World Jul 10 Illnesses surge in quake-hit Venezuelan communities as humanitarian crisis builds Doctors treating people in the northern state of La Guaira on Thursday reported an increase in skin conditions and diarrheal diseases, as well as of requests for medications for the treatment of chronic illnesses, including diabetes and high blood pressure.
World Jul 03 Venezuelans rush to identify the bodies of their loved ones as earthquake deaths multiply Many fear mass graves are coming as they search for the bodies of loved ones who died in the earthquakes.
World Jul 02 Venezuelan medics fear earthquake aftermath will trigger widening medical crisis The emergency has laid bare Venezuela's chronic shortage of doctors, the result of years of economic crisis, underfunding and emigration.
World Jun 28 Teams scramble to locate survivors 4 days after Venezuela earthquakes Acting President Delcy Rodriguez said on Sunday that 33 people had been rescued the day before, although she did not provide an updated death toll.
World Jun 27 Desperation mounts in Venezuela as the earthquake death toll rises to 1,430 Venezuela’s government said families reported at least 68,900 people missing, three days after the one-two punch of 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes devastated the South American nation.
World Jun 25 At least 188 people are dead in Venezuela after 2 earthquakes rocked the country's north The 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes that hit Wednesday evening were among the strongest in Venezuela in more than a century, and could be felt throughout the region.
World Jun 24 2 powerful quakes hit Venezuela, killing at least 164 and injuring nearly 1,000 Wednesday evening’s 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes were among the strongest to strike Venezuela in more than a century, and could be felt throughout the region.
World Jun 24 Progressive candidate concedes Colombian presidential election to outsider endorsed by Trump Election results showed de la Espriella, a businessman and lawyer who had never run for office, defeated Cepeda, a lawmaker, by 1 percentage point, or nearly 251,000 votes.
World Jun 22 Trump-endorsed de la Espriella holds a slim lead in Colombia's election as his rival challenges vote A victory by de la Espriella is expected to usher in policies that will reverse the agenda of outgoing President Gustavo Petro, including a controversial plan to hold parallel peace negotiations with illegal armed groups.
World Jun 21 Colombians vote in a presidential runoff that pits an outsider against a progressive The options before voters were business owner and lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella and Iván Cepeda, a lawmaker and heir to the political movement of outgoing President Gustavo Petro, the nation’s first leftist leader.