Ione Wells

5 days ago | bbc.co.uk | Ione Wells |Georgina Rannard

Image source, NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin ObservatoryImage caption, The first image revealed by the Vera Rubin telescope shows the Trifid and Lagoon nebulae in stunning detailSouth America correspondentA powerful new telescope in Chile has released its first images, showing off its unprecedented ability to peer into the dark depths of the universe. In one picture, vast colourful gas and dust clouds swirl in a star-forming region 9,000 light years from Earth.

1 month ago | businessandamerica.com | Ione Wells

Ione WellsSouth America correspondentWhen Donald Trump revealed the level of trade tariffs that countries around the world would face from the US, nations in South America breathed a sigh of relief. Ten of the 12 states on the continent received the lowest level of 10%. Only Guyana and Venezuela were initially hit with higher rates of 38% and 15% respectively, before these were subsequently reduced to 10%. This came as Trump decided to pause elevated rates on almost all countries for 90 days.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Ione Wells |Guillermo D. Olmo

Halfway through Leo XIV's first speech as pope, which he delivered in Italian, he stopped and asked if he might say a few words in Spanish. Smiling, he continued: "A greeting to all and in particular to my dear Diocese of Chiclayo, in Peru."The first American pope is a citizen of Peru and has spent much of his life there, travelling between the two countries for decades until 2014, when Pope Francis appointed him bishop of the Chiclayo Diocese in the country's north.

2 months ago | bbc.com | Ione Wells

Could South America benefit from Trump's trade tariffs? Ione WellsSouth America correspondentGetty ImagesBrazil hopes to see countries such as Japan buy its beef instead of AmericanWhen Donald Trump revealed the level of trade tariffs that countries around the world would face from the US, nations in South America breathed a sigh of relief. Ten of the 12 states on the continent received the lowest level of 10%.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Ione Wells

The health of Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro has worsened after intestinal surgery earlier this month, according to his medical team. The 70-year-old remains in intensive care and will undergo new tests. Bolsonaro was visited in hospital by a court official on Wednesday, who delivered a summons giving him five days to present his initial defence against coup charges, in preparation for his trial.