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Jan 17
In the Amazon, women lead efforts to grow acai berry production
SAO PAULO - In the tiny community of Ilha da Jussara, at the northern tip of the Brazilian Amazon, growing acai berries - a superfood...
Jan 17
Analysis-Lula's embrace of new Brazil central banker has markets wary
BRASILIA - After months of rancor, ties between President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Brazil's central bank look poised for an era of...
Jan 4
Over 300,000 migrants crossed Latin America's Darien Gap in 2024, down 42%
PANAMA CITY - Over 300,000 migrants crossed the Darien Gap into Panama in 2024, 42% fewer than the record number who made the perilous...
Jan 2
Puerto Rico's power grid collapses; could take two days to restore service
SAN JUAN - Puerto Ricans were without electricity on New Year's Eve after a grid failure left nearly all of the island without power,...
Jan 2
Messi's real estate trust debuts in Spain with 223 million euro market cap
MADRID - A real estate investment trust owned by Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi made its Spanish market debut at 57.4 euros per...
Dec 28, 2024
Peru declares environmental emergency after oil spill
LIMA - Peru's government on Thursday declared an environmental emergency in a northern coastal area, where state oil firm Petroperu last...
Dec 28, 2024
Brazil says workers at China's BYD site are victims of human trafficking
RIO DE JANEIRO/SHANGHAI - Chinese workers at a construction site in Brazil for a factory owned by China's electric vehicle producer BYD...
Dec 24, 2024
Explainer-What is the Panama Canal and why has Trump threatened to take it over?
Latin American leaders on Monday rallied to Panama's defense after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatened to reimpose U.S. control...
Dec 17, 2024
Brazil heron takes flight after plastic cup removed from throat
RIO DE JANEIRO- A heron took flight in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, stretching its wings and soaring over a river after veterinarians saved...
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