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Car bombs rock Ecuador capital as prisoners seize 57 guards, police
AFP, Published on 01/09/2023
» QUITO - Ecuador's capital Quito was rocked by attacks with grenades and two car bombs overnight, followed hours later by inmates in six prisons taking hostage 57 prison guards and police officers on Thursday, officials said.
US approves maternal vaccine to prevent RSV in infants
AFP, Published on 22/08/2023
» WASHINGTON - The United States on Monday became the first country to approve a vaccine for pregnant women that prevents severe disease caused by Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) in their babies.
Guatemala outsider Arevalo stuns with presidential election triumph
AFP, Published on 21/08/2023
» GUATEMALA CITY - Dark horse candidate Bernardo Arevalo scored a landslide victory in Guatemala's presidential election, final results showed Monday, as he vowed to crack down on pervasive corruption.
Leftist lawyer leads as violence-hit Ecuador heads to run-off poll
AFP, Published on 21/08/2023
» QUITO - Leftist frontrunner Luisa Gonzalez looked set to take on a surprise candidate, the youthful son of one of Ecuador's richest men, in a run-off election in October, official results showed Sunday.
Skeleton saint Santa Muerte attracts devotees among US Latinos
AFP, Published on 18/08/2023
» NEW YORK - Standing before an elaborate altar in her living room in New York, Arely Vazquez explains the pledge she made to Santa Muerte -- or Saint Death -- after surviving pancreas surgery 17 years ago: that she would honor her "little skeleton" by throwing a festival of thanksgiving each year.
Ecuador to vote in election dominated by 'horror' of violence
AFP, Published on 18/08/2023
» QUITO - Ecuador will hold a presidential election Sunday after a campaign marked by the murder of a top candidate and vows to tackle the lawlessness that has engulfed the once-peaceful nation.
US surgeons say pig kidney functional in human for more than a month
AFP, Published on 17/08/2023
» WASHINGTON - US surgeons who transplanted a genetically modified pig kidney into a brain dead patient said Wednesday the organ was still working well after a record 32 days -- a significant step in the quest to close the organ donation gap.
From East to West to southern trap, 50 years of hip-hop
AFP, Published on 12/08/2023
» NEW YORK - Five decades after a Bronx block party ushered in hip-hop's 'Big Bang' moment, the culture-shifting genre is celebrating its 50th birthday Friday.
Ecuadoran presidential candidate shot dead after rally
AFP, Published on 10/08/2023
» QUITO: Ecuadoran presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was shot dead after holding a rally in Quito on Wednesday evening, top officials said.
'Sugar Man' singer Rodriguez dies at 81
AFP, Published on 09/08/2023
» NEW YORK - Sixto Rodriguez, the once obscure American singer-songwriter who enjoyed a career renaissance after his music developed a cult following abroad, has died at the age of 81.