Natural Disaster in Brazil At least 10 dead in Brazil landslides 13-01-2025 17:31 Landslides caused by torrential rains in southeast Brazil have destroyed homes and left at least 10 people dead as rescue efforts continue.
LATIN AMERICA Chinese workers saved from 'slave-like conditions' in Brazil 25-12-2024 15:40 Authorities rescued more than 160 Chinese workers from "slave-like conditions" while working at a BYD electric car factory in Brazil, prompting the company to sever ties with the contractor responsible for the workers' treatment.
TRAGEDY IN BRAZIL At least one dead and 16 missing after bridge collapse in Brazil 23-12-2024 21:13 One person has died and 16 are missing following the collapse of a bridge between Maranhão and Tocantins. President Lula promises federal support for rescue operations and an investigation.
WAR IN MIDDLE EAST Tears, hugs in Tel Aviv after rescue of Israeli-Argentine hostages 12-02-2024 10:06 Israeli special forces in a dramatic overnight raid freed two Argentine-Israeli captives held by Hamas militants since the October 7 attack, in Gaza's densely crowded southern city of Rafah near Egypt.
Agriculture Vicentin at risk if US$1.3-billion rescue deal rejected 03-11-2023 17:23 Vicentin SAIC, which has been battling an Argentine court to get the plan approved, would struggle to survive if its US$1.3-billion rescue deal is rejected.
MODERN-DAY MIRACLE 'Children of the bush,' lost 40 days in Colombian Amazon, found alive 11-06-2023 09:41 Four Indigenous children who had been missing for more than a month in the Colombian Amazon rainforest found alive and reunited with relatives.
TURKEY-SYRIA QUAKE Argentina’s humanitarian mission helps to rescue three quake survivors in Hatay 16-02-2023 01:34 Rescues took place just four days after team landed on Turkish territory. Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero welcomes work of the responders: "We are thrilled to be able to share this news."