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Camilla Veras MotaBBC News BrasilReporting fromMaceió, Alagoas state BBCRute Freires lives with her daughter Tamara, who has congenital Zika syndromeWhen…

Rescuers in Chile are continuing to search for four miners trapped in a mine that collapsed after an earthquake two…

Between the beginning of April and the end of June, armed violence in Haiti has killed 1,520 people and injured…

Officials say a flying osprey dropped its catch, which then struck power lines, causing sparks that ignited dry grass. Source…

After Canada failed to strike a trade deal with Washington, the president raised tariffs on some Canadian exports this week.…

Ione WellsSouth America correspondent in São PauloGetty ImagesPresident Trump and Brazilian then-President Bolsonaro at Mar-a-Lago in 2020Brazil thought it had…

Colombian former President Álvaro Uribe has been sentenced to 12 years of house arrest for witness tampering and a fraud…

Children playing with the set can get caught on a hook of the toy kitchen and asphyxiate themselves, the U.S.…

Mexico’s president, battling U.S. accusations that the cartels have gripped her government, is facing a scandal in which two former…

Chile’s state-owned copper company halted operations at its El Teniente mine after an earthquake. At least one person was killed…

The imbalance in President Trump’s treatment of America’s closest trading partners may come from his desire to make Canada the…

The president, a Trump ally, will now be able to seek re-election indefinitely. The National Assembly also extended the presidential…

The Dionnes, the first quints known to have survived infancy, became a global sensation and prey for the greedy. And…

An ancient hybrid of tomatoes and potato-like plants may have given rise to the modern spud, a new study suggests.…

At this year’s Stratford Festival, kings, orphans and even a coffee shop have a message for their neighbors to the…

US officials said on Wednesday that they will sanction Brazilian Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes, accusing him of authorising…

Canada joins France in making such a declaration, after months of increasing criticism of Israel by Prime Minister Mark Carney.…

The cancellation of most US funding in January means many services to the most vulnerable people have been cut or…

Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who has been in the cross-hairs of the Trump administration, will face sanctions in a significant…

Some doctors in Alberta have criticized officials for not declaring a health emergency in the western province where measles infections…

Eight years ago, Maria left Caracas, Venezuela, driven by dwindling opportunities and the hope of completing her veterinary studies. At…

In an interview with Jack Nicas of The New York Times, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva rejected President Trump’s…

Faced with threats of 50 percent tariffs and demands to end a criminal case, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva…

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva issued a fierce rejection of President Trump’s demands for Brazil, but said he was…