Israel and Honduras strengthen defense ties with new agreement
Israel and Honduras entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Honduras in a Sunday signing ceremony, the Defense…
Rescued lions and tigers leave Argentine zoo for sanctuaries abroad
LUJAN, Argentina (AP) — Thirty lions and tigers that were kept alive — barely — for years in…
Space experts certain a SpaceX rocket crashed into the moon
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A SpaceX rocket that launched a pair of lunar landers slammed into the…
Amazon nations carry out major multinational crackdown on environmental crime
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Police from five Amazon countries have arrested hundreds of people and seized timber, minerals…
Colombia’s outgoing environment minister warns of climate action setbacks
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia ’s outgoing environment minister warned Friday that the incoming government could reverse recent…
Cuba’s healthcare system, once a source of national pride, is in decline
BATABANO, Cuba (AP) — After two surgeries and several rounds of radiation therapy over the past four years…
Medical students in Haiti march to demand reopening of main public hospital
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Dozens of medical students organized a protest on Wednesday to demand that the government…
A black jaguar sniffs Brazil to beat Scotland in Group C challenge
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A new animal oracle for the World Cup has arrived, and it’s the…
Landmark law in Colombia aims to reduce deforestation by tracking cattle
NEW YORK (AP) — Colombia has enacted a landmark law requiring the cattle industry to trace livestock and…
Puerto Rico announces emergency to fight coastal erosion surge
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor announced a state of emergency Wednesday to fight a…
Argentina rescues 700 marine animals trafficked from Kenya in exotic wildlife seizure
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Argentine authorities have seized more than 700 marine animals trafficked from Kenya in what…
Brazil’s Amazon deforestation rates drop, but El Nino could threaten recovery
SAO PAULO (AP) — The administration of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva frequently touts how it…