Chile Explains Why No Alert Hit Las Condes
Las Condes mudslide: Chile’s disaster agency says it struck too fast for a phone alert. Prosecutors probe, and insurers explain...
October 9, 2026Section
Society
Daily Interest News from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Colombian Actress Ana María Arango Dies at 76
Colombian actress Ana María Arango has died at 76. Her manager announced it on 8 October 2026; the cause has...
October 8, 2026
Missing Guánica Man, 72, Found Dead in Well
Ramón Ramos Guzmán, 72, who was deaf, was found dead in a well in Guánica, Puerto Rico, on 8 October...
October 8, 2026
Chile Mudslide Sweeps Cars Through Las Condes
A mudslide hit Las Condes in Santiago, Chile, on 8 October, sweeping vehicles away. Senapred urged residents to follow evacuation...
October 8, 2026
Débora do Batom Gets Semi-Open Regime, Stays at Home
Débora do Batom, jailed over the 8 January riots, moves to the semi-open regime. Justice Moraes keeps her under house...
October 6, 2026
Three Children Found Dead in Car Boot in Tamale, Ghana
Three children missing in Tamale, Ghana, were found dead in a car boot on 5 October. Police arrested the vehicle...
October 6, 2026
Ghana EPA Shuts Empire Cement Weija Plant Over Pollution Breaches
Ghana's environment regulator ordered Empire Cement to shut its Weija plant near Accra on 14 September, citing pollution breaches and...
September 16, 2026
Morocco Election 2026: Where the Minimum Wage Stands
Morocco votes on 23 September with the minimum wage a central promise. Voters aged 18 to 24 are about 3%...
September 16, 2026
Mali Jails Journalist Two Years Over Kidal Remark
A Bamako cybercrime court sentenced Le Témoin editor Abdrahamane Keïta to two years on 14 September over a television remark...
September 16, 2026