Latin America & Caribbean
Venezuelan protests against Maduro spread, opposition says it has proof it won the election
By Deisy Buitrago and Mayela Armas Reuters Venezuela’s opposition said it had voting-tally proof it had won the election claimed by President ...Maduro is declared winner in Venezuela’s presidential election as opposition claims it prevailed
BY REGINA GARCIA CANO AND JOSHUA GOODMAN AP Venezuela’s opposition claimed victory in Sunday’s presidential election, setting up a showdown with the ...Ecuador and Chilean subsidiary ENAP renegotiate oil agreement
Ecuador and a subsidiary of Chile’s state-owned oil company ENAP renegotiated an existing agreement for the exploitation of an oil block in ...Global cyber outage grounds flights, hits media, financial, telecoms
BY CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY and ELAINE KURTENBACH AP A widespread Microsoft outage was disrupting flights, banks, media outlets and companies around the world ...Hurricane Beryl, churning toward Jamaica, threatens Haiti and Dominican Republic
By Maria Cardona and Harold Isaac Reuters Hurricane Beryl barreled toward Jamaica as a powerful Category 4 storm on Tuesday, threatening to ...Beryl, earliest Category 4 hurricane on record, brings perilous winds to Caribbean
The “extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm Hurricane Beryl barrelled across the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday night toward the Caribbean’s Windward Islands, where it is ...Bolivia’s President Arce finds new strength after seeing off military coup
By Lucinda Elliott, Monica Machicao and Daniel Ramos Reuters Bolivian leftist President Luis Arce told Reuters on Friday support on the streets ...Bolivian army chief arrested after coup attempt
By José Arturo Cárdenas AFP Bolivia’s army chief was arrested Wednesday after sending soldiers and tanks to take up position in front ...At least 13 killed in Central America as heavy rains trigger floods, landslides
Thirteen people have died in flooding and landslides in El Salvador and Guatemala as heavy rains pound Central America, authorities from the ...Brazil women march against bill tightening abortion ban
By Dani Morera Trettin and Amanda Perobelli Reuters Thousands of women protested on Saturday against a bill advancing in Brazil’s conservative Congress ...