10 h. ago Aircraft carrier arrives in the Caribbean in major buildup near Venezuela

The most advanced U.S. aircraft carrier has arrived in the Caribbean Sea in a display of American military power

Transport

33 h. ago Labour government sends 210 delegates to Brazil's COP30 climate conference generating more than 2.5million air miles (while the world's biggest polluters all happily stay at home)

Opposition parties rounded on the government over the numbers sent to South America and the size of the entourage, which will create an estimated 500 tonnes of CO2.

Society

62 h. ago Yellow fever and dengue cases surge in South America as climate crisis fuels health issues

Disease outbreaks from South America to Europe have been worsened by rising global temperatures, experts saySurging cases of yellow fever and dengue in South America highlight the growing assault on people’s health from the climate crisis, with infectious diseases spread by mosquitoes and deadly heat also now pushing into temperate regions such as Europe, experts have warned at the Cop30 climate summit.There have been 356 cases of yellow fever in South America and 152 deaths so far this year, largely in the Amazon region, according to Pan American Health Organization figures. Apart from a large spike in 2017 and 2018, this is the largest number of yellow fever cases for any year in the continent, bar one, since 1960. Continue reading...

Society

3 d. ago Nervous Duchess Sophie faces her fears in 'terrifying' jungle encounter

The Duchess of Edinburgh has kicked off a 10-day tour of South and Central America, where she came face-to-face with the 'king of spiders' on a jungle trek in Peru

Events

3 d. ago Sophie tours Amazon gunboat built in Birkenhead during visit to Peru

The Duchess of Edinburgh is in Peru as part of a tour of South and Central America.

Politics

5 d. ago South Carolina court rejects death row appeal days before execution

South Carolina's highest court has refused to stop Friday's execution of a man who killed three people over five days and left taunting messages for police in one of the victim's blood

Events

6 d. ago Canada loses measles elimination status after ongoing outbreaks

International health experts say Canada is no longer measles-free because of ongoing outbreaks, as childhood vaccination rates fall and the highly contagious virus spreads across North and South America

Politics

6 d. ago Hegseth says six people killed in two new US attacks on alleged drug boats

US defense secretary says without providing evidence that dead from strikes in eastern Pacific were ‘narco-terrorists’US forces struck two more alleged drug trafficking boats off the coast of South America, killing six people, the Trump administration’s defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has said.The US began carrying out such strikes – which some experts say amount to extrajudicial killings even if they target known traffickers – in early September, taking aim at vessels in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific. Continue reading...

Events

7 d. ago Growth in global demand for ‘green’ office buildings slows amid Trump policies

Fall reported by Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors as UN calls for accelerated action in buildings sector to meet global climate goalsThe growth in global demand for “green” office buildings has slowed after Donald Trump’s assault on environmental protection policies caused a slump in interest in the US, according to a survey of construction industry professionals.Building occupiers and investors across North America and South America expressed significantly lower growth in demand for green commercial buildings, a shift that “seems to be in response to a change in US policy focus”, according to a survey of members of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics). Reported demand across the rest of the world also fell, albeit not as sharply. Continue reading...

Politics

7 d. ago Family tell of 'nightmare' after Brit dies while travelling in South America

Harry James Kitto suffered a severe allergic reaction in Argentina

Events

7 d. ago The nut secret: 14 easy, delicious ways to eat more of these life

A handful of nuts a day can help manage obesity and reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and some kinds of cancer. Yet most of us don’t get enough. Here’s a no-fuss guide to getting your 30g a dayHow often do you eat nuts? The planetary health diet, introduced in 2019 and updated last month, recommends that everyone eat a portion every day (unless you have an allergy). Alongside eating more fruit, vegetables, whole grains and legumes, and fewer animal products and sugary foods, this could help prevent 40,000 early deaths a day across the world, as well as slash food-related greenhouse gas emissions.Yet according to Prof Sarah Berry, the chief scientist at Zoe, many don’t eat any nuts at all. In the UK, the average consumption is 6g a day. Romanian researchers found higher levels of nut consumption in Canada, some African countries and some regions of Europe and the Middle East, and lower levels in South America. But overall, they said: “Consumers may not have ...

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9 d. ago Celebrity Race Across the World locations: Where is the 2025 series filmed?

Starting from an island in Mexico, the teams have to reach the northernmost point of South America in a monumental race across 5,900km

Culture

1 week ago Lawyers for Stephen Bryant make final appeal over brain damage to stop South Carolina execution

Lawyers for a South Carolina death row inmate are trying to stop his execution later this month

Events

1 week ago Famous author's agonising death after horrifying accident with a toothpick

Sherwood Anderson was one of America's most celebrated authors, but his life was cut short in 1941 when he accidentally swallowed a toothpick on a cruise ship to South America

Events

1 week ago Trump mixes up South America and South Africa during speech in Miami

President Donald Trump confused South America with South Africa during a speech to a business forum in Miami.

Politics

1 week ago Engineering climate may not be enough to save coffee, chocolate and wine – study

Scientists assessed the feasibility of injecting particles into the stratosphere to cool the Earth to help growing conditions for ‘luxury’ crops.

Politics

2 w. ago UN human rights chief says US strikes on alleged drug boats are 'unacceptable'

The U.N. human rights chief says U.S. military strikes on vessels allegedly carrying illegal drugs from South America are unacceptable and must stop

Events

2 w. ago The challenging history of the South African apartheid movement and America’s right

America’s evangelical Christian community was a strong supporter of the apartheid regime in South Africa

Politics

2 w. ago Monster serial killer who butchered 110 women and girls now free and no one knows where he is

Pedro Alonso López, the “Monster of the Andes,” confessed to killing hundreds of young girls across South America - yet decades later, his exact whereabouts remain unknown.

Events

2 w. ago Frankie Dettori announces plan to retire from racing after Breeders Cup

Jockey heads into retirement for second timeDettori to end US stint in Breeders’ Cup Mile on SaturdayFrankie Dettori has announced he will end his two-year stint in the US after the main card of the 2025 Breeders’ Cup in Del Mar, California on ­Saturday, before “concluding my career with a few rides in South America, something I’ve always wanted to do”.The 54-year-old first announced his retirement in December 2022, saying he would take his final rides at the 2023 Breeders’ Cup, but subsequently decided to move to the lucrative US circuit instead. He has enjoyed two successful seasons, initially on the west coast and more recently from a base in Florida, and will now bow out in a prestigious meeting at the end of a career that started as a teenager in Italy. Continue reading...

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