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Hurricane Iota caused severe flooding on Tuesday, although it was weakening. It whirled through Central America, blowing up swollen rivers, throwing roofs on streets and killing at least nine people in the area. Iota, the strongest storm…

Brazil cut gas emissions from 2004 to 2012, but new data confirms that the trend has reversed.Brazil's carbon emissions rose 9.6 percent in 2019, largely due to increased deforestation in the Amazon in the first year of President Jair…

A decline in tourism and weather conditions related to La Nina is believed to have helped bird species in the remote archipelago.The population of Galapagos penguins and flightless cormorants, two species endemic to the remote islands, has…

Lawsuit against President Lenin Moreno for alleged "crimes against humanity" committed during deadly protests last year.Ecuador's largest indigenous organization has filed a lawsuit against President Lenin Moreno and other officials over…

Bogota Colombia - Danelly Estupinan has been threatened for years because of her work as a human rights defender in the Pacific coastal city of Buenaventura. In November 2015, she received a text message that read, "Danelly, you will reach…