A 6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes Peru.
Image Credit: VolcanoDiscovery Minutes ago, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported that a 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck Peru-Ecuador Border Region at a shallow depth of 10km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, […]
A 5.2-magnitude earthquake strikes near Santiago, Ecuador.
Image Credit: Earthstar Geographics An hour ago USGS reported that a 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck Datem del Marañon, Loreto, 193 km east of Cuenca, Provincia del Azuay, Ecuador at a very […]
Bus crash in Bolivia.
Image Credit: Twitter On Monday, a bus crash in a ravine Bolivia resulted in at least 34 casualties. The death toll was initially 24 deaths but after 12 hours of […]
Jair Bolsonaro scrapped discounted Pfizer vaccine deal for a much more expensive Covaxin. Why?
Image Credit: AFP The controversial Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro dubbed the ‘tropical Donald Trump’, for his similarities to ex-US President Donald Trump, has been under scrutiny for scrapping a heavily […]
A 4.5-magnitude earthquake strikes Portoviejo, Ecuador.
Hours ago, the Institute of Geophysics of the National Polytechnic School in Quito (IGEPN) reported a 4.6-magnitude 92km southwest of Portoviejo, Ecuadot. It was later revised to a 4.5-magnitude, at […]
A 4.9-magnitude earthquake strikes Ecuador.
Image Credit: Zenrin Earthstar Geographics A few minutes ago, a strong 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck the South Pacific Ocean, 49 km southwest of Manta Ecuador, Ecuador at a shallow depth of […]
United States donates $300,000 to fight COVID-19 in the Amazon region of Brazil.
Image Credit: Bruno Kelly/ Reuters The United States government announced that it will donate $300,000 (R$ 1.5million) through the International Development Agency (USAID) to fight COVID-19 in the hard-hit region […]
Chile to vote on whether to get a new constitution.
Image Credit: Martin Bernetti/AFP via Getty Images On Sunday, Chileans will go out to vote on what is considered to be one of the most important referendums in Chilean history. […]
Bolsonaro hails UAE and Bahrain’s peace deal with Israel.
Image Credit: Marcos Correa/PR During the United Nations General Assembly’s 75th session, the Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro hailed the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain’s peace deal with Israel. During an […]