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A woman and a child by a mural in Zacamil, San Salvador. Photo: Reuters

Mural paintings make a bullet-scarred neighbourhood ‘proud’

Civil war and gang violence left a Central American neighbourhood scarred. Painting huge murals on housing blocks heralds a brighter future.

Civil war and gang violence left a Central American neighbourhood scarred. Painting huge murals on housing blocks heralds a brighter future

19 Sep 2024 - 7:15PM

Peru’s controversial ex-president Fujimori buried after national mourning

15 Sep 2024 - 12:10PMvideocam

Venezuela arrests 6 foreigners accused of plotting to kill President Maduro

15 Sep 2024 - 1:45PM

Canada in talks about joining expanded Aukus: ‘very optimistic’

Canada wants to join a second pillar of Aukus that will collaborate on new military technologies, including AI and quantum computing.

13 Sep 2024 - 9:16PM

Canada’s Defence Minister Bill Blair (3rd from left) inspects an honour guard with Japan’s Defence Minister Minoru Kihara (left) in Tokyo. Photo: AFP

Colombian president slammed for branding women reporters ‘dolls of the mafia’

Press freedom groups denounce comments made during the inauguration of the country’s first female human rights ombud.

13 Sep 2024 - 12:36PM

Chinese companies navigate challenges in hunt for EV metals in Latin America

Latin American countries, such as Chile, Bolivia, Mexico and Peru, are placing extra scrutiny on overseas investment in their lithium industries.

16 Sep 2024 - 5:38PMvideocam

Travel & Leisure

Brazilian beach sport’s star dog gains social media following, and ad deals

Footvolley-playing dog Floki has charmed social media and Rio de Janeiro beachgoers with his skills. Now brand partnerships are rolling in.

10 Sep 2024 - 5:17PM

Brazilian Border Collie Floki plays footvolley. Photo: AP

US, Chinese troops taking part in joint ‘Formosa’ exercise in Brazil

Annual training operation staged since 1988 this year draws about 3,000 military personnel from ‘forces of friendly nations’.

10 Sep 2024 - 6:16AM

The joint military exercise is being staged near the central Brazilian city of Formosa. Photo: Brazilian Navy

Venezuela opposition leader Gonzalez lands in Spain seeking asylum

Gonzalez, who has challenged President Maduro’s declaration of victory, arrived in Spain with his wife, the country’s foreign ministry said.

9 Sep 2024 - 5:32AM

Chinese migrants flock to Mexico in search of freedom and opportunity

Thousands of Chinese immigrants now call Mexico home, from those seeking business opportunities to freedom of expression.

7 Sep 2024 - 10:39PM

Colombian court orders druglord Escobar’s menacing hippos to be hunted

Activists and tourism workers oppose the move despite the two-tonne beasts affecting Cundinamarca’s ‘ecological balance’.

7 Sep 2024 - 11:33AM

Hippos float in the lake at Colombia’s Hacienda Napoles Park, once the private estate of drug kingpin Pablo Escobar. Photo: AP

Brazil’s Lula fires human rights minister accused of sexual misconduct

Brazil’s president dismissed his human rights minister after allegations Silvio Almeida harassed several women.

7 Sep 2024 - 9:30AM

Brazilian Minister of Human Rights Silvio Almeida was fired after allegations he sexually harrassed several women. File photo: AFP

Peru seizes endangered frogs used to make Andean ‘Viagra’

The Lake Titicaca frogs are widely used in traditional medicine as well as in dishes flagged as boosting customer’s sex drive.

6 Sep 2024 - 1:30PM

US Navy sailor detained by law enforcement in Venezuela

The US has warned Americans against travelling to the South American nation, and tensions are high over Maduro’s disputed election win

5 Sep 2024 - 2:43AMvideocam

Rights group implicates Venezuelan forces in post-election protest killings

Human Rights Watch also concluded that violent gangs aligned with the ruling party ‘appear to be responsible in some of the 24 deaths

4 Sep 2024 - 6:00PMvideocam

Protesters clash with police over the official election results declaring President Nicolas Maduro’s reelection, the day after the vote in Caracas, Venezuela. Photo: AP

Musk’s Starlink to block X in Brazil, reversing defiance of judge’s order

The satellite internet service Starlink, under Elon Musk’s SpaceX, plans to comply with the order after the court froze the company’s assets.

4 Sep 2024 - 12:13PMvideocam

Elon Musk’s social media platform X, formerly Twitter, was blocked in Brazil after the company refused to appoint a local legal representative. Photo: Reuters

Christmas comes 3 months early to crisis-hit Venezuela

‘It’s September, and it already smells like Christmas’, said President Nicolas Maduro, decreeing an October 1 celebration on his weekly television show.

4 Sep 2024 - 12:00PMvideocam

Chinese investment in Brazil’s EV and electricity sector soars, says report

All Chinese projects in the Brazilian automotive industry are aimed at manufacturing electrified vehicles.

4 Sep 2024 - 5:48AMvideocam

US seizes Venezuelan President Maduro’s plane in Dominican Republic

US officials flew the private jet to Florida. Caracas called the seizure ‘piracy’; US Justice Department said the plane was bought illegally.

3 Sep 2024 - 7:45AM

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s aircraft, a Dassault Falcon 900EX private jet, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida after being seized by US officials. Photo: AFP

Fewer migrants risk Darién Gap following Panama crackdown

The number of migrants walking through the jungles of Colombia and Panama en route to the US has fallen in recent weeks.

31 Aug 2024 - 10:58PM

Migrants cross a river during their journey through the Darien Gap from Colombia into Panama, hoping to reach the US, on Octover 15, 2022. Photo: AP

Judge orders immediate shutdown of Elon Musk’s X in Brazil

The decision is the latest chapter in an ongoing feud between the tech billionaire and a justice at the country’s top court.

31 Aug 2024 - 3:18PM

How soft toy claw machines have become Brazil’s latest public enemy

Rio de Janeiro police seize claw machines, which they say are games of chance and therefore illegal, and suspect links to organised crime. The machines are rigged to make users spend more.

30 Aug 2024 - 4:15PMvideocam

‘Used to be really friendly’: Chinese retailers face resentment in Mexico

Chinese merchants in Mexico, initially welcomed with open arms, are now contending with resentment and occasional hostility from locals.

30 Aug 2024 - 9:11AMvideocam

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The legacy of Peru’s late former president Fujimori

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