Tropical storm, Erika, lashing the shores of the Caribbean island nation of Dominica on August 27, 2015. Tropical storm Erika has hit the eastern Caribbean island of Dominica, killing at least four people and unleashing landslides there. The storm caused power outages, knocked out water supplies and dumped 38 centimeters of rain on the small island, authorities said on Thursday. Several people have... 

Brazilians, amongst other western nations, consume 4-5 times more sugar than the quantity recommended by the WHO (World Health Organization). Learn how it affects your eyes. Sugar consumption is growing worldwide and has become a major public health issue in several countries. Sugar consumption is growing worldwide and has become a major public health issue in several countries. Brazil is one of them.... 

Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians have taken to the streets across the country to protest against alleged government corruption and looming recession, calling for the resignation of President Dilma Rouseff. At least 5,000 demonstrators gathered in the city center of the capital Brasilia on Sunday and a police estimate showed that some 419,000 other protesters marched in 12 other cities of Latin... 

Masked gunmen have killed at least 19 people and injured seven more in a series of shootings on the outskirts of Brazil’s largest city of Sao Paulo, authorities say. “This is very serious and merits a special investigation,” said Secretary of Public Security for Sao Paulo State Alexandre de Moraes in a Friday statement. “We don’t rule out any possibility.” According... 

A Brazilian man, Ricardo Azevedo from Sao Paulo, has shown off his wonder bike to the world. The magic machine can travel up to 500 kilometers on a liter of water. The so-called “T Power H20” vehicle is powered by water and an external car battery to produce electricity and split the hydrogen from the water molecules. As a result, combustion is created giving the motorbike the impetus to move. In... 

Daniel Scioli, the presidential candidate for Argentina’s governing coalition, celebrates after the results of the primary elections came in on August 10, 2015. The presidential candidate for Argentina’s ruling coalition has secured the majority of votes in the country’s primary elections. Daniel Scioli, the only candidate for the governing Front for Victory coalition, secured a 14-point... 

The search for 43 Mexican students who went missing 10 months ago has turned up 60 mass graves and 129 bodies in the southern state of Guerrero. The graves have been found since the search start for the missing students last September. However, the attorney general’s office said none of the remains of bodies found in the mass graves belong to the students who were last seen in Iguala, in southern... 

Pravda.Ru conducted an interview with Daniel Filmus, Argentina’s Secretary for Malvinas Islands Affairs to discuss the ongoing dispute regarding the Falkland Islands, aka the Malvinas, between Argentina and the UK. Argentina’s relations with leading countries of the West worsened considerably in late June of 2015, after the Federal Court in Rio Grande ordered provisional measures to companies... 

Pope Francis has urged the people of Latin America to stand up to the world’s capitalist system and change the world economic order by creating a “truly communitarian economy” based on distribution of goods among all (communism). Starting his speech with the need to instigate change, he called on the faithful to fight to protect human dignity in a “system” where farm workers end up without... 

US National Security Agency (NSA) intercepts nearly all communications in the South American continent, WikiLeaks revealed. Founder of whistleblower website WikiLeaks Julian Assange says the US National Security Agency intercepts almost all communications in the South American continent. “Ninety-eight percent of Latin American communications are intercepted by the NSA while passing through the... 

After a significant thaw between the US and Cuba, the states decided to restore their embassies. However, some believe that opening an embassy in Havana would avert one of the American’s important allies. Thus, the presidential candidate from the Republican party Ted Cruz claimed, that reopening is a “slap in the face” of Israel. Cruz called Obama’s announcement “unacceptable... 

Thousands of Hondurans have taken to the streets of the capital, Tegucigalpa, to call on President Juan Orlando Hernandez to quit over an alleged corruption scandal in his election campaign. Activists said 30,000 people turned out on Friday for the fourth weekly demonstration in a row and marched toward the Honduran prosecutor’s office. Chanting “JOH out!” — referring to the president’s... 

Dozens of penguins have been found dead over the course of the past three days on the coast of Uruguay. A government official announced on Thursday that the penguins were found in two separate locations. Graciela Fabiano, an official from the National Directorate of Water Resources, told local media that the issue of the dead penguins was not an uncommon occurrence. Some of the dead penguins were... 

Students march to protest against the education reform, in the Chilean capital, Santiago, on May 28, 2015. Chilean riot police have clashed with thousands of students protesting against the government’s education policies. Police fired tear gas and used water cannon to disperse the masked protesters, who were attacking them with stones and sticks during a demonstration in the capital, Santiago, on... 

Cuba has always been known for its medical treatment. The Cubans have much higher life expectancy than the American citizens despite spending a pittance comparatively. Today, Cuba is to make a real breakthrough in combating cancer. Cuban scientists spent decades developing a lung cancer vaccine, called Cimavax. The Cuban government started distributing Cimavax to citizens for free in 2011. The vaccine...