Latin America
World Cup stickers are a quadrennial craze in Latin America
Some spend crazy amounts, others line up at dawn or gather at informal swap meets -- anything to satisfy a passion that combines love of soccer, this year's World Cup in Qatar and the ever-popular pursuit of Panini soccer stickers.
BOOK REVIEW: FICTION / Isabel Allende’s ‘Violeta’: A century of grief and introspection
The lifespan of a century gave Violeta Del Valle innumerable memories, and she tells her story in Isabel Allende’s new novel, Violeta (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2022). Writing to one named Camilo—someone she loves more than all others—Violeta recounts the saga of a hundred years.
Haiti agrees on transitional government
Politicians in Haiti have signed a last-minute agreement to install a transitional government that keeps the country from plunging into an immediate power vacuum.
S America holds crisis meeting as Zika 'nightmare' spreads
South American health ministers hold an emergency meeting on slowing the spread of the Zika virus, dubbed a "nightmare" by hard-hit Brazil, where it is blamed for brain damage in babies.
Rio Olympics 'to go ahead' despite virus
There is no chance that the Rio Olympics will be cancelled because of a Zika virus outbreak, Brazil says.
Brazil's Rousseff vows to win Zika 'war'
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff vows to "win the war" against the Zika virus, but some experts criticized her government's response and warned the Olympics could fuel the disease's spread.
Ship sinks off Nicaragua; 13 Costa Ricans dead
Thirteen Costa Ricans died when a small ship carrying 32 tourists from Latin America, the United States and Britain sank off Nicaragua's Little Corn Island in the Caribbean, officials said.
Cuba stamps out mother-to-child HIV
Cuba successfully eliminates mother-to-child transmission of both HIV and syphilis, the World Health Organisation (WHO) says.
No more Latin America meddling: Obama
US President Barack Obama tells Latin American leaders that the days when his country could freely interfere in regional affairs are past.
World Cup stickers are a quadrennial craze in Latin America
Some spend crazy amounts, others line up at dawn or gather at informal swap meets -- anything to satisfy a passion that combines love of soccer, this year's World Cup in Qatar and the ever-popular pursuit of Panini soccer stickers.
Isabel Allende’s ‘Violeta’: A century of grief and introspection
The lifespan of a century gave Violeta Del Valle innumerable memories, and she tells her story in Isabel Allende’s new novel, Violeta (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2022). Writing to one named Camilo—someone she loves more than all others—Violeta recounts the saga of a hundred years.
Haiti agrees on transitional government
Politicians in Haiti have signed a last-minute agreement to install a transitional government that keeps the country from plunging into an immediate power vacuum.
S America holds crisis meeting as Zika 'nightmare' spreads
South American health ministers hold an emergency meeting on slowing the spread of the Zika virus, dubbed a "nightmare" by hard-hit Brazil, where it is blamed for brain damage in babies.
Rio Olympics 'to go ahead' despite virus
There is no chance that the Rio Olympics will be cancelled because of a Zika virus outbreak, Brazil says.
Brazil's Rousseff vows to win Zika 'war'
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff vows to "win the war" against the Zika virus, but some experts criticized her government's response and warned the Olympics could fuel the disease's spread.
Ship sinks off Nicaragua; 13 Costa Ricans dead
Thirteen Costa Ricans died when a small ship carrying 32 tourists from Latin America, the United States and Britain sank off Nicaragua's Little Corn Island in the Caribbean, officials said.
Cuba stamps out mother-to-child HIV
Cuba successfully eliminates mother-to-child transmission of both HIV and syphilis, the World Health Organisation (WHO) says.
No more Latin America meddling: Obama
US President Barack Obama tells Latin American leaders that the days when his country could freely interfere in regional affairs are past.
