Analysis
Cuban Asylum Seekers Dismayed by Their Compatriots’ Boosting Trump in Florida
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Jose Manuel Maranillo, a Cuban asylum seeker stranded in Mexico by Republican President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, was distraught...
In Venezuela, Many Hope Trump Will Win to Keep Pressure on Maduro
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Many Venezuelans are hoping for the re-election of U.S. President Donald Trump, whose campaign of aggressive sanctions against the...
Chile Gives Green Light to AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine Clinical Trials
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Chilean President Sebastian Pinera said on Wednesday the country’s health regulator had given the go-ahead for clinical trials of...
Maradona ‘Joking’ with Visitors, Recovering Well from Brain Surgery
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona is cracking jokes as he makes an “amazing” recovery following surgery for a brain...
Hurricane Eta Slams Central America, Causes Deadly Mudslides, Strands Fishermen
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Hurricane Eta ripped roofs from homes, unleashed major flooding, and caused landslides as it battered the coastline of Nicaragua...
Odebrecht Scandal: Court Denied Mexico Attorney General Arrest Order for ex-Minister
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Mexico’s attorney general sought an arrest warrant for former Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray in a case involving scandal-plagued Brazil...
Argentina’s Fernandez Says ‘Horizon’ in Sight as Covid-19 Cases Appear to Slow
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Argentina’s President Alberto Fernandez said on Tuesday the “horizon” was starting to come into sight as the country battles...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro, Trump Fan, Urged to Refrain From Hasty U.S. Election Comment
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been advised by domestic aides to wait until U.S. election results are official before...
Soccer Legend Maradona Taken to Hospital; Recovering After Anemia
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRRAZIL - Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona was anemic and dehydrated but is recovering well in hospital, his personal physician said...
More Than 4,000 Soldiers Patrol Brazil’s Remote Northern Amazon Border Region
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil has mobilized more than 4,000 soldiers to patrol its northern coast near the jungle border with French Guiana,...
Brazil Soy Farmers Plant One Million Hectares per Day; Nearly Recoup Early Shortfall
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian farmers planted around one million hectares of soybeans per day during the last week to nearly catch up...
Former FARC Guerrillas March in Colombia to Demand End to Killings
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Hundreds of demobilized former members of the FARC rebel group marched in Colombia’s capital Bogota on Sunday to demand...
Fires in Brazil’s Amazon Rainforest Jump in October
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Fires in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest surged in October and the number of blazes is up 25 percent in the...
Tropical Storm Eta Forms in Caribbean, Takes Aim at Nicaragua
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Tropical storm Eta formed in the Caribbean on Saturday evening, October 31st, heading toward the coast of Nicaragua and...