Latin America & Caribbean
Pregnant 19-year-old dies trying to climb US border wall
A 19-year-old pregnant woman from Guatemala died this week from injuries suffered when she fell trying to climb the U.S. border wall ...World Health Organization declares the coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic
Expressing alarm both about mounting infections and slow government responses, the World Health Organization declared Wednesday that the global coronavirus crisis is ...Argentina announces first coronavirus death in Latin America
A 64-year-old man died in Argentina as a result of the new coronavirus, the first such death in Latin America, health authorities ...Former UN chief Javier Perez de Cuellar dead at 100
Former UN chief Javier Perez de Cuellar, who was known for his peace-making efforts including brokering a ceasefire in the Iran-Iraq war, ...New virus has infected 83,000 globally, caused 2,800 deaths
A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 83,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness ...UN marks 75th anniversary year in world of distrust, shifting power
– As the United Nations enters its 75th year, the world is still rife with mistrust: the United States remains the dominant ...WHO declares China virus outbreak an international emergency
The World Health Organization declared on Thursday that the coronavirus epidemic in China now constitutes a public health emergency of international concern. ...Major quake shakes Miami and the Caribbean, tsunami threat passes
A major 7.7 magnitude quake struck Tuesday in the Caribbean northwest of Jamaica, the US Geological Survey reported, raising the risk of ...Global tourism growth slowed in 2019: UN
Global tourism slowed in 2019 due to a cooling world economy, especially in Europe and Asia where uncertainties linked to Brexit and ...Colombia’s president calls on UN to extend peace mission
Colombia’s President Ivan Duque on Wednesday called on the United Nations to prolong its peace verification mission in the South American country ...














