Latin America & Caribbean
Ecuador seeks partner to stop gas flaring as anger rises in the Amazon
Ecuador oil company Petroecuador says it is working to shut down gas flares in the Amazon to comply with a court-imposed deadline, ...Global nuclear arsenal to grow for first time since Cold War, think-tank says
The global nuclear arsenal is expected to grow in the coming years for the first time since the Cold War while the ...Thousands join anti-femicide march in Argentina’s capital
Thousands of people marched against femicide and gender violence in Argentina’s capital of Buenos Aires Friday afternoon, as part of a movement ...Heavy rains in Brazil’s northeast kill at least 35
At least 35 people died amid heavy rainfall in northeastern Brazil on Friday and Saturday, as downpours lashed two major cities on ...G7 scrambles to keep climate agenda on track as Ukraine war roils energy supplies
Ministers from the world’s wealthiest democracies will wrangle over how to keep climate change goals on track as they meet in Berlin ...Ecuador’s latest prison riot leaves at least 43 dead
Dozens of inmates were killed during a riot early on Monday as rival gangs clashed in a jail in the Ecuadorean city ...Costa Rica’s new president takes office, vows to tackle debt
New Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves vowed to keep up with payments to relieve years of mounting debt in his inaugural address ...Gas leak blamed for blast at iconic Havana hotel that killed 22
A deadly explosion hit a well-known hotel in downtown Havana on Friday, tearing a gash several floors high in the side of ...Peru keeps emergency decree in place for now in conflict over mine
Peru pledged to review conditions around a major cooper mine but said it will not lift by Friday an emergency declaration temporarily ...Peruvian mine protesters reject talks until emergency order lifted
Peruvian indigenous communities occupying a key copper mine will agree to talks with officials and company representatives only if the government lifts ...














