America

NASA has selected Peru’s El Pato Air Base in Talara, Piura, as the location for South America’s largest spaceport; the decision hinges on Peru's proximity to the equator, allowing rockets to gain more velocity with less fuel

At the UN Biodiversity Conference COP16, the Colombian Catholic Church formally expressed its support for biodiversity protection, aligning fully with the government's stance on this issue

Amid a severe energy crisis with daily 14-hour blackouts, Ecuador’s government extended next week’s holiday to create a five-day break aimed at boosting tourism, despite recent power rationing due to drought affecting the main hydroelectric source

To address the growing number of vehicle related crimes - fraud, theft and road safety violations - the country will move toward video analytics and registered plate suppliers or manufacturers to build a robust secure vehicle registration system

The government plans to build a shrine at Fort George to honour former Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and others who lost their lives on 19 October 1983 in a power struggle for control of the then ruling New Jewel Movement and the Grenada Revolution

Bolivia is semi-paralyzed by road blockades led by supporters of Evo Morales, protesting for nine days against the judicial investigation into the former president for alleged abuse of a minor; the blockades have severed connections between major cities

Hundreds gathered in Santiago's Plaza Baquedano to mark the fifth anniversary of Chile's "Estallido Social," the massive 2019 protests demanding social reforms

The poverty rate in Costa Rica has dropped to 18%—the lowest level since 2010—according to data from the National Institute of Statistics and Census, from 21,8% in the previous year

Jamaica's fire brigade will install smoke detectors in several homes on the island, as part of efforts to use technology to prevent and minimise fire-related deaths and injuries

Hundreds of One Direction fans in Buenos Aires gathered outside the Casa Sur hotel in the Palermo district, where former band member Liam Payne was found dead after falling from the third floor

The North American Taiwanese Medical Association NATMA, conducted a five-day medical mission in Belize, treating nearly 1.800 patients and performing 56 surgeries to support underprivileged communities

Dominica State College has initiated a project focused on online education in collaboration with the Commonwealth of Learning and the Virtual University for the Small Commonwealth States to develop a minimum of 15 online courses by the conclusion

Recent research reveals that mining companies in Brazil have been inflating risk levels of dams holding mining waste to scare residents into relocating, a tactic dubbed "dam terrorism"