Venezuela crisis: Juan Guaidó jostled by protesters at airport
The opposition leader spent three weeks on an international support-building tour. …
Hispanic World
Deforested parts of Amazon ‘emitting more CO2 than they absorb’
Up to a fifth of the Amazon rainforest has become a net source of CO2, research suggests. …
El Salvador parliament denounces president’s ‘attempted coup’
Lawmakers attack President Nayib Bukele for entering the legislative assembly accompanied by troops. …
Avelina Lésper: Critic apologises for shattering artwork at Mexico fair
Avelina Lésper placed an empty drinks can near a glass installation, causing it to shatter. …
Pele: Brazil legend ‘embarrassed’ to leave house because of ill health
Three-time World Cup winner Pele is reclusive and reluctant to leave his house because of his declining health, his son Edinho…
El Salvador army’s show of force in parliament
Police and soldiers entered parliament after lawmakers failed to approve a loan for better equipment. …
Brazil’s Amazon: Deforestation high in January despite rainy season
Deforestation in Brazil hits a record high in January when rains tend to slow down the destruction. …
Mexican president to hold raffle over predecessor’s plane
Andrés Manuel López Obrador said 100 people will win $1 million, rather than the plane itself. …
Fireflies face extinction risk – and tourists are partly to blame
Tourists love the sight of fireflies glowing at night but it can kill the insects, scientists say. …
Drug lord Escobar’s hitman Jhon Velásquez dies in Colombia
Jhon Jairo Velásquez, who boasted of killing 300 people, died in hospital of stomach cancer aged 57. …