China Reduces Emissions in Search of Blue Skies
BEIJING – The Chinese government is seeking to improve its air quality by reducing emissions of major polluting gases, according to a report presented by the premier at the opening of the parliament’s
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Mexico Announces Stricter Vehicle Rule to Reduce Emissions
MEXICO CITY – The Mexican government on Tuesday published a new regulation seeking to reduce air pollution in the Valley of Mexico by establishing “stricter” emission levels for public and private vehicles,
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Earthquake Rocks Northern Chile
SANTIAGO – A magnitude-5.1 earthquake rocked two regions in extreme northern Chile on Sunday, but no injuries or damage have been reported, officials said. The quake affected the regions of Tarapaca
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Uruguayan Government: 4 Dead from Type A Swine Flu
MONTEVIDEO – Uruguayan Deputy Health Minister Cristina Lustemberg reported on Wednesday in a press conference that four people have died in the South American country from the Type A H1N1 swine flu strain.
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Paraguayan Farmers Defend Native Seeds over GMOs
ASUNCION – About 100 farmers with peasant organizations on Tuesday left their family farms in Paraguay’s interior to attend a fair in downtown Asuncion, where they displayed their native seeds, the basis
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Rescue Operation for 3 Trapped in Mine in Honduras Continues
TEGUCIGALPA – Firefighters and national emergency management office personnel continue working on Wednesday to rescue three men trapped in an artisanal mine in southern Honduras, officials said Wednesday.
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Central America’s Dry Corridor Suffering Worst Drought of Past 30 Years
GUATEMALA CITY – The El Niño weather phenomenon is causing the worst drought in 30 years in Central America’s Dry Corridor, one of the world’s most vulnerable spots for unstable weather conditions.
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Guatemala Risks Losing $97 Million in HIV/AIDS Funding
GUATEMALA CITY – The office of Guatemala’s Human Rights Ombudsman warned on Thursday that the country is in danger of losing $97 million in funding for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment. The office
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Death Toll from Ecuador Earthquake Rises to 659
QUITO – The death toll from the magnitude-7.8 earthquake that hit Ecuador’s north coast on April 16 has risen to 659, the National Risk Management Secretariat, or SNGR, said. A total of 29,067 people
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91,387 Cases of Zika Confirmed in Brazil This Year
Brazil has confirmed 91,387 cases of Zika so far this year, including 7,584 pregnant women at risk of having babies with birth defects, according to an epidemiology bulletin released Tuesday by the Health
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UNICEF: Quake Left 120,000 Children Without Schools in Ecuador
UNITED NATIONS – The magnitude-7.8 earthquake that struck Ecuador’s northern Pacific coast on April 16 destroyed 280 schools, leaving 120,000 children without access to education, UNICEF said Tuesday.