Latin America & Caribbean
Honduras mandates face masks again as respiratory illnesses spike
Over five years after the COVID-19 outbreak, Honduras has reinstated mandatory mask wearing in public spaces amid a spike in respiratory illnesses ...Warming climate, volcanos raise risk of ice falls on Chile’s glaciers
Chile’s glaciers are facing a higher risk of collapse and landslides due to rising temperatures and the country’s seismic and volcanic activity, ...Colombia says 57 soldiers kidnapped by civilians
Colombia’s army said on Sunday that 57 soldiers were kidnapped by civilians acting under pressure from FARC dissidents in a mountainous area ...Erick weakens to tropical storm over Mexico, leaves trail of damage
By Aida Pelaez-fernandez and Jose Cortes Reuters Erick weakened to a tropical storm after making landfall as a major hurricane on Mexico’s ...Bolivia anti-government protests turn deadly as tensions rise
Clashes between anti-government protesters and authorities in Bolivia have left at least four first responders dead, the country’s justice minister said on ...Uruguay’s José Mujica, world’s ‘poorest president’, dies
By MATILDE CAMPODÓNICO and ISABEL DEBRE AP Former Uruguayan President José Mujica, a onetime Marxist guerilla and flower farmer whose radical brand of ...Colombia suspends ceasefire with FARC guerrilla faction
The Colombian government will suspend a ceasefire with a faction of what was once the armed Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) ...Support dwindles for leftist’s call for Ecuador election recount
By Alexandra Valencia Reuters Support for Ecuadorean leftist Luisa Gonzalez’s call for a recount in the country’s presidential election was dwindling on ...Death toll nears 200 in Dominican Republic nightclub tragedy
By Paul Mathiasen Reuters A devastating roof collapse at a popular nightclub in the capital of the Dominican Republic has claimed at ...Haiti humanitarian crisis worsening as violence escalates, says aid group
The humanitarian situation in Haiti is dramatically worsening, aid group Save the Children said, with underfunded security forces increasingly overwhelmed by powerful ...














