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Daddy Yankee, a reggaeton 'leyenda,' retires

Reggaeton superstar Daddy Yankee has announced his retirement from music at the age of 45. But it's unclear whether that means he'll never perform or release music again.

April 01, 2022
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By:
  • Ailsa Chang,
  • Felix Contreras,
  • and 2 more
The pandemic brought in-person learning to a halt in Guatemala. And it's been a challenge to get some schools open again. Above: Hermogenes Gonzales Mejia school in Guatemala City. which finally welcomed back its students in February.

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  • Education

Why lots of kids still aren't back in school in Guatemala

The government is struggling to bring all 3 million-plus students back to schools that were shuttered when the pandemic hit. Teachers are ready to resume classes. But obstacles loom.

March 30, 2022
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By:
  • Miranda Mazariegos
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández (center in chains), is shown to the press at the Police Headquarters in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on Feb. 15.

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  • Latin America

Honduras Supreme Court says a former president can be extradited to the United States

Honduras' Supreme Court approved the extradition of former President Juan Orlando Hernández to face drug trafficking and weapons charges. The court rejected his final appeal.

March 29, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Pedro Castillo, Peru's president, center, leaves for an impeachment hearing at the Congress of the Republic in Lima, Peru, on Monday.

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  • Latin America

Peru's president survives 2nd impeachment effort in 8 months

Pedro Castillo avoided joining the South American nation's list of impeached leaders as opposition lawmakers failed to get enough votes to remove him from office only eight months into his term

March 29, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Military guard a custody center in San Salvador, El Salvador, on Tuesday.

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  • Latin America

El Salvador grabs 1,000 gang suspects in response to weekend killings

The government declared a state of emergency and locked down prisons after more than 80 murders were committed Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

March 29, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
The Inca citadel known as Machu Picchu is pictured with the Huayna Picchu mountain in the background.

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  • Latin America

Historians say explorers got it wrong: It's not Machu Picchu, it's Huayna Picchu

A Peruvian historian and an American archeologist say the site's re-discoverer was given bad information when he arrived at the ancient Incan ruins — and we've all been going along with it.

March 27, 2022
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
El Salvador's El Zonte is now popularly known as "Bitcoin Beach," for being the first town to use the cryptocurrency as a form of payment for services, products and salaries.

Tagged as: 

  • World

El Salvador's leader wants to go in even bigger on bitcoin

After making the cryptocurrency legal tender, President Nayib Bukele plans to launch bitcoin-backed bonds to raise $1 billion for the country.

March 27, 2022
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By:
  • Carrie Kahn
People protest to demand an apology and slavery reparations during a visit to the former British colony by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Kate, in Kingston, Jamaica, on Tuesday.

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  • Latin America

As British royals visit Jamaica, protesters demand slavery reparations

The protest comes a couple of days after dozens of prominent leaders in Jamaica publicized a letter demanding that Britain apologize and award its former colony slavery reparations.

March 23, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
A young man wears a mask protecting against COVID-19 that reads in Spanish "Fujimori never more," as demonstrators protest against the decision of Peru's Constitutional Court approving the release from prison of former President Alberto Fujimori in Lima, Peru on Thursday.

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  • Latin America

Peru court orders ex-President Fujimori freed from prison

The decision restores a humanitarian pardon even though authorities gave no indication the former president's release was imminent.

March 18, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, center in chains, is shown to the press at the police headquarters in Tegucigalpa, Honduras on Feb. 15, 2022.

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  • Latin America

Honduras judge says ex-president can be extradited to the U.S.

Juan Orlando Hernández, whom U.S. prosecutors accused in recent years of funding his political rise with profits from drug traffickers, can appeal the extradition decision.

March 17, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
People check a voter list to confirm where they should cast their ballots during legislative elections in Bogota, Colombia, on Sunday.

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  • Latin America

Colombians vote for a new congress and presidential candidates

Three major candidates emerge to compete in the country's May presidential election.

March 14, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
The White House isn't saying much about the talks in Venezuela that led to the release of two Americans. Part of the reasons is that there are still a number of Americans detained there.

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  • Politics

Russia's war on Ukraine has hurt oil prices, and now the U.S. is talking to Venezuela

Two imprisoned Americans were released from a Venezuelan jail after recent talks — which also dealt with energy security. Could this be the sign of a thaw between Washington and Caracas?

March 09, 2022
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By:
  • Franco Ordoñez
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a ceremony marking the start of the judicial year at the Supreme Court in Caracas, Venezuela in January.

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  • Latin America

Venezuela releases 2 Americans after visit from U.S. officials

A high-level delegation traveled to the South American country last weekend to in part discuss the health of detained U.S. citizens.

March 09, 2022
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By:
  • Franco Ordoñez
Dragon blood tree at Diksam Plateau, on Yemen's Socotra Island. It's one of the sites included on the 2022 Watch from the World Monuments Fund.

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  • Arts & Life

Sites in Beirut, Benghazi and Brownsville, Texas, make a most-endangered list

Beirut's historic city center and the traditional territory of the Carrizo Comecrudo Tribe of Texas are among 25 places listed by World Monument Watch as in urgent need of preservation.

March 01, 2022
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By:
  • Neda Ulaby
A health worker in Mexico City prepares a Sputnik V dose during a mass vaccination effort against COVID-19. A new study in Mexico shows that non-mRNA vaccines like the Russian version can be as effective as mRNA vaccines like Pfizer if the patient has previously been infected with SARS-CoV-2.

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  • Global Health

Looks like non-mRNA vaccines can be as good as Pfizer and Moderna in certain scenarios

The consensus has been that Pfizer and Moderna are most protective. But a study looking at 5 vaccines — including Russia's Sputnik V and two Chinese types — offers an unexpected finding.

February 24, 2022
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  • Charles Schmidt
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