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A large-scale genome study shows that Indigenous peoples in the Americas split off several times, resulting in loss of important genetic diversity.

Gathered around their president Juliette Binoche, the jury of the 78th Cannes Film Festival – which begins on 13 May – are a truly international panel, hailing from the Americas, Asian and African continents. They're tasked with choosing which one of the 22 films in competition walks away with the…

In 2023, nearly 80%, or $21.1 billion, of global check fraud occurred in the Americas

Whoever succeeds Pope Francis will inherit his momentous and controversial legacy of relations with Indigenous people throughout the Americas

Pope Francis smashed the stereotypical profile for a pontiff, becoming the Catholic Church's first leader from the Americas and the first non-European since the eighth century.

Pope Francis, the unconventional and outspoken pontiff who inspired widespread devotion but riled traditionalists, died on Monday aged 88. Born Jorge Bergoglio, Francis was the first Jesuit to lead the world's almost 1.4 billion Catholics and the first from the Americas.

Pope Francis was the first pope from the Americas, the first Jesuit pontiff and the first to take the name of Francis, after St. Francis of Assisi

Key dates from his life

Francis was the first pope from the Americas, and the first non-European for more than 1,200 years