America

Volcán de Fuego has intensified its activity, with explosions reaching up to 4.800 meters and its ashfall affecting communities like Antigua Guatemala and Alotenango, prompting authorities to warn against approaching the volcano

Guyana and Brazil have signed an agreement under the International Road Transport Agreement establishing new direct bus routes between the two countries, operating daily or twice daily

A new platform to enable patients to report incomplete medication prescriptions has been launched; the initiative enhances healthcare delivery by connecting health institutions to patients, ensuring access to correct medications

Jamaica was selected as pilot for the International Labour Organisation's Just Transition project, which aims at highlighting the impact of climate change on workers and strategies to protect and empower them

Two schools that had been closed last Friday to allow the removal of beehives in or near school premises have reopened

Numerous computers have been delivered to the Necoclí local schools, therefore bringing high-speed internet to this area and benefiting over 45.530 people

Protests against President Daniel Noboa's economic policies are continuing, demanding respect for workers' rights and real solutions to the nation's energy crisis, as the daily energy cuts still persist

Honduran President Xiomara Castro announced rescue and relocation efforts for flood-affected communities in Cortés, alongside plans for shelters, a Bailey bridge in San Pedro Sula, and preventive measures prioritizing vulnerable populations

The Belize Senate unanimously approved an amendment to the Marriage Act raising the legal marriage age to 18, eliminating parental consent for minors, in a move hailed as a transformative human rights milestone to combat child marriage

Bolivia and China are exploring major strategic projects, including lithium industrialization and a bioceanic railway connecting Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil, as President Luis Arce and Xi Jinping recently discussed

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled that Chile violated Mapuche indigenous rights by criminalizing land claims between 1989 and 1992, ordering the annulment of convictions and removal of criminal records

Costa Rica is combating coral bleaching in Bahía Ballena with innovative restoration projects, that imply cultivating coral fragments in nurseries, transplanting them to damaged reefs, and educating locals on reef conservation

Threats and attacks by police forces directly aimed at staff have forced MSF to suspend all activities and medical services until further notice in Port-au-Prince, except for already hospitalised patients at their five medical facilities and maternal care