The Americas

Rahima Banu had the last recorded case of naturally occurring variola major smallpox, a deadly strain of the virus, in 1975. At left: Banu in her mother's arms as a small child. At right: Banu today, close to 50 years old, lives in a small village in Bangladesh with her husband, Rafiqul Islam, and their children.

The improbable victory over smallpox holds lessons for health threats in 2024

3:33pm March 18, 2024

by Dr. Céline Gounder

Physician Céline Gounder traveled to India and Bangladesh to bring back unheard stories from the eradication of smallpox, many from health workers whose voices have been missing from the record.

Mujeres indígenas participan en la marcha en Puyo, Ecuador, el 8 de marzo de 2024.

Razones por la que mujeres indígenas Ecuatorianas marchan en 8M

12:35pm March 16, 2024

by Tatiana Lopez

Mujeres de diferentes nacionalidades indígenas viajaron desde sus territorios a Puyo, Ecuador, para marchar por las calles de la ciudad como lo hacen cada año en el Día Internacional de la Mujer.

"My participation in the march as an Amazonian woman is to praise our rights and violence worldwide." Portrait of Josefina Tunki, the ex-Executive President of the Government Council of the Shuar Arutam People in Puyo, Ecuador, March 8, 2024.

Ecuadorian Indigenous Women on why they march

12:35pm March 16, 2024

by Tatiana Lopez

Women from different Indigenous nationalities traveled from their territories to Puyo, Ecuador on March 8 to march through the city's streets as they do every year on International Women's Day

World News

Haiti's prime minister steps down, leaving a power vacuum amid mounting violence

11:09am March 16, 2024

The Haitian prime minister has agreed to step down in an attempt to quell violence there. But several obstacles remain to ensure a peaceful transition of power to new leadership.

Queue Listen Now

Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, was largely shut down March 4, with residents venturing out only for essentials, AFP reporters witnessed, as authorities imposed a state of emergency after an attack on a prison freed thousands of inmates.

World News

Haitians have learned to persevere through the worst crises, often with humor

7:00am March 16, 2024

by Harold Isaac

Haiti is coming back to life after violent gangs took over most of the capital and the prime minister became stranded abroad. Some are even laughing it off.

Former President Jair Bolsonaro addresses supporters during a rally in Sao Paulo., Brazil, on Feb. 25, 2024.

World News

Bolsonaro presented plan to reverse 2022 election, Brazilian military leaders say

4:52am March 16, 2024

by The Associated Press

Testimonies of two former military commanders to police include the first direct mentions of Jair Bolsonaro as actively participating in a conspiracy to ignore the results of the 2022 election.

World News

The view from inside Haiti

5:58pm March 15, 2024

by Eyder Peralta

Haiti is in freefall, so how do people there face the challenges of day to day life in a country that struggles to provide the most basic security for its citizens?

Queue Listen Now

Armed members of the G9 and Family gang stand guard at their roadblock in the Delmas 6 neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday.

World News

A glimpse of the chaos in Haiti, a country reeling with effectively no leader

11:31am March 15, 2024

by Eyder Peralta

NPR reports from inside Haiti, as gangs unleash another day of violence in the country's capital. It comes as political groups try to form a transitional council.

Queue Listen Now