Deal Struck in Ecuador to Cancel Austerity Package and End Protests
QUITO, Ecuador — The government of Ecuador and Indigenous leaders struck a deal late Sunday to cancel an economic austerity package that had ignited 11...
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Uber Acquires Cornershop, a Grocery Delivery Start-Up
SAN FRANCISCO — Uber has acquired a majority stake in the grocery delivery start-up Cornershop for an undisclosed sum, the company announced on Friday, as...
Mysterious Oil Spill Becomes New Environmental Crisis for Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO — A mysterious oil spill that has polluted shores along a vast area of Brazil’s northeast may have resulted from unspecified criminal...
Heavy Rains Extinguish Monthslong Fires in Bolivia
Recent heavy rains in the Bolivian Amazon have helped put out forest fires that have raged for two months across the landlocked South American nation,...
Andrew Scheer, Canada’s Conservative Leader, Lacks Star Power but Not Support
BRAMPTON, Ontario — Canada’s Conservative Party leader arrived in his campaign bus for a rally in the Toronto suburb of Brampton as a sparse crowd...
Justin Trudeau’s Conservative Rival Discloses He Has Dual U.S. Citizenship
OTTAWA — The leader of Canada’s Conservative Party, Justin Trudeau’s chief rival to become prime minister, acknowledged on Thursday that he also holds American citizenship....
El Chapo Said to Have Given $1 Million to Honduran President’s Brother
United States prosecutors on Wednesday told a courtroom in New York that the Mexican drug kingpin known as El Chapo delivered $1 million to the...
Who Leads Peru? Power Struggle Creates Worst Political Crisis in Decades
Peru plunged into the deepest political crisis in at least three decades on Tuesday, with both the president and the vice president claiming to be...
Peru’s President Dissolves Congress, and Lawmakers Suspend Him
President Martín Vizcarra of Peru ordered Congress to dissolve on Monday night, prompting lawmakers to try to suspend him and plunging the nation into uncertainty...
Haiti Gripped by Violent Protests Amid Calls for President’s Ouster
MEXICO CITY — Burned-out cars, makeshift barricades and shuttered businesses signaled a week of unrest in Haiti, where protesters are demanding the resignation of President...