
Colombia and Peru play for honor, 3rd place at Copa America
BRASILIA, Brazil — Few teams want to play a third-place match in any tournament, even less so during the COVID-19 pandemic, but that's not...
As global COVID-19 deaths top 4 million, a suicide in Peru
AREQUIPA, Peru — On the last day of Javier Vilca's life, his wife stood outside a hospital window with a teddy bear, red balloons...
