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COVID-19 patients receive treatment at the St. Luke Foundation for Haiti hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on July 16. The country received its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccine doses that month.

A Bright Spot Amid Haiti's Woes: Its 1st Mass Rollout Of COVID Vaccines

5:08pm August 03, 2021

by Jason Beaubien

Haiti received its first shipment of doses in July, just days after the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse — and amid rising violence, poverty and the hurricane season.

Mexico Referendum Puts Vague Question To Voters

5:10pm August 01, 2021

by James Fredrick

Mexico is holding a referendum on whether to put past presidents on trial for graft, corruption and other crimes. But some critics are calling it a farce.

History Professor Calls For U.S. Inclusion Of Mexico Studies

5:10pm August 01, 2021

NPR's Kelsey Snell speaks with Harvard history professor Gabriela Soto Laveaga about her recent op-ed titled, "Every American needs to take a history of Mexico class."

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Mexico Votes In First National Referendum Today, But The Question At Stake Is Murky

8:12am August 01, 2021

by James Fredrick

Mexicans go to the polls today to vote in a referendum on whether former presidents can be investigated and tried for corruption.

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Mexico To Release Potentially Thousands Of Prisoners From Federal Custody

4:45pm July 29, 2021

by Carrie Kahn

Mexico's president has ordered the release of potentially thousands of prisoners from federal custody. Among the reasons for the early release is that some prisoners were tortured.

Luis Grijalva, a student at Northern Arizona University, has qualified to compete at the Tokyo Olympics and represent his home country of Guatemala. But as a DACA recipient he couldn't leave the United States without special permission.

His DACA Status Almost Dashed His Olympic Hopes. He Just Got The All-Clear

3:42pm July 28, 2021

by Deepa Shivaram

Luis Grijalva qualified to run track for his home country of Guatemala. But, being a DACA recipient, the Arizona college student needed a special permit to leave the United States in order to return.

Peru's New President Will Be Sworn Into Office On Wednesday

8:36am July 28, 2021

by Philip Reeves

Pedro Castillo is a former teacher and son of farmers, who narrowly beat his right-wing rival. His election, some say, may herald change across the region.

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Amid Haiti Upheaval, Rapper Wants His Country's Resiliency To Be The Focus

5:20pm July 25, 2021

NPR's Michel Martin talks with Haitian-American rapper, Mach-Hommy, about the unrest in his homeland and his latest release, "Pray For Haiti."

From left: Giovanna Basso, Mofiyin Onanuga, Emma Fetzer and Joanne Lee are teen leaders for the U.N.-sponsored gender equality group Girl Up. They attended Girl Up's virtual conference last week, which featured Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai as

Teen Girl Leaders In A Pandemic: Fight For What's Right, Then Groove To BTS

7:00am July 24, 2021

by Jacky Habib

Four attendees of the Girl Up Leadership Summit share how they balance their passion for social justice issues with self-care: tuning out the news, going for a walk and binging Harry Potter.

News Brief: CIA's Afghan Operations, Moïse's Funeral, Tokyo Olympics

6:14am July 23, 2021

As the security situation devolves, the CIA will remain in Afghanistan to gather intelligence. There's a funeral mass for Haiti's assassinated president. Also on Friday, the Olympics officially begin.