News of heatwave

Record heat index of 62.3C scorches Rio de Janeiro

18-03-2024 10:58 A heat wave stifling Brazil set new records on Sunday, with Rio de Janeiro's heat index hitting 62.3 degrees Celsius, the highest in a decade.

ENVIRONMENT

Climate change main culprit for hot South American winter

10-10-2023 15:05 Global warming caused by human activity was the main driver of the recent heat wave that hit South America, a new report finds.

POWER-CUT PROTESTS

Porteños take protest to energy firm's doors after prolonged power cuts

16-03-2023 09:49 Residents renew protests across the capital and its outskirts amid prolonged power cuts. Blackouts, which have struck in the middle of an unprecedented heatwave, have left more than 100,000 homes in the dark.

News of heatwave

Record heat index of 62.3C scorches Rio de Janeiro

Climate change main culprit for hot South American winter

Porteños take protest to energy firm's doors after prolonged power cuts

Scandal as La Libertad Avanza deputies come to blows in Congress

Milei promises jail for ‘sons of bitches’ who caused violence in protest

Milei boosts budget of Argentina's intelligence services by 7.3 billion pesos

Consumer prices rose 2.4% in February, reveals INDEC

Stories that caught our eye: March 7 to 14

SpaceX canceló la misión que rescataría a los astronautas varados de la NASA a 45 minutos del despegue

El Gobierno denunció por sedición a dos intendentes K y pidió el apartamiento de la jueza Andrade

Javier Milei postergó un viaje a España por un "intento de golpe de Estado"

La jueza que liberó a los acusados por la marcha de los jubilados dijo que fue por "una ponderación de derechos"

"Escrache de autoritarios": repercusiones de la denuncia del Gobierno contra la jueza que liberó a los detenidos por la marcha