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Climate change isn’t causing the multi-year drought that is devastating parts of Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil and Bolivia, but warming is worsening some of the dry spell’s impacts, a new study says. The natural three-year climate condition La Nina – a cooling of the central Pacific that changes weather worldwide temporarily but lasted much longer than normal this time – is the chief culprit in a drought that has devastated central South America and is still going on, according to a flash study released Thursday by international scientists at World Weather Attribution. The study has not been peer reviewed yet. Drought…

SAO PAULO (AP) — Heavy rain caused flooding and landslides that have killed 36 people on the northern coast of Brazil’s Sao Paulo state, officials said Monday, while fatalities could rise. Sao Paulo’s state government said in a statement that 35 died in the city of Sao Sebastiao and a 7-year-old girl was killed in neighboring Ubatuba. On Monday morning, more than 500 people were continuing search and rescue efforts. Some of the hardest-hit cities that are under a state of emergency, including Sao Sebastiao, Ubatuba, Ilhabela and Bertioga, canceled their Carnival festivities as rescue teams contined a search for…

The Brazil Football Federation (CBF) says it will become the first to punish incidents of racism and racist abuse with points deductions. The CBF has confirmed a change to its regulations that will initially take effect in the Copa do Brasil, with the first round taking place from February 21. Combatting racism is a priority for CBF president Ednaldo Rodrigues, who became the first Black person to lead the organisation in over 100 years of its history when elected to the permanent role in March 2022. Last month the country’s new president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, also announced an…

According to the stunning OnlyFans model, the Paris Saint-Germain superstar entered the sisters’ direct message on Instagram with the hope that they wouldn’t talk to each other about it. In a chit-chat with fellow Big Brother Brasil contestant Marvvila, Key revealed, via Marca: “He was chatting with my twin sister, before she was in a relationship. Then she started dating (someone) and he stopped. Then what did he do? He sent me a message, as if the two of us hadn’t discussed him calling her.” Neymar proposes to Alves twinsKey revealed that she pretended to play ball with the PSG…

Seven teams will battle it out in Morocco from February 1st – February 11th to be crowned FIFA Club World Cup champions in the 2022 edition of the tournament, taking place at the start of 2023. Discover the entire schedule and how to watch the competition. (Picture by 2022 Getty Images) The top men’s football team from each continent will have the chance to be crowned FIFA Club World Cup winners in February. The champions from each of the sport’s six continental regions; Europe, North America, South America, Oceania, Africa, and Asia, plus one team representing the host nation, compete in a knockout…

Copa América Will Return to U.S. in 2024 The relocation of the South American soccer championship is part of an agreement that also includes expanded events for clubs and women in the Americas. Two soccer players run toward a soccer ball on the pitch.Chile won the 2016 Copa América final, beating Argentina at MetLife Stadium.Credit…Mike Stobe/Getty ImagesTwo soccer players run toward a soccer ball on the pitch.The Copa América, South America’s biggest soccer championship, will return to the United States in 2024 as part of a broad collaboration agreement between soccer officials in the Americas that also includes at least…

‘He treated Enzo Fernandez really badly’: Argentina star Christian Romero explains why he screamed in Kylian Mbappe’s face during World Cup final and admits he still rewatches the win over France ‘every day’ Cristian Romero revealed why he screamed at Kylian Mbappe in the World CupThe Argentine defender was seen celebrating in the French forward’s faceThe Spurs star explained he did it to ‘celebrate’ Lionel Messi’s goal in the finalRomero went on to explain he was ‘kneeling and praying’ in the penalty shootoutPublished: 09:39 GMT, 19 January 2023 | Updated: 09:40 GMT, 19 January 2023 Argentina defender Cristian Romero has…

Supporters of Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro protest against President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brasilia, Brazil, on Jan. 8.George Marques via ReutersBrian Winter calls himself an optimist when it comes to Latin America. He’s covered the region for decades—these days, he’s editor of Americas Quarterly. But after the first few weeks of 2023, he says he’s struggling with that optimism. “I worry sometimes that I hear myself talk about the 2000s,” he said. “And it almost sounds like an aging rock band playing its greatest hits—waxing philosophical about when times were good.” Back in the early 2000s, when…

Peru has barred Bolivia’s socialist former President Evo Morales from entering its territory, a decision that Morales later derided as an attack meant to distract from Peru’s human rights violations. Peru’s government announced the decision to ban Morales, along with eight other unidentified Bolivians, in a statement on Monday. The move follows weeks of deadly protests in Peru targeting President Dina Boluarte, the successor and former vice president to Pedro Castillo, who was removed from office last month. An attempt in December by Castillo, who had been in office for less than two years, to unlawfully dissolve Congress ahead of a looming…

The anti-corruption unit of Peru’s attorney general’s office on Monday detained six generals amid an investigation into allegations the government of ousted former President Pedro Castillo illegally promoted police and military officers. Police also seized “documents and devices” during a raid of the home of Castillo’s former Defense Minister Walter Ayala, the anti-corruption unit said. Castillo, who was arrested earlier this month after lawmakers voted him out of office for attempting to illegally dissolve Congress, is being investigated for influence peddling. He faces six separate charges of corruption, all of which he has denied. “Through these interventions, six of those…