‘Mega-drought’ in Andes from climate change leaves some peaks without snow
Buenos Aires, ArgentinaReuters The Andes Mountain range, which draws skiers to South America, is facing historically low snowfall this year during a decade-long drought that scientists link to global warming. Scant rain and snowfall are leaving many of the majestic mountains between Ecuador and Argentina with patchy snow cover or no snow at all as […]
“We’re drowning”: Argentines struggle under COVID-19 as death toll hits 100,000
Cordoba/Buenos Aires, Argentina Reuters In the San Vicente cemetery in the central Argentine city of Cordoba, Sandra del Valle Pereyra, 50, has come to visit the graves of her parents who both died from COVID-19 that has ripped through the South American nation. “I have been left alone,” Valle Pereyra told Reuters, saying that she […]
No-where as worrisome for COVID-19 as South America, Brazil especially concerning – Pan American Health official
Bogota, ColombiaReuters South America is now the most worrying region for COVID-19 infections, as cases mount in nearly every country, the director of the Pan American Health Organization said on Wednesday. “No-where are infections as worrisome as in South America,” Director Carissa Etienne said during a weekly news conference. Senior citizens wait to receive a […]
No-where as worrisome for COVID-19 infections as South America, Brazil concerning: PAHO
Bogota, ColombiaReuters South America is the most worrying region for COVID-19 infections, as cases mount in nearly every country, the director of the Pan American Health Organization said on Wednesday. “No-where are infections as worrisome as in South America”, Director Carissa Etienne said during a weekly press conference. Senior citizens wait to receive a dose […]
International evangelical pastor Luis Palau dies at 86
Updated: 12pm (AEDT)Portland, OregonAP Luis Palau, an evangelical pastor who was born in Argentina and went on to work with Billy Graham before establishing his own powerhouse international ministry, died on Thursday. He was 86. The Luis Palau Association said he died at his home in Portland, Oregon. He had announced in January, 2018, that […]
Two-thirds of tropical rainforest destroyed or degraded globally, NGO says
Brasilia, BrazilReuters Humans have degraded or destroyed roughly two-thirds of the world’s original tropical rainforest cover, new data reveals – raising alarm that a key natural buffer against climate change is quickly vanishing. The forest loss is also a major contributor of climate-warming emissions, with the dense tropical forest vegetation representing the largest living reservoir […]
Teen pregnancy costs Latin America billions of dollars a year – UN
Bogota, ColombiaThomson Reuters Foundation High rates of teenage pregnancy in Latin America cost governments in the region billions of dollars of year while worsening poverty and inequality, according to research published by the United Nations on Wednesday. Per nation, teenage pregnancy costs on average $US1.2 billion a year in lost of earnings by mothers, tax […]
Global coronavirus cases to soon surpass 30 million – Reuters tally
Reuters Global coronavirus cases are expected to pass 30 million on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, with the pandemic showing no signs of slowing. India was firmly in focus as the latest epicentre, although North and South America combined accounted for almost half of the global cases. Iraqi men carry the coffin of a […]
Latin America: Evangelical churches hard hit by pandemic
The Associated Press report on the impact of COVID-19 on evangelical churches in Latin America where, in at least two nations, pastors have died in alarming numbers…
Global coronavirus cases reach over eight million as outbreak expands in Latin America
Reuters Global cases of the novel coronavirus reached over eight million on Monday, as infections surge in Latin America and the United States and China grapple with fresh outbreaks. The United States still leads the world with the highest number of infections, about two million or 25 per cent of all reported cases. However, the […]