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‘The war on drugs has failed’: Ex-rebel now president wants a rethink
Gustavo Petro wants the US and others to change drug policies focused on the prohibition of drugs like cocaine that feed violent conflicts across Latin America.
- by Manuel Rueda
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First monkeypox deaths recorded outside Africa in Brazil and Spain
The first monkeypox death in Europe and the Americas came less than a week after the WHO declared the outbreak a global health emergency.
- by Pedro Fonseca
Brazil grants permit to pave highway through heart of Amazon forest
A study estimates the project will result in a five-fold rise in deforestation by 2030, the equivalent of an area more than twice the size of Tasmania.
- by Jake Spring and Carolina Pulice
Top bankers, business leaders say Brazil’s democracy in ‘grave danger’
Some 3000 leading figures are warning against Jair Bolsonaro’s claims of fraud in elections worried the president is setting his followers on the wrong path.
- by Lisandra Paraguassu
Mossad probe finds Buenos Aires bombings had no local help from Iran
It counters long-standing assertions by Israel, Argentina and the US, and finds Hezbollah was expanding its reach to attack Israelis or Jews around the world.
- by Ronen Bergman
Three people charged over the murder of journalist and indigenous expert in Amazon
Public prosecutors have charged three individuals with the June murder of British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira.
- by David Biller
Electoral authority slams Bolsonaro’s claims of fraudulent election to come
The Brazilian president, who counts Donald Trump as a friend, faces an uphill battle to win a second term.
- by Mauricio Savarese
New constitution recognising Indigenous people ready for Chilean vote
The document recognises the existence of 11 Indigenous groups, includes a process to return land to Indigenous peoples and includes the right to “adequate and dignified housing”.
Judge urged 10-year-old rape victim to stay pregnant
It is the case that divided Brazil, and has many Americans worried that it may be a sign of what is to come following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade.
- by Marina Lopes
Firefighters control blazes threatening Machu Picchu
The fire started on Tuesday by farmers burning grass and debris to prepare to sow new crops.
- by Carlos Valdez
Eight Maradona doctors, nurses to be tried for homicide
Eight people who took care of soccer legend Diego Maradona will be tried in Argentina courts for homicide, following an investigation into his death due to cardiac arrest.
- by Ramiro Scandalo