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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 »

'Another pandemic': In Latin America, domestic abuse rises amid lockdown

Lucila Sigal, Natalia A. Ramos Miranda, Ana Isabel Martinez and Monica Machicao, Reuters
Posted at Apr 27 09:39 PM

Lockdowns around Latin America are helping slow the spread of COVID-19, but are having a darker and less-intended consequence: a spike in calls to helplines suggests a rise in domestic abuse, in a region where almost 20 million women and girls suffer sexual and physical violence each year. Read more »

23 dead as violent unrest in Chile enters 5th week

Paulina Abramovich, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 23 05:48 PM

The crisis is the worst in three decades of Chilean democracy and has led to around 2,000 injuries, including some 280 people who suffered eye damage from shotgun pellets. Read more »

'Chile Woke Up': Dictatorship’s legacy of inequality triggers mass protests

Amanda Taub, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 04 01:23 PM

For 3 weeks, Chile has been in upheaval. One day alone, more than a million people took to the streets of Santiago, the capital. Read more »

Argentina imposes currency controls to stave off crisis

Daniel Politi, The New York Times
Posted at Sep 03 08:58 AM

The restrictions, which took effect Monday, are the latest move by President Mauricio Macri who came into office promising to open up the economy but is instead putting in place the types of measures he has long criticized as he heads into October’s presidential election.   Read more »

The journey to Machu Picchu is as breathtaking as the destination

Shy Perez-Sala
Updated as of May 29 05:08 PM

While the ancient citadel remains the main highlight of many Peruvian trips, the train ride to the town once called Aguas Calientes is an experience in itself. In 1920s-style coaches, travelers can partake of gourmet lunches while enjoying the view from huge wrap-around windows.   Read more »