Tag: South America
At least 16 killed in road accident in Ecuador | News in brief
In Ecuador, in South America, at least 16 people have died and eight have been injured in a traffic accident, rescue officials say. According to the authority, a bus and…
Left-wing candidate wins presidential election in Uruguay | News in brief
A centre-left opposition candidate is winning the presidential election in Uruguay Yamandu Orsi with almost 50 percent support. 97 percent of the votes have been counted, local election officials say.…
More than 20 dead after bus derails into ravine in Brazil | News in brief
At least 23 people have died after a bus derailed into a ravine on a mountain road in the state of Alagoas in Brazil, according to local authorities. The rescue…
The United States recognized the opposition candidate as the elected president of Venezuela | News in brief
The United States recognizes the opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia As the elected president of Venezuela, says the foreign minister Antony Blinken messaging service in X. It is the first…
Colombia banned child marriage – indigenous representatives wanted to continue the old practice | Foreign countries
As many as one million Colombian women have been married before the age of 15. Colombia’s parliament has passed a law banning marriages under the age of 18. There had…
Venezuela released political prisoners | News in brief
Venezuela has released at least ten people who were imprisoned after the Venezuelan presidential election, according to the local human rights group Foro Penal on Saturday. Director of a human…
Bolivia’s former president says he was the target of an armed attack | News in brief
According to Evo Morales, his driver was wounded in the shooting. In Bolivia, the country’s former president Evo Morales says that he was the target of an armed attack on…
EU’s Sakharov Prize for Venezuela’s opposition leadership | News in brief
According to the award justification, the two represent all Venezuelans who are fighting for the restoration of freedom and democracy. 13:52•Updated 13:56 The EU’s Sakharov human rights prize goes to…
Merivirta brings a huge amount of plastic waste to Pääsäissaari | News in brief
The small island accumulates 50 times more plastic waste than Chile, whose coastline is more than 2,000 kilometers long. 17:03•Updated 17:05 Located in the southern part of the Pacific Ocean,…
Record drought in the Amazon region prevents shipping and destroys the rainforest | News in brief
The previous drought record in the Amazon was set last year. The drought in the Amazon region in Brazil is already exceeding record readings. Comparable statistics have been kept for…