Latin America & Caribbean
Guatemala law punishes abortion with prison for up to 25 years
Guatemala’s Congress approved on Tuesday a law that punishes abortion with up to 25 years in prison and prohibits same-sex marriage and ...From Tokyo to New York, thousands protest against invasion of Ukraine
Protesters turned out on public squares and outside Russian embassies in cities from Tokyo to Tel Aviv and New York on Thursday ...Heavy rains, flooding kill dozens in Brazil’s ‘Imperial City’
At least 94 people died in the historic Brazilian mountain town of Petropolis, local government officials said on Wednesday, after heavy rains ...Seven dead, 3 missing after rock face collapse at Brazilian waterfall
At least seven people died and nine were seriously injured when a wall of rock collapsed on top of motor boats below ...COVID-19 pandemic could end in 2022 if global vaccination increases, WHO says
The acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic could end next year but the coronavirus will not disappear, the World Health Organization’s Mike ...More than 60 percent of South America vaccinated
Some 63 percent of the population of South America is now fully inoculated, making it the most vaccinated region in the world, ...World economy to top $100 trillion in 2022 for first time
The world’s economic output will exceed $100 trillion for the first time next year and it will take China a little longer ...Christmas weekend sees thousands of flights cancelled globally
Commercial airlines around the world canceled more than 4,500 flights over the Christmas weekend, as a mounting wave of COVID-19 infections driven ...Leftist Gabriel Boric wins Chile presidential election
Ten years after leading student protests demanding better education, Gabriel Boric is set to become Chile’s youngest-ever president, capping a remarkable rise ...China, Nicaragua re-establish ties in blow to U.S., Taiwan
China and Nicaragua re-established diplomatic ties on Friday after the country broke relations with Chinese-claimed Taiwan, boosting Beijing in a part of ...














