South America
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Ecuador declares energy emergency amid severe regional drought and El Niño
Colombia has stopped electricity exports to Ecuador as both countries grapple with diminished hydroelectric reservoirs. A drought fuelled by the…
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Venezuela shuts diplomatic office in Ecuador to protest Mexico embassy raid
Speaking at a summit of regional states, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro denounces raid as an ‘act of barbarism’. Venezuela has…
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Coral reefs around the world experiencing mass bleaching, scientists say
Along coastlines from Australia to Kenya to Mexico, many of the world’s colourful coral reefs have turned a ghostly white…
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Dominican FM on Haiti gang violence crisis: Spillover threat?
Roberto Alvarez Gil, Dominican Republic FM, discusses the effect of Haiti’s criminal gang turmoil. Amid rising gang violence in Haiti,…
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Former US diplomat who spied for Cuba sentenced to 15 years in prison
Victor Manuel Rocha conducted one of the longest-lasting infiltrations of the US government, the Justice Department said. Victor Manuel Rocha,…
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Why has the UN’s climate chief set a two-year deadline for the world?
Humanity has only two years left “to save the world”, United Nations executive climate secretary Simon Stiell said this week.…
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Haiti establishes council to choose new leaders as gang violence rages
Questions remain over long-awaited transitional body tasked with picking next prime minister and cabinet. Haiti has formally established a transitional…
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Ecuadorian tribunal deems arrest of former Vice President Glas illegal
But the three-member panel also upheld his ongoing imprisonment, arguing it could not ‘modify’ his sentence. The defence team for…
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Chile calls for the extradition of Venezuelans after dissident’s murder
Chilean Interior Minister Carolina Toha said all ‘eyes’ are on Venezuela to act in the pursuit of justice. Chile has…
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In Brazil, an abortion debate pits feminists against the church
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – In 2019, Mariana Leal de Souza, a 39-year-old Black woman living outside Brazil’s largest city,…
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