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News Articles: Latin America

Journalists protest to draw attention to the latest wave of journalist killings, at the Angel of Independence monument in Mexico City, May 9, 2022.

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  • World

3 journalists have been killed over 3 days in Mexico

In 2021, seven reporters were killed in Mexico, making it the most dangerous country for journalists, according to data compiled by Reporters Without Borders.

May 10, 2022
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
Soldiers patrol outside Bellavista prison where a deadly riot broke out overnight in Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas, Ecuador, on Monday.

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  • Latin America

Clash between rival gangs kills 44 inmates in an Ecuadorean prison

Interior Minister Patricio Carrillo said at a news conference that one group of inmates left their cells to attack another inside the Bellavista lockup in Santo Domingo.

May 10, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press

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  • World

The ripple effects of Russia's war in Ukraine are changing the world

Stores running out of cooking oil. Gas prices soaring. Farmers scrambling for fertilizer. Nations rethinking alliances. We zoom in on the war's seismic, far-reaching repercussions.

May 10, 2022
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By:
  • Alina Selyukh,
  • Alyson Hurt,
  • and 2 more
The cover of Mothercoin next to the author.

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  • Race

In 'Mothercoin', the labor of love transcends borders

Mothercoin, by Elizabeth Cummins Muñoz, takes an intimate look at the lives of immigrant nannies in Houston, and how their work in private homes affects their relationship with their own children.

May 08, 2022
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By:
  • Diba Mohtasham
Rescuers recover a body at the site of Friday's deadly explosion that destroyed the five-star Hotel Saratoga, in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, May 7, 2022.

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  • World

Crews work through 2nd night after Cuba hotel blast kills 27

Crews worked through a second night searching for victims of a hotel explosion that killed at least 27 people in Cuba's capital and left more than a dozen missing.

May 08, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Rescuers recover a body at the site of Friday's deadly explosion that destroyed the five-star Hotel Saratoga, in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, May 7, 2022.

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  • World

Crews work through 2nd night after Cuba hotel blast kills 27

Crews worked through a second night searching for victims of a hotel explosion that killed at least 27 people in Cuba's capital and left more than a dozen missing.

May 08, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
The five-star Hotel Saratoga was heavily damaged after an explosion in Old Havana, Cuba, on Friday.

Tagged as: 

  • Latin America

At least 8 people have died in an explosion at a Havana hotel

Dozens were injured in the blast that ripped away large sections of the outer wall at the Hotel Saratoga, a 19th century structure. A gas leak was the suspected cause of the explosion.

May 06, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
An abortion-rights activist wears a mask with text that reads in Spanish "Legal Abortion" during a rally outside Congress as lawmakers debate a bill that would legalize abortion, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020.

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  • World

As U.S. may restrict abortion, other nations are easing access

Recent legislative activities in countries show the U.S. risks being out of step with the progress that the rest of the world is making in protecting sexual and reproductive rights.

May 04, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
What do you call a flower that flits from bird to bird? Which birds dictate the order of the flock while it flies?

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  • Books

Pablo Neruda's question poems, now translated and illustrated for children

Neruda's Book of Questions is well known in Latin American literature. A new bilingual, illustrated selection of his poems gives English-speaking children an opportunity to interrogate the world.

May 02, 2022
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By:
  • Miranda Mazariegos
British Virgin Islands Premier Andrew Fahie, the nation's top government official, was arrested Thursday in Miami on a conspiracy to import cocaine, according to a U.S. criminal complaint.

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  • Latin America

U.S. officials arrest British Virgin Islands premier on drug charges

The premier, Andrew Fahie, was charged with conspiracy to import cocaine and conspiracy to launder money, according to a criminal complaint.

April 29, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Colombian presidential candidate Gustavo Petro speaks during a campaign rally in Medellín, Colombia, on April 7. Petro is polling first ahead of the May 29 election.

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  • World

He's running to be Colombia's 1st left-wing president. Here's what he plans to do

Colombian presidential candidate Gustavo Petro sits down with NPR and talks about his time in a guerrilla group and proposals to tackle poverty and climate change.

April 28, 2022
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By:
  • John Otis
A man uses cooking oil to fry Mandazi, a type of fried bread, on a street in the low-income Kibera neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, April 20, 2022.

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  • World

Russia's invasion of Ukraine heats up cooking oil prices in global squeeze

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has further fueled already high food and energy costs, hitting the poorest people hardest.

April 26, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Candles and flowers surround an image of Debanhi Escobar during a protest over her disappearance and other similar cases at the Attorney General's office in Mexico City on Friday.

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  • Latin America

13 days after Debanhi Escobar disappeared near Monterrey, her body has been found

The case made headlines because of a haunting photo taken by a driver who was supposed to take her home on April 8. Killings of women have increased in Mexico, rising to 1,015 cases last year.

April 23, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Masks are just one protective measure for these airline passengers arriving in Shanghai from Paris.

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  • Global Health

The mask mandate is off for U.S. travelers. In other countries it's definitely on

In China, for example, not only are masks required on planes but gloves are recommended — and passengers are urged not to touch their face during the flight. Here's what you'll find around the globe.

April 22, 2022
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By:
  • Kamala Thiagarajan
On Nov. 1, 2021, Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández delivers his national statement during day two of the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland.

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  • Latin America

Ex-Honduran President Hernández will be extradited to the U.S. on drugs charges

A plane from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is scheduled to arrive in Honduras early Thursday to take former President Juan Orlando Hernández to the U.S. to face drug and weapons charges.

April 21, 2022
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By:
  • Maria Martin and
  • Robbie Griffiths
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