Tropical Storm Bret, which formed in the central Atlantic Ocean on Monday, has the potential to become a hurricane and poses a risk to the eastern Caribbean by Thursday, followed by the Dominican Republic and Haiti during the upcoming weekend, according to forecasters. As of 5 p.m. on Monday, Bret had sustained maximum winds of…
Ecuadorean Woman Who Revived During Her Wake Is Dead After a Week in Intensive Care at a Hospital
QUITO, Ecuador—A 76-year-old woman who had been declared dead and surprised her relatives by knocking on her coffin during her wake earlier this month has died after seven days in intensive care, her family said Saturday. Gilberto Barbera Montoya, the woman’s son, told The Associated Press that doctors at the state hospital where she was…
Magnitude 6.4 Earthquake Strikes the Gulf of California
An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck the Gulf of California on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. Mexico’s civil defense office confirmed that there were no immediate reports of damage in the areas where the earthquake was felt, but recommended boats and the nearby coastal population take precautions due to possible currents in ports….
Ecuador Authorities Confiscate Pigs, Fighting Cocks From Prison
Ecuadorean security forces have confiscated pigs, fighting cocks, and more than two dozen bladed weapons, among other items, from a high-security wing of Bellavista prison in the city of Santo Domingo, the country’s military said on Friday. Police and operatives of the SNAI prison authority were shown wheeling out two pigs from the prison in…
Severe Storm Kills 3 in Southern Brazil, 12 Still Missing
SAO PAULO—Authorities of the southern Brazil state of Rio Grande do Sul said Friday that three people died and 12 were missing after a winter storm swept through the region. Gov. Eduardo Leite said two people died in the city of Sao Leopoldo and one was killed in Maquine, on the state’s coast. “Our priority…
Peru Sees Nearly 150,000 Dengue Cases Amid El Nino Rains, Over 1,300 Hospitalizations Daily
Peru is battling its worst dengue outbreak in recent years as nearly 150,000 cases have been reported in the country, with the El Nino weather phenomenon being blamed for the current health crisis. According to data from Peru’s National Center for Epidemiology, Disease Prevention, and Control, there have been 145,529 total cases of dengue infection…
Peru Reports Nearly 150,000 Dengue Cases Amid El Nino Rains; Over 1,300 Hospitalizations Daily
Peru is battling its worst dengue outbreak in recent years with almost 200 reported deaths and nearly 150,000 cases, and the El Nino weather phenomenon is being blamed. There have been 145,529 total cases of dengue infection in the country as of June 13, including 75,798 confirmed cases and 69,731 probable ones, according to data from…
ANALYSIS: How the Pandemic Impacted Trade Between the US and Mexico
Officials and experts along the U.S.-Mexico border said that over $1 trillion worth of trade a year between the two countries has finally recovered after taking a hit during the COVID-19 pandemic, with many manufacturers relocating to Mexico, where they export goods to the United States. During the pandemic, from 2019 to 2020, the value…
Woman Declared Dead in Ecuador Revives During Her Wake; Health Authorities Investigate
QUITO, Ecuador — A 76-year-old woman who was declared dead at a hospital in Ecuador astonished her relatives by knocking on her coffin during her wake, and the incident has prompted a government investigation into the hospital. Relatives left the coffin behind and rushed retired nurse Bella Montoya back to the hospital after the wake…
Oldest of 4 Siblings Who Survived Colombian Plane Crash Told Family Their Mother Lived for Days
BOGOTA, Colombia—The four Indigenous children who survived 40 days in the Amazon jungle after their plane crashed have shared limited but harrowing details of their ordeal with their family, including that their mother survived the crash for days before she died. The kids, aged 13, 9 and 4 years and 11 months, are expected to…
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