Latin America

This video shows startled occupants of an apartment rush to steady themselves.

World News

Watch Pets And People Run For Cover As A Powerful Earthquake Strikes Mexico

12:24pm September 08, 2021

by NPR Staff

This video from Mexico City's Azcapotzalco neighborhood shows startled occupants of an apartment rush to steady themselves as the 7.1 magnitude earthquake shakes their building.

Health & Safety

News Brief: Idaho's COVID Surge, Taliban Government, Decriminalizing Abortion

6:56am September 08, 2021

In northern Idaho, COVID-19 cases are so bad, all care is being rationed. The Taliban announced a caretaker government in Afghanistan. Mexico's supreme court effectively decriminalized abortion there.

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The Supreme Court In Mexico Votes To Decriminalize Abortion

6:56am September 08, 2021

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Mary Beth Sheridan of The Washington Post about Mexico's highest court ruling it is unconstitutional to imprison women who had abortions.

El Salvador Has Adopted Bitcoin As Legal Tender — The First Country To Do So

7:37pm September 07, 2021

by Tim Padgett

El Salvador became the first country in the world to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, kicking off a big and bold experiment for the popular cryptocurrency.

Activists supporting the decriminalization of abortion in Mexico march in Guadalajara, Mexico, on September 28, 2019. Mexico's Supreme Court has ruled that it is unconstitutional to punish abortion.

World News

Mexico's Supreme Court Has Voted To Decriminalize Abortion

7:12pm September 07, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

"Today is a historic day for the rights of all Mexican women," said Supreme Court Chief Justice Arturo Zaldivar on Tuesday.

World News

Mexico's Supreme Court Has Unanimously Struck Down A Law Which Criminalized Abortion

6:18pm September 07, 2021

In a unanimous decision, Mexico's supreme court has struck down a state law that criminalized abortion. Advocates say the historic ruling opens the door for legal abortions nation-wide.

Facing Growing Opposition, Brazil's Bolsonaro Has Mobilized His Supporters To Protest

5:05pm September 07, 2021

by Philip Reeves

In cities around Brazil, Bolsonaro supporters demonstrated against those who oppose the far-right president. The intensity of the protests have some Brazilians worried about their country's future.

The Rev. Calixte Dorval in the remains of the Mission Evangélique Baptiste du Sud d'Haiti Picot in Marceline, Haiti, which was destroyed in the 7.2 magnitude earthquake.

World News

The Haiti Earthquake's Latest Victim May Be The New School Year

7:03am September 05, 2021

by Becky Sullivan

School is scheduled to begin Monday, but with hundreds of schools damaged or destroyed Haitian officials are considering a postponement.

Journalist and activist Gildo Garza, right, reads the names of murdered journalists at a demonstration outside the federal attorney general's office in Mexico City.

World News

Mexico's Journalists Speak Truth To Power, And Lose Their Lives For It

11:02am September 04, 2021

by James Fredrick

A government agency protects 1,500 journalists and human rights activists, but it is strapped for resources and its record is mixed.

Brazil's President Mobilizes His Base. And Like Him, They're Bikers

6:59am September 02, 2021

by Philip Reeves

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro is a biker, as are many of his supporters and it is a theme at his rallies. But in Brazil, biker culture is not just for the far-right.