Man kills 4 children, injures 5 at Brazil daycare center
São Paulo, Brazil – A 25-year-old man broke into a daycare center in Blumenau, in the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, and killed four...
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Peru’s Public Ministry raided homes of two former prime ministers
Lima, Peru — Peru’s Public Ministry raided the homes of two former Prime Ministers of Pedro Castillo, Aníbal Torres and Betssy Chávez, on March 23...
Brazilian states take lead on medicinal cannabis legislation as federal government drags its feet
São Paulo, Brazil – Due to an increase in medical cannabis prescriptions, Brazilian states have passed laws to regulate the distribution of cannabis by the...
Petro offers up presidential plane after Ultra Air becomes latest Colombian airline to go bust
Medellín, Colombia — President Gustavo Petro has ordered the use of Colombian Air Force (FAC) planes, including the presidential aircraft, to transport passengers affected by...
Brazil launches new anti-drug policy, includes protections for women’s rights
São Paulo, Brazil – Brazil’s government on March 23 launched a new anti-drug policy that aims to deal with the issue from a scientific and...
NGO spots hundreds of dark vessels illegally fishing off Argentina coast in March
Buenos Aires, Argentina — Hundreds of alleged “dark vessels” are illegally fishing in Argentina’s waters, according to a local NGO that flew reporters over an...
Teachers, delivery workers protest government reforms in Bogotá
Medellín, Colombia — Two separate demonstrations caused road closures across Colombia’s capital, Bogotá, on Tuesday. The District Association of Education Workers (ADE) and Rappi delivery...
Reality TV scandal sparks discussion about groping law in Brazil
São Paulo, Brazil – A recent scandal on one of Brazil’s largest reality television shows has sparked new discussion surrounding the crime of groping, which...
Teenager kills teacher, wounds 4 others in São Paulo school knife attack
São Paulo, Brazil – A 13-year-old boy stabbed four teachers and one student at a public school in São Paulo, Brazil on Monday. One teacher,...
Argentina’s hottest summer since records began: National Meteorology Service
Buenos Aires, Argentina — Sustained, extreme heat waves made this summer Argentina’s hottest on record since registries began in 1961, according to the National Meteorological...
