Battling the world’s highest coronavirus infection rate as ambulances queue to deposit patients at hospitals bulging at the seams, Uruguay has gone from a shining example of Covid-19 control to a nation in pandemic crisis.
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In the scrublands of central Argentina, scientists have discovered a fearsome predator dinosaur that lived in the time of T-Rex and likely dominated parts of prehistoric Patagonia thanks to its enhanced sense of hearing.
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Anyier sits at the side of the road gasping for breath as the beating sun and 12,000-foot altitude take their toll.
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With the price of copper reaching a 10-year high thanks in no small part to China’s insatiable appetite, Chile, the world’s leading producer, faces a “unique” opportunity, experts told AFP.
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Governments worldwide are using the Covid-19 pandemic to push through destructive development projects and roll back protections of indigenous groups, according to a global report on deforestation and rule of law released Thursday.
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Deforestation in the Atlantic Forest of South America has destroyed over 90% of the land and is causing rodents and marsupials to experience heightened levels of stress as a result of severe habitat loss.
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An appeals court in Chile ruled Monday that ex-president Eduardo Frei’s death in 1982 was not murder, clearing six former agents of dictator Augusto Pinochet’s regime who were convicted of “homicide by poisoning” and jailed.
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LONDON (AFP) — Britain will ban all arrivals from South America, Panama, Cape Verde and Portugal starting Friday over fears
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More than 3,300 hopefuls have applied for selection to the commission that will rewrite Chile’s dictatorship-era constitution, the top electoral body said Monday.
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The United Nations’ high court held Friday it has jurisdiction to hear a South American border dispute dating back to the 1800s.
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New archaeological research directly ties a signature American crop to the story of how ancient human populations grew and spread over time.
Read moreFar from the rifle cracks that occasionally rip through the rainforest as local tribesmen hunt mature primates for their meat and soft pelts, a sanctuary in a corner of the Colombian Amazon is offering new life to the orphaned monkeys left behind.
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Deforestation in the Amazon destroyed an area bigger than Spain from 2000 to 2018, wiping out 8% of the world’s biggest rainforest, according to a study released Tuesday.
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Increased gold mining activity in Peru is leading to a dangerous ecological threat as newly dug pits have increased mercury exposure to wildlife and people, according to new research revealed Friday.
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Evo Morales was Bolivia’s first indigenous president — but not all of the South American country’s native people are fans, and some are calling on president-elect Luis Arce to undo what they see as the harm done under the former leader.
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Despite a half century of conservation efforts to preserve the forests of the Amazon, biodiversity — especially of birds that forage on the floor deep in the forest — is declining.
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A final official vote count released Friday gave leftist Luis Arce a smashing victory in Bolivia’s presidential election, a vindication for the Movement Toward Socialism party of ousted President Evo Morales, who was barred from running.
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A year after the start of months of social unrest, Chileans vote Sunday in a referendum to change a dictatorship-era constitution seen as the bedrock of the nation’s glaring inequalities.
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Evo Morales’ party claimed victory in Bolivia’s presidential election as official results trickled in from Sunday’s high-stakes redo of last year’s annulled ballot that saw the leftist leader resign and flee the country.
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Argentina has become the first country to approve the growth and consumption of genetically modified wheat, the country’s agriculture ministry announced Thursday.
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