Ten members of a family have died after a private plane crashed into the city of Gramado in southern Brazil. Brazilian businessman Luiz Claudio Galeazzi, who was piloting the plane,…
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El Salvador: World’s first Bitcoin nation scales back crypto dream
El Salvador has struck a $1.4bn (£1.1bn) loan deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after agreeing to scale back its controversial bitcoin policies. The global lender said risks related…
Mexico: Los Zetas cartel boss re-arrested after US jail time
The founder of the feared Los Zetas drugs cartel has been deported to Mexico after serving a lengthy jail sentence in the United States. Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, 57, led Los…
Venezuela: Five jailed for covering up murder of rapper Canserbero
A forensic expert, three police officers and a music impresario have been jailed for covering up the 2015 murder of Venezuelan rapper Canserbero. Canserbero, who had been named best Spanish-language…
Brazil: President Lula says he’s well after brain bleed surgery
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been discharged from hospital after undergoing emergency surgery for a brain bleed, doctors said. The 79-year-old appeared alongside his medical team at a…
Brazil: Former defence minister arrested in attempted coup probe
Brazilian police have arrested a former defence minister and top ally of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro as part of an investigation into an attempted coup to overturn the results of the South American…
Venezuela: President Maduro releases more than 100 election protesters
The government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has released 103 people imprisoned following the country’s contested July election, which the opposition accused Maduro of stealing.The citizen security service, headed by Minister Diosdado…
Brazil: Lula recovering after ‘successful’ second surgery- Doctors
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has undergone a second surgical procedure after seeking treatment this week for an intracranial haemorrhage, his medical team said. Lula’s personal doctor, Roberto Kalil, said…
Mexico: Judge shot dead outside courthouse in Acapulco
Gunmen in Mexico have shot dead a judge outside a courthouse in the city of Acapulco. Judge Edmundo Román Pinzón Judge Edmundo Román Pinzón was hit by at least four…
Colombia: Record outbreak of dengue fever in Central and South America
The number of cases of dengue fever in Central and South America has nearly tripled to a record high this year, the Pan American Health Organisation (Paho) said on Tuesday.…