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News Articles: Latin America

Patricia Neves (left) and Ana Paula Ano Bom take a break at the institute in Rio de Janeiro where they work. The two scientists say they've been inseparable since they met in college. Now their friendship has made it possible to launch a remarkable partnership to make mRNA vaccines accessible to the world.

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  • Global Health

These Brazilian besties are inventing an mRNA vaccine as a gift to the world

Pfizer and Moderna have refused to divulge details of how to make their cutting-edge COVID shots. Here's what two scientists — and longtime best friends — are doing about it.

July 13, 2022
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By:
  • Nurith Aizenman
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador pulls out his remarks in the Oval Office.

Tagged as: 

  • Politics

Biden gets an earful in the Oval from Mexican President López Obrador

President Biden met with Mexico's Andrés Manuel López Obrador a month after the Mexican president boycotted a regional summit. Biden's public remarks were brief. López Obrador — not so much.

July 12, 2022
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By:
  • Scott Detrow
Luis Echeverria Alvarez, a former president of Mexico, has died at age 100.

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  • Latin America

Luis Echeverria, a Mexican leader who was blamed for massacres, dies at age 100

The former president, blamed for some of Mexico's worst political killings of the 20th century, has died at the age of 100, current President Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirmed.

July 09, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
El grupo colombiano Itinerante.

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  • Music

Itinerante, un trío que revive la música andina de Colombia

Tocada en tres instrumentos de cuerda, esta música fue la banda sonora del país desde principios del siglo XX hasta la década de 1940.

July 08, 2022
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By:
  • Betto Arcos
Barbecue, the leader of the "G9 and Family" gang, stands next to garbage Oct. 22 to call attention to the conditions people live in as he leads a march against kidnapping through La Saline neighborhood in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The group said they were also protesting poverty and for justice in the slaying of President Jovenel Moise.

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  • Latin America

A year after the president's assassination, Haitians endure a broken nation or flee

With warring gangs and a powerless government since Jovenel Moïse was killed in his home, many are risking perilous voyages on rickety boats to start lives elsewhere.

July 07, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
The Colombian group Itinerante.

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  • Arts & Life

Meet Itinerante, a trio reviving Colombia's Andean music

Played on three string instruments, this music was the country's soundtrack from the turn of the 20th century to the 1940s.

July 06, 2022
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By:
  • Betto Arcos
FILE - Argentina's Economy Minister Martin Guzman walks outside of the International Monetary Fund, IMF, building during the IMF Spring Meetings, in Washington, April 21, 2022. Guzman announced his resignation on Saturday, July 2, via twitter.

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  • Latin America

Argentine economy minister resigns amid peso, diesel woes

Argentina's economy minister resigned unexpectedly Saturday, dealing a fresh blow to the government of President Alberto Ferández as the country struggles with economic problems.

July 03, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
The U.S. Marshals Service said that Kaitlin Marie Armstrong (shown), who is suspected in the fatal shooting of professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson at an Austin, Texas, home, has been arrested in Costa Rica.

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  • National

A Texas woman accused in a pro cyclist's death is arrested in Costa Rica

Kaitlin Marie Armstrong (shown), suspected in the fatal shooting of professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson at an Austin home, has been arrested in Costa Rica, the U.S. Marshals Service said Thursday.

June 30, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
<strong>Left</strong>: Andrés de la Torre, father of Tehuel de la Torre. Tehuel is a young trans man who disappeared in March of 2021. <strong>Right:</strong> Say Sacayán, a transgender rights activist, standing in front of a sign that reads "Where is Tehuel?"

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  • Latin America

Families of murdered women and trans Argentinians ensure their voices are not silenced

A visual project documents relatives, siblings, parents and friends of victims of gender-based crimes in Argentina

June 30, 2022
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By:
  • Estefania Mitre and
  • Eleonora Ghioldi
<strong>Izquierda</strong>: Andrés de la Torre, padre de Tehuel de la Torre. Tehuel es un joven trans que desapareció en marzo de 2021. <strong>Derecha</strong>: Say Sacayán, activista por los derechos de las personas transgénero, frente a un cartel que dice "¿Dónde está Tehuel?".

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  • Latin America

Las voces de víctimas de crímenes de género en Argentina a través de testimonios

Un proyecto visual documenta a familiares, hermanos, padres y amigos de víctimas de crímenes de género en Argentina

June 30, 2022
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By:
  • Estefania Mitre and
  • Eleonora Ghioldi
<strong>Izquierda</strong>: Andrés de la Torre, padre de Tehuel de la Torre. Tehuel es un joven trans que desapareció en marzo de 2021. <strong>Derecha</strong>: Say Sacayán, activista por los derechos de las personas transgénero, frente a un cartel que dice "¿Dónde está Tehuel?".

Tagged as: 

  • Latin America

Las voces de víctimas de crímenes de género en Argentina a través de testimonios

Un proyecto visual documenta a familiares, hermanos, padres y amigos de víctimas de crímenes de género en Argentina

June 30, 2022
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By:
  • Estefania Mitre and
  • Eleonora Ghioldi
Blanca Nubia Monroy photographed at her home in Bogotá, Colombia. Her son Julián Oviedo was kidnapped and killed in 2008. The Colombian army is accused of taking civilians, killing them, and disguising them as guerrilla fighters to falsify higher body counts.

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  • Latin America

Colombia's tribunal exposes how troops kidnapped and killed thousands of civilians

Colombian army officers kidnapped and executed over 6,400 civilians from 2002 to 2008 and falsely reported them as Marxist guerrillas killed in combat to boost body counts, a special tribunal found.

June 28, 2022
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By:
  • John Otis
Blanca Nubia Monroy photographed at her home in Bogotá, Colombia. Her son Julián Oviedo was kidnapped and killed in 2008. The Colombian army is accused of taking civilians, killing them, and disguising them as guerrilla fighters to falsify higher body counts.

Tagged as: 

  • Latin America

Colombia's tribunal exposes how troops kidnapped and killed thousands of civilians

Colombian army officers kidnapped and executed over 6,400 civilians from 2002 to 2008 and falsely reported them as Marxist guerrillas killed in combat to boost body counts, a special tribunal found.

June 28, 2022
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By:
  • John Otis
Abortion rights activists clad in green and carrying green signs protest outside the Supreme Court on Saturday.

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  • National

How green became the color of the abortion rights movement

The shade associated with the reproductive rights movement can be traced to Argentina, where a growing number of activists were pushing for the government to legalize abortion.

June 27, 2022
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
Protesters rally to show their support for the recent protests and national strike against the government of President Guillermo Lasso in Quito, Ecuador, on June 25, 2022.

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  • Latin America

Ecuador's government has lifted a state of emergency amid an Indigenous-led strike

Ecuador's largest Indigenous organization began a strike two weeks ago to demand gasoline prices be cut, price controls be imposed on agricultural products and a larger budget be set for education.

June 26, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
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