Impeachment proceedings against Martin Vizcarra set for Friday after top court rejected president’s bid to block a vote. Peru’s top court has rejected the government’s…
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Dozens of young people killed in Colombia, perpetrators unknown
More than 35 young people have been killed in 12 days, some of them tortured, as families call for justice. Alvaro Caicedo recalled finding his…
View More Dozens of young people killed in Colombia, perpetrators unknownDominican governing party likely to lose coronavirus-hit vote
Polls suggest Dominican Liberation Party is set to lose power after 16 years over its mismanagement of the outbreak. The Dominican Republic heads to the…
View More Dominican governing party likely to lose coronavirus-hit voteVenezuela arrests DirecTV executives after US firm pulls out
The arrest warrants were issued almost three weeks after AT&T announced its withdrawal from Venezuela. Venezuelan authorities have jailed three local DirecTV executives under an…
View More Venezuela arrests DirecTV executives after US firm pulls outCoronavirus battleground shifts to Latin America: Live updates
Brazil expected to overtake Russia as the country with second-highest infections as cases in Peru surpass 100,000. Brazil‘s coronavirus outbreak worsened on Wednesday and the…
View More Coronavirus battleground shifts to Latin America: Live updatesLatin America gov'ts using repression in COVID-19 fight: Amnesty
Amnesty International says governments are using arbitrary, punitive, repressive tactics to enforce quarantine orders. Lockdown measures put in place across Latin America to limit the…
View More Latin America gov'ts using repression in COVID-19 fight: AmnestyEcuador woman learns sister is alive after cremating wrong body
Authorities had given the woman a misidentified body, highlighting a health system overwhelmed by the coronavirus. An Ecuadorean woman in coronavirus-ravaged Guayaquil city learned on…
View More Ecuador woman learns sister is alive after cremating wrong bodyLatin American countries take varying measures to contain virus
In Latin America, countries have been ramping up their containment measures, some more drastically than others. Strict containment measures such as night-time curfews are in…
View More Latin American countries take varying measures to contain virusGuatemala suspends all deportation flights from US over COVID-19
Officials say the suspension will last until protocols are created that ensure the health of deported asylum seekers. Guatemala City – Guatemala will temporarily stop…
View More Guatemala suspends all deportation flights from US over COVID-19Central American countries ramp up measures to fight coronavirus
Leaders and experts worry the countries are doubly vulnerable because of weak, resource-stripped healthcare systems. Countries across Central America have taken drastic steps to brace…
View More Central American countries ramp up measures to fight coronavirusPope accepts abuse resignation of Chile Cardinal Ezzati
Archbishop of Santiago, Ricardo Ezzati, is the seventh senior Chilean church official to resign over a scandal. Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal…
View More Pope accepts abuse resignation of Chile Cardinal EzzatiSeveral killed in Rio de Janeiro storms
Heavy rain and mudslides leave six people dead in southern Brazilian city. At least six people have been confirmed dead after strong storms hit Rio…
View More Several killed in Rio de Janeiro stormsRival rallies held in Venezuela as political crisis continues
Opposition calls for aid to be allowed in as Maduro accuses US of ‘distorting situation to justify intervention’. Venezuela‘s opposition supporters rallied nationwide on Tuesday…
View More Rival rallies held in Venezuela as political crisis continuesMaduro shuts Venezuela's border with Brazil amid aid standoff
Maduro calls opposition leader Guaido’s aid caravan a ‘provocation’, says he may close the border with Colombia as well. President Nicolas Maduro has ordered the closure…
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