MONTEVIDEO – Uruguay regained its crown from Chile as the Latin American nation with the fastest average broadband download speeds in first quarter of year 2017, according to Akamai’s State of the Q1 Internet report. […]
SANTIAGO – Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has said her government will introduce a same-sex marriage bill in the coming months. The president said her government would send a bill to Congress in the second half […]
BRASÍLIA – Brazil’s Supreme Court has ordered President Michel Temer to be questioned in writing, the latest development in an explosive corruption scandal that has him fighting for his political life. The embattled leader will […]
NEW DELHI – Zika virus disease has reached India, with the World Health Organisation (WHO) confirming first three cases in wetsern state of Gujarat. The WHO endorsed the findings of laboratory tests conducted in the […]
BRASILIA – All government ministries in Brasilia were emptied amid huge protests on Wednesday, following a fire started by angry demonstrators inside ministry of agriculture. Brazilian authorities estimate around 35,000 are marching in the capital […]
BRASILIA – Miners have found a 4.3-foot (1.3-meter) tall emerald weighing more than 790 pounds in Brazil’s northeastern state of Bahia. The precious stone was found about 20 days ago by miners of the Bahia […]
BRASILIA – Brazil made history by becoming the first Latin American nation to capture a world title in Para table tennis as the 2017 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Para World Team Championships concluded on […]
By Margaret Wurth BRASÍLIA – Brazil’s public health emergency related to the Zika virus is over, the country’s health ministry said yesterday. But we should not declare victory over the mosquito-borne virus. The announcement came […]
BRASMLIA – A Brazilian airline tycoon has been sentenced to 16 years and six months in prison for his involvement in a 2001 murder, but could avoid jail time because he is 85. Nene Constantino, […]
SANTIAGO – This austral 2016/17 summer, Uruguay, Brazil, Paraguay and Chile, reported excellent tourist seasons, in some cases record, as tens of thousands of Argentines flocked to beaches distant from the stressful climate of the […]
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