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US study finds cocaine production in Columbia remained near record levels in 2021

July 22, 2022

US study finds cocaine production in Columbia remained near record levels in 2021

Columbia cocaine production remained close to record levels in 2021. President-elect Gustavo Petro publicly promised to rethink the country's drug policies.

Economic protests rage worldwide as challenges from inflation, Ukraine war, coronavirus mount

July 12, 2022

Economic protests rage worldwide as challenges from inflation, Ukraine war, coronavirus mount

A growing number of countries around the world are being rocked by economic protests as challenges mount from inflation, the Ukraine war and the coronavirus pandemic.

Worker disappears after he was accidentally paid more than 300 times his salary

July 3, 2022

Worker disappears after he was accidentally paid more than 300 times his salary

A worker in Chile resigned from his job and could not be contacted after he was accidentally paid about 330 times his salary because of a payroll error.

Pope Francis: Mixing 'Marxist concepts' with Catholic Church is 'ideological exploitation'

July 2, 2022

Pope Francis: Mixing 'Marxist concepts' with Catholic Church is 'ideological exploitation'

Pope Francis spoke to Argentina's national news outlet Friday in a rare lengthy interview, during which he criticized Marxism-inspired liberation theology.

Bullfight stand collapse: At least 4 killed, hundreds injured in central Colombia disaster

June 26, 2022

Bullfight stand collapse: At least 4 killed, hundreds injured in central Colombia disaster

At least four people were killed and hundreds more were injured when wooden stands collapsed during a bullfight event called “corraleja” on Sunday in Tolima state in central Colombia.

Venezuelan man, 18, drowns at Utah's Deer Creek State Park while trying to rescue family member

June 23, 2022

Venezuelan man, 18, drowns at Utah's Deer Creek State Park while trying to rescue family member

John Ballan, of Zulia, Venezuela, drowned at Deer Creek State Park in Utah on Sunday after the 18-year-old jumped into the water to help a family member who was strugging.

Colombia elects former rebel Gustavo Petro to become country's first leftist president

June 19, 2022

Colombia elects former rebel Gustavo Petro to become country's first leftist president

Colombia elected its first leftist president on Sunday, as former rebel Gustavo Petro narrowly edged out political outsider Rodolfo Hernández.

Police arrest 2nd suspect in connection to men who went missing in Brazilian Amazon

June 15, 2022

Police arrest 2nd suspect in connection to men who went missing in Brazilian Amazon

Brazil's police said a second suspect had been arrested in connection with the disappearance of a British journalist and Indigenous expert in the Brazilian Amazon.

US expels Haitians leading to increase in charter business to Latin America

June 14, 2022

US expels Haitians leading to increase in charter business to Latin America

The United States has expelled thousands of Haitians leading to an increase in chartered flights. Most are going back to South America.

Missing British journalist Dom Phillips: Two bodies found in Brazilian Amazon; identifications pending

June 13, 2022

Missing British journalist Dom Phillips: Two bodies found in Brazilian Amazon; identifications pending

Brazilian police searching for missing British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira have found two bodies, but identification of the remains is pending.