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Migrant caravan must walk as Mexico ignores demand for buses
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Migrant caravan must walk as Mexico ignores demand for buses

  JUCHITAN, Mexico (AP) — Tired Central American migrants rested in this southern Mexico town while their representatives tried to…
China denounces Pompeo’s ‘malicious’ Latam comments amid influence battle
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China denounces Pompeo’s ‘malicious’ Latam comments amid influence battle

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese state media sharply criticized U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday after he made comments…
Nicaragua revokes pension law that sparked violent protests
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Nicaragua revokes pension law that sparked violent protests

President Daniel Ortega has scrapped a pension reform law and vowed to crack down on “gangs.” At least 24 people…
Argentine women see legal abortion closer than ever
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Argentine women see legal abortion closer than ever

Pushed by a wave of demonstrations by women’s groups, the homeland of Pope Francis seems closer than ever to legalizing…
New leader in Cuba: What’s in store after the Castros?
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New leader in Cuba: What’s in store after the Castros?

Analysts say little will change as Miguel Diaz-Canel is expected to take over the presidency in Cuba. The country’s economy…
Brazil braces for looming arrest of ex-President ‘Lula’
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Brazil braces for looming arrest of ex-President ‘Lula’

Latin America’s largest nation prepared for what would have been unimaginable just a few years ago: the arrest of former…
Carlos Alvarado elected president of Costa Rica
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Carlos Alvarado elected president of Costa Rica

The Citizens’ Action Party candidate has won a clear victory over his National Restoration Party rival, Fabrico Alvarado Munoz. The…
Relatives demand answers after Venezuela jail fire kills 68
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Relatives demand answers after Venezuela jail fire kills 68

It wasn’t long after Daniel Marquez’s family showed up at the Venezuelan police station jail where he’d been locked up…
Chile: Conservative billionaire Sebastian Pinera returns to presidency
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Chile: Conservative billionaire Sebastian Pinera returns to presidency

Pinera takes over from socialist Michelle Bachelet who capped a second term in office. He has vowed to fight economic…
Military takeover in Rio sparks fears of police brutality
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Military takeover in Rio sparks fears of police brutality

One by one, three black Brazilian men matter-of-factly give tips for interacting with police that sound very much like “the…
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