Feb 29 Watch 11:12 Venezuela’s oil-rich city crippled by ongoing crises By Marcia Biggs, Frank Carlson The once-wealthy South American country of Venezuela is in the midst of political, economic and humanitarian crises made more severe by U.S. sanctions. And Venezuela's second-largest city, Maracaibo, was at one time the jewel of its petroleum economy. But the… Continue watching
Feb 20 Watch 10:41 A year after the rise of Juan Guaido, Venezuelans are still waiting for change By Marcia Biggs, Frank Carlson Venezuela is in political, economic and humanitarian crisis. With its massive oil reserves, it used to be among the world’s wealthiest countries, but its economy has since collapsed. For residents opposed to the socialist regime of President Nicolas Maduro, the… Continue watching
Aug 08 Ivanka Trump to promote women’s initiative in South America By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Aides to President Donald Trump's daughter and adviser say she plans to visit Paraguay and Argentina to promote her Women's Global Development and Prosperity Initiative. Continue reading
Jul 28 Egan Bernal wins Tour de France By John Leicester, Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press On the Champs-Elysees fittingly bathed in the yellow of a golden dusk, a Tour de France for the ages crowned a champion of an unusually young age on Sunday: 22-year-old Egan Bernal, South America's first winner of cycling's greatest race. Continue reading
Apr 13 Watch 3:14 Pompeo pushes for Venezuelan sanctions in South America By PBS NewsHour Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with leaders in Paraguay and Peru on Saturday as part of a tour of four South American countries. Hari Sreenivasan spoke to Chris Sabatini of Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and… Continue watching
Oct 04 Watch 9:22 How Brazil nuts are helping protect the Amazon rainforest In Brazil, the temptation to clear more Amazon rainforest to meet the demand for meat and soybeans is huge. But deforestation could drive the world toward a climate change tipping point. Can Amazon residents balance conservation and economic potential? Special… Continue watching
Mar 01 Denver nonprofit quenches a community’s thirst for clean, reliable water By Larisa Epatko Water For People, a Denver-based nonprofit, is helping communities in Bolivia and other countries get drinking water and sanitation services for everybody. Continue reading
Apr 22 Quake-stricken Ecuadorians take refuge in the outdoors By Larisa Epatko Ecuadorians faced more aftershocks this week as they continued to comb through the rubble caused by Saturday’s deadly earthquake. “The situation is just terrible,” said an aid worker helping survivors. Continue reading
Jan 28 Watch 3:01 WHO to consider declaring international emergency over Zika virus By PBS News Hour The World Health Organization offered a powerful new warning about the rapid spread of the Zika virus, which apparently causes birth defects such as microcephaly and neurological problems. Officials estimate that there could be 3 to 4 million cases in… Continue watching
Jan 18 What is the Zika virus and how does it spread? By Larisa Epatko The Zika virus is a mosquito-borne illness predominately in Central and South America, but outbreaks have occurred in Africa, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Islands and the Americas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Continue reading