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At least 30 killed as factions of the Sinaloa Cartel clash in northern Mexico 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 3 602
Haiti creates a provisional electoral council to prepare for the first elections since 2016 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 2 568
A news site that covers Haitian Americans is facing harassment over its post-debate coverage of Ohio 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 6 569
Colombia tries former "Best Soldier of the Americas" for 72 homicides 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 2 702
Lights go out in Ecuador as country faces power crisis - Reuters 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2024 Sep 2024 5 653
Bolivia's Political Turmoil: Arce and Morales Clash Amid National Blockade 1 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 2 689
AMLO Blames The United States For The Ongoing Insecurity In Sinaloa 3 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 1 772
On the Frontier of Devastation in Brazil: Fire Surrounds Families and the Disappearance of a Lake Leaves Communities Iso 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 3 527
Peru Declares State of Emergency in Regions Scorched by Forest Fires 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 2 645
Record-breaking fires engulf South America, bringing black rain, green rivers and toxic air to the continent 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 10 694
Bukele's Agenda: Spy on Journalists, Protect the Corrupt 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 2 646
Ecuador leader proposes lifting ban on foreign military bases 3 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 1 790
Opposition calls for Holness to resign following that scathing Integrity Commission Report. 0 malaise Sep 2024 Sep 2024 2 556
Elon Musk's X circumvents court-ordered block in Brazil 0 Eugene Sep 2024 Sep 2024 3 647
Oh My, it was near tears from the Jamaican P! Today 0 malaise Sep 2024 Sep 2024 9 791
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 malaise Sep 2024 Sep 2024 0 468
US rejects claims of CIA involvement in alleged plot to kill Maduro after Venezuela arrests six 1 Eugene Sep 2024 Sep 2024 3 823
(B) Brazil: Where Does Democracy End, Theocracy Begin? FarRt, Xian Fund., Dominionism; New Film 2 appalachiablue Sep 2024 Sep 2024 4 806
How the humble capybara became a spirit animal for Asia's youth 2 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 8 967
Almost 200 people killed last year trying to defend the environment, report finds 1 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 6 696
Colombia: Petro says there are plans to overthrow him in the next three months 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 7 737
Chile files intervention in South Africa genocide case against Israel 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 3 597
Mexican city of Culiacan is near a standstill over fears of cartel clashes 1 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 1 1134
Wave Of Violence Continues In Culiacan, Decapitated Body Found Next To Park 87, In Culiacan; Head Not Found: 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 1 613
Mexico will amend its constitution this weekend to require all judges to be elected 2 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 4 948
Argentina: Milei's veto of $15 pension raise upheld 2 peppertree Sep 2024 Sep 2024 4 1168
Brazil Indigenous group hails a sacred cloak's homecoming after nearly four centuries in Europe 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 6 570
'Her word against mine': CIA veteran who assaulted dozens of women is too dangerous for society, feds say 1 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 11 994
Chile's leftist president vows to seek repeal of dictatorship-era amnesty law 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 7 705
Raw & Uncut Life as a Chinese Jamaican 2 malaise Sep 2024 Sep 2024 5 759

Latin America Continued...

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Colombia's police intelligence purchased Israeli spyware in secret: Petro 1 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 2 718
Hundreds of victims of conflict in west Colombia return to indigenous lands 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 1 652
El Salvador's police director and a fugitive banker are among 9 dead in a helicopter crash 1 Eugene Sep 2024 Sep 2024 4 705
Alberto Fujimori, Peru's corrupt ex-president, has just died 5 walznotwalls Sep 2024 Sep 2024 5 963
Stunned to see this last December's AP article at a Fox outlet! 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 8 864
Elon Musk Has Backed Himself Into a Corner in Brazil 4 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 23 1219
The Race to Save Mezcal From the World 2 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 8 1112
Walk down memory lane: "Venezuela coup linked to Bush team" 3 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 9 803
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele Concedes Bitcoin Adoption Has Fallen Short Despite $265 Million Profits 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 2 895
Chilean Scientists Harness Seaweed for Green Energy 1 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 2 717
Stand with Latin America's Left - Jess Barnard 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 2 617
Canterbury farm workers turn out to be Colombia-linked cocaine smugglers 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 3 661
Old-Fashioned Blimp to Keep a Watchful Eye on Migrant Border Crossings in New Mexico 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 4 615
'Men of War' Review: Masculine Bravado Runs Amok in Doc Examining How a Coup Failed in Venezuela 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 3 635
Brazil and the United States: A New Unwritten Alliance? 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 3 639
Brazilian judge orders slaughterhouses and ranchers to pay for harming the Amazon 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 5 561
Brazil's X ban drives Bolsonaro supporters to rally for 'free speech' 2 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 2 692
Mexico Arrests Alleged Drug Boss Linked To 43 Missing Students 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 3 606
Venezuelan security forces surround Argentine embassy after opposition members take refuge inside 2 MarineCombatEngineer Sep 2024 Sep 2024 3 871
Mexico arrests alleged cartel kingpin tied to 43 missing students 0 sl8 Sep 2024 Sep 2024 3 726
Sergio Mendes, Grammy-winning Brazilian music legend, dies at 83 1 peppertree Sep 2024 Sep 2024 2 1090
Glad to see this -IACHR expresses concern over Jamaica's continued use of states of emergency 0 malaise Sep 2024 Sep 2024 3 533
Sao Paulo beefs up security for Philadelphia Eagles-Green Bay Packers Brazil game as players raise concerns 2 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 2 656
Accused referred to women trafficked from Colombia as 'new stock' court hears 3 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 3 749
Behind the Milei-Jorge Macri deal - and the influence of Mauricio 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 1 681
Inter-American Commission Reiterates Calls to End Salvadoran State of Exception 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 1 633
Dream weavers: The Sapara women of Ecuador and Peru believe dreams are vital for wellbeing 1 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 5 669
Wildfire destroys 20% of Brasilia forest, arson suspected 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 1 579
Brazil plans to fine anyone who tries to use X via VPN 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 3 726
Argentina's ruling party lawmakers keep leaving the boat 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 1 526

Latin America Continued...

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Cusco native develops fog catchers, bringing water and hope to Peru's driest communities 1 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 4 656
Large Inca wooden idol that escaped destruction by Pizarro is not Incan at all, new study shows 1 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 34 1298
Two loggers shot dead with arrows in clash with Indigenous group in Peruvian Amazon 2 Eugene Sep 2024 Sep 2024 4 948
Honduran president faces call to resign as video scandal intensifies 0 Eugene Sep 2024 Sep 2024 2 757
Maduro decrees Christmas will start in October as Venezuela cracks down on dissent 0 Eugene Sep 2024 Sep 2024 1 891
Condoms can't be trusted and boys don't cry in Catholic Paraguay's first sex ed program 1 Eugene Sep 2024 Sep 2024 3 918
Trump's foreign strategy still rests heavily on courting autocrats 2 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 2 667
Guatemala probes child abuse claims against extremist Jewish sect Lev Tahor 2 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 2 770
Earth from space: Warped 'double rainbow' glory appears next to rare cloud swirls over Mexican island 1 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 8 830
U.S. extraditing Guatemalan accused of recruiting victims killed in largest human smuggling tragedy 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 0 555
El Salvador's approach to gang violence should be rejected, not romanticised 1 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 6 936
Report: Argentina has lost 142,000 jobs since last October 1 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 7 731
Petro claims elites are planning coup d'tat in Colombia 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 1 619
Montana: The Prison Guard Identified as Torturer of Mariona Prison 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 3 697
Brazil Supreme Court panel unanimously upholds judge's decision to block Elon Musk's X 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 0 788
Susan Wild (D-PA) v Musk/GOP Coup in Brazil 2 LessAspin Aug 2024 Sep 2024 8 1736
Ronnie Lessa Says He Killed Councilwoman Marielle Franco Out of Greed (Brazil) 1 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 4 900
Claw machine games are Rio de Janeiro's new public enemy 2 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 7 1104
Panama deports Ecuadorean migrants in second US-backed flight 0 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 586
Amazon giants may be for real; Research team discovers large skeletons near Ecuador-Peru border 6 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 11 1303
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