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News Articles: Latin America

Children climb a tree on the grounds of a school in La Rivera Hernandez, a neighborhood in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, that is notorious for high levels of violence in a city that has some of the highest homicide rates in the world.

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  • Photography

PHOTOS: Despite War And Violence, Kids Still Find 'Moments Of Playfulness'

Photojournalist Danielle Villasana shares images from 'Entitlements,' a new exhibit that showcases the resilience and perseverance of children living through war and conflict around the world.

December 06, 2020
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By:
  • Rosemary Misdary
Diosdado Cabello (left), a candidate in Venezuela's upcoming National Assembly elections, bumps fists with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro during a closing campaign rally in Caracas, Venezuela, on Thursday. Venezuelans will vote for a new National Assembly on Sunday.

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  • World

Maduro Allies Set To Win Back Venezuela's Congress In Vote Boycotted By Opposition

The president's loyalists are poised to sweep the National Assembly elections Sunday, adding to the litany of woes facing his chief rival, Juan Guaidó.

December 05, 2020
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By:
  • Philip Reeves
Military police officers carry a bag filled with money left behind by bank robbers in Criciúma, Santa Catarina state, Brazil, on Tuesday. Dozens of criminals armed with assault rifles invaded the city in southern Brazil overnight and took control of the streets as they assaulted a local bank.

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  • Latin America

Masked Robbers Launch Coordinated Attack On A 2nd Brazilian Bank, Killing 1 Hostage

Just a day after a band of armed gangsters robbed a bank in Criciúma, another in the city of Cametá was targeted. The cities are separated by 2,000 miles.

December 02, 2020
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By:
  • Reese Oxner
An error at the IRS caused thousands of non-Americans living overseas to mistakenly receive $1,200 stimulus checks last spring.

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  • Investigations

IRS Says Its Own Error Sent $1,200 Stimulus Checks To Non-Americans Overseas

The IRS now says its own error caused thousands of non-Americans living overseas to mistakenly receive $1,200 stimulus checks — and the mistake could happen again if more stimulus money goes out.

November 30, 2020
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By:
  • Sacha Pfeiffer
Diego Maradona celebrating Argentina victory of World Cup at Azteca stadium, Mexico City, World Cup 1986.

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  • Sports

Photos: Remembering Maradona, Latin America's Patron Saint Of The Pitch

Plus: NPR's Latino staffers share their memories of the Argentine soccer legend.

November 26, 2020
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By:
  • Laura Beltrán Villamizar
A man cries as he waits in a line outside the presidential palace to pay his final respects to Diego Maradona, in Buenos Aires on Thursday.

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  • World

'Gracias Diego': Maradona's Fans Mourn Legendary Player's Death

Thousands of fans lined up from the early hours on Thursday to file past Maradona's wooden casket in the presidential palace. Argentina's beloved soccer star died on Wednesday.

November 26, 2020
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By:
  • Philip Reeves
Diego Maradona, coach of Gimnasia y Esgrima, sits on the bench prior to Argentina's soccer league match against Boca Juniors at La Bombonera stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in March.

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  • Sports

Argentine Soccer Legend Diego Maradona Dies At 60

Maradona rose from the slums of Buenos Aires to lead the Argentine national soccer team to World Cup glory, suffered from substance abuse and then had a second career as a coach.

November 26, 2020
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By:
  • Brakkton Booker
A female <em>Aedes aegypti</em> mosquito feeds on human skin.

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  • Global Health

Why Does A Virus Cause Problems In One Region But Not Another? A Study Offers Insight

In 2015, the mosquito-borne virus Zika exploded in South America. Health experts predicted it would erupt in Africa. But a major outbreak never happened. Now scientists think they understand why.

November 20, 2020
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By:
  • Michaeleen Doucleff
Brazil's Vice President Hamilton Mourao proclaimed racism doesn't exist in Brazil on the day the nation observes Black Consciousness Day. The comments come a day after a Black Brazilian died after an encounter with security guards and captured on cell phone video. He is seen above at a press conference earlier this month in Brasilia, Brazil.

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  • Latin America

Black Man Dies After Beating By Security Guards, Sparking Outrage In Brazil

João Alberto Silveira Freitas died after an encounter with security guards outside a grocery store in southern Brazil. It was partially captured on cellphone video and later posted to social media.

November 20, 2020
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By:
  • Brakkton Booker
Ricardo Leon Luna, 74, lowers his mask as Doctors Delia Caudillo, right, and Monserrat Castaneda, prepare to take throat and nasal swabs as they conduct a COVID-19 test in his home in the Venustiano Carranza borough of Mexico City, on Thursday.

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  • Latin America

Mexico Surpasses 100,000 COVID-19 Deaths

The milestone comes just two days after the country reported one million confirmed coronavirus infections. Mexico is only the fourth country to surpass 100,000 COVID-19 deaths.

November 20, 2020
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, left, and former Mexican Defense Secretary Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda at the Pentagon in 2017. A U.S. district judge dropped drug charges against Cienfuegos Wednesday.

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  • Latin America

At U.S. Request, Judge Dismisses Drug Charges Against Mexico's Ex-Defense Secretary

Salvador Cienfuego Zepeda was arrested last month at Los Angeles International Airport. He is now free to return home to Mexico though his prosecution there is far from certain.

November 18, 2020
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By:
  • Carrie Kahn
Mexican defense secretary Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda, pictured in a court sketch, had been accused of  helping the H-2 Cartel, an extremely violent Mexican drug trafficking organization, traffic thousands of kilograms of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and marijuana into the U.S.

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  • Law

U.S. Moves To Drop Drug Trafficking Charges Against Mexico's Former Defense Minister

Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda was accused of working on behalf of one of Mexico's deadliest cartels. On Tuesday, Attorney General Barr said the former general will be investigated by Mexican authorities.

November 18, 2020
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo and
  • Carrie Kahn
A truck flounders in a flooded street in Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, just hours before Hurricane Iota made landfall in the country Monday night. By Tuesday morning, the storm had significantly weakened, but it still poses life-threatening dangers for residents in its path.

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  • Weather

Hurricane Iota, Weakening But Dangerous, Slams An Already Sodden Central America

Iota diminished to a Category 1 hurricane within hours of its landfall in Nicaragua. Still, as the second strong storm to hit the region in as many weeks, Iota bears grave dangers for residents.

November 17, 2020
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By:
  • Colin Dwyer
This satellite image made available by NOAA shows Hurricane Iota in the North Atlantic Ocean on Monday, at 07:11 EST.

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  • Weather

Hurricane Iota Makes Landfall In Nicaragua, Region Braces For 'Catastrophic' Impact

Just two weeks after Hurricane Eta dumped heavy rainfall in the region, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua and southern Belize are facing an even stronger storm fueled by climate change.

November 17, 2020
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By:
  • Elie Levine,
  • Vanessa Romo,
  • and 1 more
Navy members help evacuate people on a boat from the Karata and Wawa Bar communities ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Iota in Bilwi, Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, on Sunday.

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  • Latin America

2 Weeks After Eta, Nicaragua Braces For Massive Hurricane Iota

Iota, now a Category 5 storm with sustained winds of 160 mph, is expected to hit Nicaragua on Monday evening, bringing catastrophic winds, life-threatening storm surge and extreme rainfall.

November 16, 2020
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
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