South America
Clash of cultures as Amazon cowboys close in on indigenous lands
World
September 3, 2019
Clash of cultures as Amazon cowboys close in on indigenous lands
As evening falls over their Amazon home, the hunter gatherers of the Uru-eu-wau-wau people extract bamboo arrows from the flank…
Disapproval of Bolsonaro presidency jumps after Amazon crisis: poll
World
September 2, 2019
Disapproval of Bolsonaro presidency jumps after Amazon crisis: poll
The Datafolha polling institute found that 29 percent say that Bolsonaro is doing a “great or good” job, down from…
Brazil’s Bolsonaro open to foreign aid to fight Amazon fires
World
August 28, 2019
Brazil’s Bolsonaro open to foreign aid to fight Amazon fires
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro is willing to accept foreign aid for fighting fires devastating the Amazon rainforest, but only if…
Venezuela nurses turn to side jobs to survive economic crisis
World
August 27, 2019
Venezuela nurses turn to side jobs to survive economic crisis
Edgar Fernandez keeps a mariachi suit in a rusty wardrobe at the public hospital in Caracas where he works as…
Brazil slams G7 aid offer as Amazon fires rage
World
August 27, 2019
Brazil slams G7 aid offer as Amazon fires rage
Brazil on Monday rejected aid from G7 countries to fight wildfires in the Amazon, with a top official telling French…
G7 pledges millions to help fight Amazon fires
Environment
August 26, 2019
G7 pledges millions to help fight Amazon fires
The G7 has agreed to spend 20 million euros ($22 million) on the Amazon, mainly to send fire-fighting aircraft to…
Hundreds of new fires in Brazil as outrage over Amazon grows
Environment
August 25, 2019
Hundreds of new fires in Brazil as outrage over Amazon grows
Hundreds of new fires are raging in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, official data showed Saturday, as thousands of troops…
Venezuela talks in the balance as US ups pressure on Maduro
World
August 7, 2019
Venezuela talks in the balance as US ups pressure on Maduro
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — For weeks, representatives of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his would-be successor, opposition leader Juan Guaidó,…
Trump orders freeze on all Venezuelan govt assets in US
World
August 6, 2019
Trump orders freeze on all Venezuelan govt assets in US
President Donald Trump on Monday ordered a freeze on all Venezuelan government assets in the United States and barred transactions…
Trump announces controversial asylum deal with Guatemala
World
July 27, 2019
Trump announces controversial asylum deal with Guatemala
President Donald Trump announced Friday that a “landmark” asylum agreement has been reached with Guatemala, as the United States ratchets…