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News Articles: Latin America

Guerrillas from the Ejército Revolucionario del Pueblo (ERP) speak with residents of San Agustín, Usulután department, on July 5, 1983.

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A photographer's devastating documentation of El Salvador's civil war in the 1980s

In Legacy of Lies, El Salvador 1981-1984, photojournalist Robert Nickelsberg documents how U.S. foreign policy fueled a violent 13-year civil war in El Salvador.

November 24, 2024
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By:
  • Robert Nickelsberg
Former President Jair Bolsonaro addresses supporters during a rally in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Feb. 25, 2024.

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  • Latin America

Former Brazilian president indicted over alleged coup plot

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro and several others have been charged with attempting to overthrow incoming government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 2022.

November 21, 2024
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By:
  • Carrie Kahn
Police officers man a checkpoint checking for weapons, in the Petionville area of Port-au-Prince on Tuesday.

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  • World

Residents in Haiti's capital stand with police in a battle to repel gang attack

Residents have been angered by the latest gang attacks. Violence forced Haiti's main airport to shut down last week after the country swore in a new prime minister.

November 20, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Residents flee their homes to escape gang violence in the Nazon neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Thursday.

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  • World

Masses of residents flee homes in Haiti's capital as gangs ratchet up violence

Violence has exploded in Port-au-Prince since Sunday when the Haiti's interim prime minister was fired amid political infighting.

November 15, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Journalists take cover from the exchange of gunfire between gangs and police in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday.

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  • Latin America

Haiti swears in a new leader as gangs shoot at a flight landing in the main airport

Haiti's international airport shut down temporarily after gangs opened fire at a Spirit Airlines flight landing in Port-Au-Prince. The latest violence came as a new prime minister was sworn in.

November 11, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
An iconic Carpathian-style roof and stone chimney peek out of the woods in the heart of Soyuzivka’s campus.

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  • Arts & Life

This 72-year-old retreat 'feels like another home' for Ukrainian Americans

The Soyuzivka Ukrainian Heritage Center, a resort that sits about two and a half hours northwest of New York City, in Kerhonkson, N.Y., provides a place that "feels like another home" for thousands of Ukrainian Americans every year.

November 10, 2024
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By:
  • Andrea Wenglowskyj
A picture of former One Direction singer Liam Payne adorns a memorial outside the hotel where he was found dead after falling from a balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024.

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  • Arts & Life

Argentine prosecutors charge 3 people in connection with singer Liam Payne's death

Three people have been charged in connection with the death of Liam Payne, a former member of musical group One Direction who died after falling from his Buenos Aires hotel room balcony last month.

November 08, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
A man walks through the wind and rain brought by Hurricane Rafael in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024.

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  • Latin America

Cuba's power grid goes down as Hurricane Rafael plows across island

The Category 3 storm knocked out the country's entire power grid just before making landfall, making it almost impossible for people to receive radio or television updates.

November 07, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Nossa Senhora do Livramento Community, located in the Manaus region, Amazonas. The record drought that hit the Rio Negro in the summer of 2024 affected the entire community. Many residents went to stay with relatives in Manaus, leaving the town empty.

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  • World

Rain is coming, but not enough after punishing Amazon drought

The world’s longest river is at its lowest levels ever due to devastating drought conditions. The dry conditions in Brazil's Amazon rainforest, have left tributaries and the vital waterway parched, stranding river communities, affecting commerce and livelihoods.

October 30, 2024
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  • Carrie Kahn
Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rises during Question Period in Ottawa, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024.

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  • Latin America

Canadian Cabinet voices support for Trudeau as some Liberals prepare to confront him

Canada's deputy prime minister said she believes Justin Trudeau has the support of a majority of Liberals in Parliament as some prepare to confront him Wednesday in the hopes of convincing him to step down.

October 23, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo attends a court session in Lima, Peru, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024.

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  • Latin America

Peru’s ex-president Toledo gets more than 20 years in prison in case linked to corruption scandal

Peru’s former President Alejandro Toledo was sentenced to 20 years and six months in prison in a case involving construction giant Odebrecht that became synonymous with corruption in Latin America.

October 22, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
This satellite image from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration taken on the evening of Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, shows Hurricane Oscar.

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  • Weather

Oscar brings winds, heavy rains to eastern Cuba after striking the Bahamas

Tropical Storm Oscar brought heavy rains and winds to Cuba, an island already beleaguered by a massive power outage, late Sunday after brushing the Bahamas.

October 21, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
A woman prepares to catch a tossed frisbee during a massive blackout after a major power plant failed in Havana on Friday.

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  • World

Cuba's power grid collapses again. Why does this keep happening?

Cuba's power grid has ground to a halt for a second time in as many days, leaving 10 million on the island without power and the Caribbean island in a growing sense of crisis.

October 19, 2024
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  • Emily Green
A person drives a classic American car past a floating generator that has not been producing electricity for days in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Oct. 18, 2024.

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  • World

Cuba plunged into an island wide blackout as power grid fails

Cuban government declares an "energy emergency" after the failure of one of its few power plants plunges it into an island wide blackout.

October 18, 2024
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  • Emily Green
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at a news conference on the investigative efforts related to violent criminal activity occurring in Canada with connections to India in Ottawa, Ontario, on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024.

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  • Latin America

Canada expels India's top diplomat and alleges wider diplomatic involvement in crimes

Canada expelled India’s top diplomat in the country and five others over last year's killing of a Sikh activist in British Columbia. India rejected the charges and said it would expel Canadian envoys.

October 15, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
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