South America

Glass frogs reappear in Bolivia after 18 years

Experts will try to encourage the frogs to breed as part of a conservation strategy.

Bolivia president asks all ministers to resign

When assuming the interim presidency on November 12, Jeanine Anez had said she had no intention of standing for the full-time job. But that changed last week when she announced her candidacy for the country's the May 3 presidential election.

Death toll from Brazilian rainstorms rises to 53 - officials

The dead have yet to be identified. Many were buried by landslides or in the debris of collapsed houses, which in many poorer parts of Brazil are shoddily built.

Office of Venezuela’s Guaido raided during his trip abroad

Masked officers from SEBIN intelligence police unit blocked the building’s entrances and lined the street with their vehicles, barring entry by lawmakers aligned with Juan Guaido.

Nearly 80 'highly dangerous' inmates escape Paraguay prison

The inmates, both Brazilians and Paraguayans, made their getaway through a tunnel they had built from the prison in the border city of Pedro Juan Caballero.

Maduro says still in control, but open to talks with US: Washington Post

The Washington Post interview was Maduro's first with a major US outlet since February 2019, when he abruptly ejected all Univision journalists from Venezuela.

Guenther becomes youngest Formula E winner in Santiago

The German passed DS Techeetah’s Antonio Felix Da Costa after the Portuguese, who had forced his way through with two laps to go, had to slow due to high battery temperatures on a hot afternoon.

Earth had its hottest decade on record in 2010s – scientists

Scientists say Earth is probably the hottest it has been during the Holocene — the past 11,500 years or so — making it the warmest period since the dawn of civilisation.

Peru to plant one million trees around Machu Picchu

The archaeological complex is at risk of mudslides due to heavy rainfall in winter and forest fires in summer.

Venezuela's reelected Guaido calls for protests

"We will mobilise for street protests on Thursday and Friday, and on Saturday we will all be in the streets," Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido as he called for three days of protests against President Nicolas Maduro.

Argentinians express solidarity with the vulnerable and poverty stricken

As Argentina’s economy spirals, locals are turning to acts of solidarity to help those worse off in Buenos Aires.

Guaido and rival both claim to be Venezuela's parliament speaker

In a televised address, President Maduro gave his backing to Parra as the new speaker, adding that "Guaido was kicked out of the National Assembly by the votes of his own opposition."