As the country’s first commissioner of official languages, he oversaw a dual-language mandate. He later led a task forc…

A dozen beekeepers converged to help rescue a swarm of angry bees that escaped when their boxes fell off a truck in Bur…

Advice that travelers to the U.S. “check relevant state and local laws” came in response to rules this year restricting…

More than 100 million birds breed in the region, and many are likely to be vulnerable to the virus, scientists warned. …

President Gabriel Boric is announcing a new national search plan ahead of the 50th anniversary of the coup that toppled…

The effects of a summer of environmental catastrophes were felt everywhere in Canada, from its vast boreal forests to a…

The Biden administration is working with Central American nations like Costa Rica to develop ways for migrants to apply…

A smash, a romp, a mess and a mystery are part of this Ontario festival’s 12-play repertoire after two seasons of retre…

A writer struggled with being present. This Brazilian drum helped her pay attention. from NYT > World > America…

Ms. Paul, 31, competed in the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Her infant son survived the crash, the authorities said. …

To follow an olive-sided flycatcher, first you have to catch it. from NYT > World > Americas https://ift.tt/vA5…

The shooting reflects escalating tensions as vigilante groups push back against gangs in areas around Port-au-Prince. …

A movement to fight wildfires by making forests more resilient and, in some cases, deliberately setting blazes is gaini…

Little economic support is available to evacuees now out of work, insurance disputes loom and economic growth may be er…

A noted educator and anthropologist, she spent almost her entire life in China, where she was a committed friend of the…

Lack of rain and changing weather patterns are slowing the ship traffic that moves goods around the world. from NYT &…

Best known internationally for her breakout performance in the 1959 film “Black Orpheus,” she challenged racial stereot…

The Afro-Brazilian artist Emanoel Araújo is considered a giant in his home country. A museum he founded is working to p…

Genevieve Glatsky, a reporter for the Andes bureau, discussed the assassination of Fernando Villavicencio, a presidenti…

Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Indonesia and Egypt are among the potential candidates to expand the five-nation bloc, many of…

Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Indonesia and Egypt are among the potential candidates to expand the five-nation bloc, many of…

Leaders of Brazil, India, China and South Africa addressed other topics, but Russia’s president, unable to attend in pe…

Climate change has made hot, dry and windy conditions like those that fueled this year’s blazes at least twice as commo…

Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, is the target of multiple criminal investigations. One includes a Rolex, gif…

The final tally of the damage will be higher, officials said, although no buildings have been destroyed over the past 2…

Outsiders overperformed, underscoring the volatility of Latin American politics. Candidates calling to emulate El Salva…

A man, his daughter, and the many items left behind. from NYT > World > Americas https://ift.tt/PxXQwut

Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa will consider at their summit this week whether to admit more countries t…

Luisa González and Daniel Noboa were poised to be the top candidates of Sunday’s election in a country where declining …

The landslide victory by the candidate of an upstart party signals an uncertain new chapter in Central America’s larges…

A former first lady and an anticorruption candidate are on the ballot in a runoff contest. from NYT > World > A…

With the country’s attention riveted on violence perpetrated by gangs and drug cartels, the security issue is paramount…

Fire is raging in the suburban fringes of the resort town of Kelowna, British Columbia, as a state of emergency across …

The torrential rain and flooding that threaten Southern California also menaced Baja California, the western Mexico sta…

Pakyi and Tamandua are the final known isolated members of the Piripkura people. They are posing a tricky challenge for…

Can an intellectual on an anti-graft crusade win the presidency in a nation sliding toward authoritarianism? Guatemala …

Here’s what to expect each day as the storm moves north. from NYT > World > Americas https://ift.tt/flpSyc5

Officials told residents to clear out of the Northwest Territories city of Yellowknife by Friday afternoon. Most were e…

The pilot, part of a three-member crew, died after the Latam Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Panama on Mon…

Officials told residents to clear out of the Northwest Territories city of Yellowknife by Friday afternoon. Most were e…

A presidential candidate’s assassination has focused global attention on the country’s extraordinary bloodshed fueled b…

The storm threatens to bring strong winds and heavy rainfall to the Baja California peninsula and the Southwestern Unit…

A Brazilian team’s finding helps fill in the fossil record to explain how the flightless reptiles evolved in the dinosa…

Xuxa was once Brazil’s biggest TV star. Now many are wondering whether a thin, blond, white woman was the right idol fo…

Javier Milei, who wants to abolish the central bank and adopt the U.S. dollar as Argentina’s currency, is now the front…

Ontario’s auditor general found that the process to open up land in Toronto’s Greenbelt was influenced by and favored t…

The killing of Fernando Villavicencio marks a grim turning point for a once-tranquil country now awash in violence fuel…

Four Nigerian stowaways hopped on a cargo ship not knowing where it was going, but hoping to find a place where they co…

The candidate, Fernando Villavicencio, was one of eight running in a race to be held in days. from NYT > World >…

The music he and his bandmates made stood out by inverting the increasing volume and mania of psychedelic rock. “We jus…

The abduction came as gang violence has begun cresting in Haiti and an international force may be headed to the Caribbe…

Justin Trudeau cultivated the image of a modern husband, father and political figure in his political rise. How does he…

When in the capital for road games, many Mexican League players join the throngs paying their respects at the Basílica …

For the first time, scientists observed tubeworms and other complex ocean creatures dwelling beneath hydrothermal vents…

An international overhaul to tax tech companies is at a standstill, so Canada is forging ahead with another plan. fro…

With her soulful, cigarette-tinged contralto and emotive “bossa-jazz” stylings, she mesmerized audiences and critics al…

An unusual winter heat wave has brought record high temperatures to cities across Argentina, Chile and Paraguay this we…

A six-month truce began on Thursday between the government and the largest remaining insurgency, the far-left group kno…

The Canadian prime minister and his wife have been married for 18 years and share three children. from NYT > World…

The Canadian prime minister and his wife have been married for 18 years and share three children. from NYT > World…

Two Canadian men who were switched at birth to families of different ethnicities are now questioning who they really ar…

On Tuesday night, the Sturgeon Moon was visible from Greece to Brazil. Two more supermoons are expected this year: one …

The city of Chihuahua said it would impose hefty fines on bands that perform songs with lyrics that “promote violence a…

The specimens are evidence of how little the squishy, tentacled predators have changed over the history of life on Eart…

Taking the monster truck concept to deadly new realms, cartels are modifying pickups with gun turrets, steel armoring a…