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US recognizes Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia as Venezuelan 'president-elect' 0 Eugene Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 722
Xi Jinping opens China-funded megaport in Peru - Reuters 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 571
More than 1,000 mariachis belt out classics like 'Cielito Lindo' in a Mexico City plaza 6 Judi Lynn Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 1539
A former prosecutor in southern Mexico is arrested in the grisly decapitation of a mayor 1 Judi Lynn Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 905
Guns smuggled from the US are blamed for a surge in killings on more Caribbean islands 0 Judi Lynn Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 606
Hotel workers protesting again today 0 malaise Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 745
Flat Bridge this morning 12 malaise Nov 2024 Nov 2024 8 1317
Suspected homicide of politician shocks Antigua and Barbuda 3 malaise Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 565
Javier Milei's shock therapy policies push Argentina into a new recession 2 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Nov 2024 4 880
Alleged mastermind in murders of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira formally charged 1 Judi Lynn Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 445
Tren de Aragua: are Trump's claims about a violent street gang overblown? 0 Judi Lynn Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 431
Brazil judge gives 2 former cops long sentences for the 2018 murder of leftist icon Marielle Franco 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Nov 2024 3 404
Short video: 2:28 Ancient Mayan city discovered in Mexico jungle by accident (BBC) 3 Judi Lynn Nov 2024 Nov 2024 20 1591
US imposes sanctions on top members of the armed wing of a Mexican fentanyl-trafficking cartel 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 504
UN General Assembly condemns the US economic embargo of Cuba for a 32nd year 2 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 8 633
Trial begins in the assassination of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 569
Indigenous people march in Brazil's capital against bill limiting land rights 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 562
Lost Maya city with temple pyramids and plazas discovered in Mexico 2 Eugene Oct 2024 Oct 2024 10 1151
Americans in Puerto Rico can't vote for US president. Their anger at Trump is shaping the race 4 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 7 1017
Ixil Genocide Trial Against Benedicto Lucas Garcia Nears End 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 662
Guatemalan journalist released from prison fears for the future and being targeted for his work 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 580
Thousands of soldiers fence off a Salvadoran neighborhood in pursuit of gang remnants 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 607
One of the great musicologists is dead - funeral tribute 5 malaise Oct 2024 Oct 2024 12 954
Brazil fines meatpacking companies, including giant JBS, for buying illegally raised cattle 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 602
So Paulo Metro Project Welcomes First Woman in Latin America to Operate a 'Worm' 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 577
More evidence that women reigned in ancient Peru 2 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 8 751
Mexican authorities investigating murder of Tucson Marine Corps veteran on Sonoran highway 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 1037
The Amazing Story of the Greek Community of San Andres, Peru 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 537
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 0 385
Most of Havana back online as Cuba works to revive power grid 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 491

Latin America Continued...

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Why a single company became "the greatest danger to Colombia's democracy" 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 640
Lula Faces Ongoing Risk of Intracranial Bleeding After Domestic Accident, Doctors Urge Further Testing 2 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 5 793
One of Colombia's top publications suspends reporting on drug trafficking and paramilitaries 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 520
El Salvador commits savings from creative debt refinancing to river conservation 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 717
In Mexico's bloodied Sinaloa state, police and prosecutors conspired to cover up opponent's killing 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 550
Public university protests escalate in challenge to Argentina's President Milei 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 546
Hundreds mourn Catholic priest and Indigenous peace activist killed in southern Mexico 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 641
Lula Government Considers Creating a Minimum Tax for Millionaires in Brazil 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 451
Government ousts union leader from board of Aerolneas Argentinas 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 478
Mysterious Origins Of Uruguay's World-Famous Amethyst Deposits Uncovered 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 6 662
How Indigenous guards saved a Colombian lake from overtourism 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 659
Central American Conservatives Look to Curb LGBTQ+ Education, Health 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 507
Lula Government Considers Creating a Minimum Tax for Millionaires in Brazil 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 633
Brazil federal police seek extradition of Bolsonaro supporters from Argentina 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 630
Zeta drug lord continued to control cartel from inside a Mexican prison, says US indictment 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 716
One of Colombia's top publications suspends reporting on drug trafficking and paramilitaries 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 599
One of Colombia's top publications suspends reporting on drug trafficking and paramilitaries 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 670
Illegal Mining by Brazilians Contaminates Rivers and Threatens Indigenous Communities in French Guiana 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 612
Mexican mayor murdered days after starting job 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 968
Five beheaded bodies found next to road in Mexico 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 985
The Pinochet Regime at 50: The Assassination of General Carlos Prats and Sofa Cuthbert 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 922
The Race to Protect Atacama's Ancient Geoglyphs 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 7 828
Mexico sends 660 soldiers, National Guard to protect lime growers suffering extortion by cartels 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 6 810
Former Salvadoran Colonel Sued in Virginia for 1982 Murder of Dutch Journalists 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 564
Brazilian Justice Suspends Conviction of Scientists Who Debunked Fake News 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 566
4 mayors in Mexico ask for protection after another was beheaded 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 7 869
Survivors of massacre in small Haitian town where 70 died point finger at government 2 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 5 857
Evangelical Pastor Allied with Bolsonaro Calls Him a Coward 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 828
El Salvador faces scrutiny for 'political' trial of five environmental activists 1 Eugene Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 731
Brazil lifts ban on X after Elon Musk complies with court demands 0 Eugene Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 619

Latin America Continued...

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Anti-Haitian Rhetoric, Oct 1937 Massacre 20,000 Haitians Dominican Republic, Dictator Rafael Trujillo 2 appalachiablue Oct 2024 Oct 2024 5 845
Mexico's new president promises to resume fight against climate change 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 5 674
Supreme Court Will Decide Fate of Mexico's Lawsuit Against U.S. Gunmakers 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 684
Haitian gang kills at least 70 people as thousands flee, UN says 0 Eugene Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 894
Drought has dried a major Amazon River tributary to its lowest level in over 122 years 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 7 671
'The Earth is crying out for help': as fires decimate South America, smoke shrouds its skies 5 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 14 993
Argentina's Javier Milei accused of plagiarising UN speech from West Wing 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 961
How the 'Frida Kahlo of environmental geopolitics' is lighting a fire under big oil 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 9 888
'We need 'em worse than they need us': how Haitian workers feed the US 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 8 740
Brazil will restrict entry to some Asian nationals, aiming to curb migration to the US and Canada 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 756
A plane carrying Brazil President Lula lands safely at Mexico City airport after circling for hours 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 829
Hunger in Haiti reaches famine levels as gangs squeeze life out of the capital and beyond 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 765
6 migrants shot dead near Guatemalan border when Mexican army troops open fire 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 850
Gunmen burst into a Mexican drug rehab center and kill 4 men and wound 2 others 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 666
As Renewable Energy Demand Rises, Mining for Minerals in the Amazon is at a Critical Point 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 599
'Undeclared' racism still part of academia, says professor 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 1185
Guatemala fights for its democracy 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 574
AI almost doubles the number of known Nasca lines in just 6 months 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 733
The highest city in the world is also the 'most horrific' 2 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 19 2235
Argentine prosecutors accuse Opus Dei leaders in South America of trafficking and labor exploitation 2 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 11 870
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