Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is well-known for his saber-rattling, much of which is designed to distract Venezuelans from the severe economic crisis sweeping the country and the brutality of his Continue Reading
Colombia will extend coronavirus restrictions based on intensive care unit occupancy rates, President Ivan Duque said on Sunday, amid rising case numbers. Slideshow ( 2 images ) The Andean country, Continue Reading
The Venezuelan government has long tolerated armed groups trafficking drugs and contraband near its border with Colombia. Now it has lashed out at one of them, driving thousands of civilians Continue Reading
He has sneered at the Covid-19 pandemic, even as it led Brazil’s health care system to collapse . He has ridiculed opposition lawmakers, who are gunning for his impeachment. His Continue Reading
A new campaign by the Venezuelan military near the country’s lawless western border is sparking a surge of refugees, with thousands defying the spiking pandemic to pack into makeshift shelters Continue Reading
Offshore oil and gas drilling is set for a rebound this year following a major 2020 pullback when exploration and production companies deferred many activities due to the pandemic and Continue Reading
Peru has struggled for over a decade to build its hydrocarbon sector and boost crude oil reserves and production. 2020 was particularly difficult for the Andean country’s crisis-ridden petroleum industry Continue Reading
US oil sanctions on Venezuela could reach a tipping point this summer if a dire diesel shortage further exacerbates a humanitarian crisis that continues to unfold even as President Nicolás Continue Reading
A deforested area in Mato Grosso State in Brazil in August 2020. Destruction of the world’s forests increased last year even as pandemic shutdowns curbed economic growth, adding more pressure Continue Reading
The heads of Brazil’s army, navy and air force resigned Tuesday, rocking a right-wing government that is already facing public fury over President Jair Bolsonaro’s inability to contain the fast-spreading coronavirus pandemic. Brazil’s Defense Continue Reading
