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Newborn baby greets dad with a beaming smile the instant she recognizes his voice
The relationship between that father and his unborn baby had a heartwarming impact. Flávio Dantas, from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was thrilled to be a father. He would speak to his unborn baby each day ...
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro calls Greta Thunberg a ‘brat’
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro called Swedish climate change campaigner Greta Thunberg a “brat” on Tuesday, Dec. 10, after her comment on two Indigenous people Brazilians' death in the Amazon. The fight ignited on Monday after Thunberg ...
South Africa wins Miss Universe with talk of leadership for women
Out of 90 contestants, Miss South Africa Zozibini Tunzi took the crown for Miss Universe 2019, and Madison Anderson, Miss Puerto Rico, coming in as first runner-up. The new #MissUniverse2019 is... SOUTH AFRICA!!!! 🇿🇦 pic.twitter.com/gRW8vcuT3A — Miss ...
Little boy feeds grandpa in the mouth and moves the world
When children, who usually bring fun to the family, are born, they need the love and care of adults because they can't drink or feed themself, and they also can't say they're hungry. But as ...
Democrats call protests over fraudulent elections in Bolivia a ‘coup’
After the protests of Bolivian citizens intensified following the controversial electoral elections of Oct. 20, which led President Evo Morales to resign as head of state, various senators of the Democratic wing such as Bernie ...
President Trump praises Bolivians for forcing Evo Morales’s resignation
President Donald Trump praised the Bolivian people for forcing the resignation of socialist leader Evo Morales. In a statement published by the White House, the president stressed that the fall of Morales, after almost 14 years ...
Bolivia’s president resigns amid election-fraud allegations
Bolivian President Evo Morales resigned Sunday under mounting pressure from the military and the public after his re-election victory triggered weeks of fraud allegations and deadly protests. The decision came after a day of fast-moving developments, ...
Brazil’s ex-president could be freed after top court ruling
Brazil's Supreme Court delivered a ruling that could release almost 5,000 inmates still appealing their convictions, including former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and other powerful figures jailed in a sprawling corruption investigation. The court ...
United States could sanction Spain for supporting Nicolás Maduro’s regime
The U.S. government is considering sanctioning Spain for the aid that the socialist government of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez would be provide to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. According to Bloomberg, the Treasury Department is studying economic ...
President Trump supports Chile and denounces foreign interference seeking to undermine Chile’s democracy
Amid Chile's social crisis, President Donald Trump said he supports Chilean President Sebastián Piñera's government in its efforts to "restore national order" in the South American country. President Trump called Piñera on Wednesday to express his ...
Girl, 13, cut out pregnant sister’s baby to give to other woman, murders nephew
A 13-year-old Brazilian girl has been arrested over the murder of her pregnant sister who she is accused of killing before cutting out her baby and stoning another child to death. Fabiana Santana, 23, was eight ...
Fresh protests, looting erupt in Chile despite new Cabinet
Fresh protests and attacks on businesses erupted in Chile Monday despite President Sebastián Piñera's replacement of eight key Cabinet ministers with more centrist figures and his attempts to assure the country he has heard calls ...
Sick 2-year-old boy dies after dad allegedly blew treatment money on parties, hookers and drugs
A sick Brazilian boy died after his father blew up the money that was raised for the child's medical treatment on hookers, drugs, and parties instead, according to reports. Two-year-old Joao Miguel Alves died at his ...
US envoy blasts Venezuela seat on UN Human Rights Council
The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said Venezuela’s election to the Human Rights Council “is an embarrassment to the United Nations and a tragedy for the people of Venezuela.” Venezuela won a contested election for ...
7-story building collapses in Brazil; 1 dead, others trapped
A seven-story building collapsed Tuesday in an upscale part of the Brazilian city of Fortaleza, killing one person and leaving others trapped with some communicating with family members by cellphone from under debris, officials said. Fire ...
Colombian garbage man rescues 25,000 books and transforms them into community library
A garbage man created a community library in his own home and donates books to children, believing that education can break the cycle of poverty. Jose Alberto Gutierrez, 55, a garbage man who lives in Bogota, ...
