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Diplomats from 27 countries briefed on preps for polls

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 31 04:15 PM

James Jimenez explained that the delegations were briefed on general election information and shown the official ballots. Read more »

Chile Congress approves same-sex marriage bill

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 08 06:07 AM

Chile's Congress on Tuesday approved a long-awaited bill to legalize same-sex marriage, joining just a handful of countries in majority Catholic Latin America with similar laws. Read more »

Partial lunar eclipse to be longest since 1440

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 19 08:54 AM

The longest partial lunar eclipse in nearly 600 years, which will bathe the Moon in red, will be visible Thursday and Friday. Read more »

Brazil reports over 150,000 COVID-19 cases in one day amid Rio backlog

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 12:30 AM

BRASILIA - Brazil reported 935 COVID-19 deaths on Saturday and some 150,106 additional cases, according to data released by the nation's Health Ministry, an unusually large number due to what officials said was an adjustment in how case numbers are tabulated. Read more »

Mu variant ng COVID-19, nadiskubre sa Colombia

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 01 08:10 PM

Itinuturing na "variant of interest" ng WHO ang nadiskubreng bagong variant ng COVID-19. Read more »

South America COVID situation turning in 'wrong direction': WHO

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 02 06:51 AM

The WHO voiced deep concern on Tuesday at the COVID-19 situation in South America, warning that outbreaks in the already hard-hit region were once again worsening. Read more »

Brazil prepares for the worst as COVID-19 cases spike

Amanda Perobelli, Reuters
Updated as of Apr 08 10:39 AM

Healthcare staff work next to patients suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a field hospital set up at Dell'Antonia sports gym in Santo Andre, on the outskirts of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday. Read more »

More than 700,000 COVID-19 deaths in Latin America: AFP tally

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 09 11:46 AM

More than 700,000 lives have been lost to COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean since the pandemic began, according to an AFP tally on Monday evening from official sources. Read more »

South Korea, ilang bansa sa South America nagsimula nang magpabakuna vs COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 26 09:26 PM

Nagsisimula na ang pagbabakuna sa South Korea at sa ibang bansa sa South America. Read more »

Peru foreign minister resigns over early vaccination scandal

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 15 01:52 PM

LIMA - Peru's foreign minister resigned Sunday in a growing scandal over the revelation that government officials received COVID-19 vaccinations well before the general public. Read more »

Giant iceberg on course to collide with south Atlantic penguin colony island

Cassandra Garrison, Reuters
Posted at Dec 10 06:39 AM

An enormous iceberg is heading toward South Georgia Island in the southern Atlantic, where scientists say a collision could devastate wildlife by threatening the food chain. Read more »

Brazil tops 4 million COVID-19 cases amid signs pandemic slowing

Eugenia Logiuratto, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 04 08:51 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil topped four million COVID-19 cases on Thursday as health ministry officials said infections were beginning to slow in the world's second worst-hit country. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: August 14, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 15 02:11 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Christ and the coronavirus

Mauro Pimentel, AFP
Updated as of Aug 14 11:28 AM

Soldiers of the Brazilian Armed Forces are seen during the disinfection procedures of the Christ The Redeemer statue at the Corcovado mountain prior to the opening of the touristic attraction. Read more »

Brazil doctors volunteer to test coronavirus vaccines

Florence Goisnard with Jorge Svartzman in Rio de Janeiro, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 30 02:53 PM

SAO PAULO - In Brazil, health care workers are on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic in more ways than one, treating patients but also volunteering to test some of the most promising experimental vaccines. Read more »

Chile tops 300,000 virus cases, plans to lift lockdown

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 08 07:43 AM

SANTIAGO - Chile surpassed 300,000 coronavirus cases on Tuesday after reporting more than 2,400 new infections over the last 24 hours, prompting the South American country to move ahead with easing its lockdown.   Read more »

Venezuela calls US warship presence 'a provocation'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 25 08:08 AM

CARACAS - Venezuela accused the United States on Wednesday of "an act of provocation" after a US warship steamed close to the South American country's territorial waters the day before. Read more »

Virus 'hunger pandemic' threatens Latin America: UN

Robin Millard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 17 04:44 AM

The coronavirus crisis is pushing 40 million people into food insecurity in South and Central America and the Caribbean, the UN warned Tuesday, calling for urgent action to avert a "hunger pandemic." Read more »

Brazil daily virus deaths again top 1,000

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 27 09:56 AM

Brazil reported 1,039 deaths in 24 hours from the new coronavirus Tuesday, the fourth time its daily toll has passed 1,000 since the pandemic accelerated in the country a week ago. Read more »

South America named new COVID-19 epicenter, as Spain relaxes lockdown

Emmanuelle Michel with Agence France-Presse bureaus
Posted at May 24 12:36 AM

Brazil led the surge across South America, its death toll passing 21,000 on Friday from 330,000 infections, the third highest caseload of any country. Read more »