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Brazilian girl killed by South America’s most dangerous scorpion
A five-year-old girl died last week after being stung by a Brazilian yellow scorpion, one of the most dangerous…
Brazil: The Oil Exporting Giant That Needs to Import Fuel
(Background) In 2006, Petrobras announced Brazil’s oil self-sufficiency, noting that the country produced as much…
Chile accuses volunteer firefighter, ex-forestry official with causing blaze that…
SANTIAGO, CHILE — A Chilean judge on Saturday ordered a volunteer firefighter and a former forestry official…
Brazil, Canada, EU urge India to submit timely notifications on sugar subsidies in…
A group of WTO member countries, including Brazil, Canada and the European Union, have urged India to submit…
Guyana pushing ahead with plans to monetise natural gas
The government is moving ahead with its plans to monetise its natural gas resources found within the Stabroek…
Spain’s Repsol gets US license to keep operating in Venezuela
Spanish energy giant Repsol has received a license from Washington to keep operating in oil-rich Venezuela without…
Colombia’s ex-President Uribe charged with witness tampering
Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has been charged with witness tampering and bribery, becoming the first…
Peru Davis Cup Captain Luis Horna fined by ITIA
The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has handed a fine to former professional tennis player Luis Horna…
Brazil’s Supreme Court judge opens an investigation of Elon Musk over…
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A crusading Brazilian Supreme Court justice included Elon Musk as a target in an ongoing…
Mexico to Iran, why are attacks on embassies so controversial?
Mexico and Ecuador are locked in a diplomatic spat after Ecuadorian police raided the Mexican embassy in Quito…