At least 16 dead after magnitude 6.8 earthquake shakes Ecuador | CNN
CNN — At least 16 people died after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck southern Ecuador on Saturday afternoon, according to...
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Explosion of sea lion deaths in Peru amid deadly bird flu outbreak | CNN
CNN — Thousands of sea lions have died in Peru amid an outbreak of bird flu, according to Peru’s National...
Colombia plans to send 70 ‘cocaine hippos’ to India and Mexico, governor says | CNN
CNN — Colombia plans to fly dozens of its “cocaine hippos” – the descendents of drug trafficker Pablo Escobar’s private...
Peru offers $13,000 to families who lost loved ones in protests | CNN
CNN — Peru’s government is offering families who lost a relative during nationwide protests between December 8 and February 10...
Amnesty accuses Peruvian authorities of ‘marked racist bias’ in protest crackdown | CNN
CNN — Amnesty International has accused Peruvian authorities of acting with “a marked racist bias” in its crackdown on protests...
Four arrested in Florida for alleged roles in assassination of Haitian president | CNN
CNN — Four men have been arrested and charged in Florida in connection to the 2021 assassination of Haitian President...
Chile wildfires leave at least 22 people dead, officials say | CNN
CNN — At least 22 people have died in connection with widespread forest fires in south-central Chile, according to government...
Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro applies for six-month US tourist visa | CNN
CNN — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is seeking a six-month tourist visa to remain in the United States, the...
US citizen charged over alleged killing of DJ in Colombia | CNN
CNN — Colombian authorities have charged an American citizen over the alleged murder of a female DJ in Colombia whose...
Peru’s embattled president could have eased the crisis. What happened? | CNN
CNN — When Dina Boluarte was anointed Peru’s sixth president in five years, she faced battles on two fronts: appeasing...
Peruvian families demand reparations for protester deaths amid reminders of a painful past | CNN
CNN — “If something happens to me, don’t cry,” Leonardo Hancco told his wife, Ruth Barcena, the morning of December...
Argentina and Brazil are discussing a common currency. Don’t hold your breath | CNN Business
London CNN — The two biggest economies in South America are starting talks to create a common currency. Analysts are...
Peru braces for protests as thousands of police officers prepare to guard capital | CNN
CNN — Almost 12,000 police officers are preparing to guard the Peruvian capital Lima as the country braces for massive...
Peru’s crisis is a cautionary tale for democracies | CNN
CNN — Peru is seeing some of its worst political violence in recent decades, but the grievances of protesters are...
‘Command your troops, damn it!’ How a series of security failures opened a path to insurrection in Brazil | CNN
CNN — A sea of people, draped in the yellow and green of the Brazilian flag, surge onto the roof...
US hostage envoy quietly traveled to Venezuela to see detained Americans | CNN Politics
CNN — The US State Department’s top official for hostage and detainee issues quietly traveled to Venezuela last month as...
Brazil police find draft decree intended to overturn election result in former Bolsonaro minister’s home | CNN
CNN — Brazilian police searching the house of former President Jair Bolsonaro’s justice minister found a draft decree proposing the...
Protester killed in Peru as anti-government violence spreads to tourist city | CNN
CNN — One protester has died and at least 19 Peruvian police officers were injured in anti-government clashes in Cusco...
Jair Bolsonaro Fast Facts | CNN
CNN — Here is a look at the life of Jair Bolsonaro, former president of Brazil. Birth date: March 21,...
Families left in limbo at US border as Trump-era border policy remains in place | CNN
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico CNN — Nine-year-old Rubi Mota can’t remember the last time she was in a classroom. She and...
