South America

A fully-covered man riding a motorbike in the street at night

New banking services tackle barriers faced by migrants

Some startups throughout the Americas are establishing loans geared towards migrants. Among them is Galgo, which helps migrants buy motorbikes in order to earn money with delivery apps like Uber Eats.

New banking services tackle barriers faced by migrants
A group of runners carrying staffs and smile for a group shot

'Spirit Run': A new memoir details one man's journey to reconnect with nature and his Indigenous heritage

'Spirit Run': A new memoir details one man's journey to reconnect with nature and his Indigenous heritage
A police officer wearing a face mask asks for identification documents to a driver in one of the neighborhoods where the mayor's office decreed strict quarantine, amidst an outbreak of the coronavirus disease, in Bogota, Colombia, July 14, 2020.

Bogotá tries ‘staggered quarantine’ to slow coronavirus spread

Bogotá tries ‘staggered quarantine’ to slow coronavirus spread
Migrants are seen at temporary shelter in the village of La Penita, Panama, on August 23, 2019.

'We're dead here': Migrants stranded in Panama rainforest amid coronavirus

'We're dead here': Migrants stranded in Panama rainforest amid coronavirus
Nathaniel B Palmer in port

Antarctica Dispatch 1: Gearing up and shipping out

Antarctica Dispatch 1: Gearing up and shipping out
Scarlet tanager

Spring's uncertain arrival poses problems for migrating birds

Migrating songbirds have finally found the springtime weather in North America that they need to survive and thrive. Only a couple of weeks ago, they had to fight unusual cold and deep snows in the Northern states.

Spring's uncertain arrival poses problems for migrating birds
Protesters gather to rally against U.S. President Donald Trump's firing of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey, outside the White House in Washington, U.S. May 10, 2017.

Trump firing Comey: ‘It helps every authoritarian in the world’

Journalists and academics across the globe see alarming parallels between the US and deeply troubled countries whose leaders go after those who investigate them.

Trump firing Comey: ‘It helps every authoritarian in the world’
Peru anchovies

What happens when you eat seafood at every meal for a year?

And is there a sustainable way to eat this much fish?

What happens when you eat seafood at every meal for a year?
Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff.

Brazil just pulled a 360 on impeachment. Here's what it means.

The impeachment process seemed like it was suddenly off — until it was back on. President Dilma Rousseff may be suspended from office by the end of the week.

Brazil just pulled a 360 on impeachment. Here's what it means.
A worker pumps gas into a vehicle at a gas station, which belongs to Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA, in Caracas, on Feb. 12, 2016.

Venezuela's 6,000-percent gas price hike has a global origin

Given President Nicolás Maduro is already fighting for his political survival, it might seem crazy of him to meddle with such a sensitive issue as the cost of gas. Venezuelans are already dealing with triple-digit inflation.

Venezuela's 6,000-percent gas price hike has a global origin
Tourists at a beach in Argentina crowd around a young Franciscan dolphin that was later left dead on the sand.

Did a group of photo-taking tourists really kill an endangered dolphin in Argentina?

A Franciscan dolphin was left dead on a Buenos Aires beach, but wildlife authorities don't know if it was already dead when a large group of tourists found it and crowded it to take photos.

Did a group of photo-taking tourists really kill an endangered dolphin in Argentina?
A Brazilian drug gang member nicknamed Pilintra, 26, poses with guns in Salvador.

In Brazil, where the homicide rate is five times that of the US, a new push to relax gun laws.

In Brazil, where the homicide rate is five times higher than in the United States, politicians are debating a law to make it easier for residents, including convicted criminals, to buy guns. A group of conservative lawmakers wants to allow Brazilians to buy up to nine guns a year.

In Brazil, where the homicide rate is five times that of the US, a new push to relax gun laws.
Demonstrators attend a protest against Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff in São Paulo on March 15, 2015. Protest organizers in dozens of cities across Brazil are planning marches to pressure Rousseff over unpopular budget cuts and a corruption scandal tha

A 'fragile moment' is reached in Brazil as millions rage against corruption

Protesters in Brazil used social media to send millions of people into the streets last weekend, calling for President Dilma Rousseff to be impeached. One Brazilian says the marches are just one symptom of deep-seated anger and division over the country's high level of corruption.

A 'fragile moment' is reached in Brazil as millions rage against corruption
A man takes a shower as policemen patrol during an operation in Rio de Janeiro's Mare slums complex on March 30, 2014.

Drought forces Brazilians to curb their addiction to multiple daily showers

Brazilians are notoriously lavish bathers, taking as many as three showers a day. But as the country faces a major drought, they're trying to find way to keep up the shower numbers while still saving water.

Drought forces Brazilians to curb their addiction to multiple daily showers
A man walks past graffiti which reads "Yankees, go to hell" in Caracas March 10, 2015. President Nicolas Maduro was seeking special decree powers from Venezuela's parliament on Tuesday in response to new US sanctions, drawing opposition protests of a powe

The US imposed sanctions on seven Venezuelan officials, and President Nicolas Maduro couldn't be happier

President Barack Obama levied sanctions on seven Venezuelan officials, which has given Venezuela's embattled leader a way to take the focus off his country's struggling economy.

The US imposed sanctions on seven Venezuelan officials, and President Nicolas Maduro couldn't be happier