Latin America

Copa America Tournament Moved To Brazil From Argentina, 2 Weeks Before Kickoff

4:25pm May 31, 2021

by Philip Reeves

Brazil will host Copa America, one of the world's top soccer tournaments, after original host Argentina was dropped due to a surge in COVID cases. But Brazil also has been hit hard by the pandemic.

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In An Attempt To Ease Sanctions, Venezuela's Maduro Reaches Out To U.S.

6:41am May 31, 2021

by John Otis

U.S. sanctions for Venezuela's crackdown on democracy are making the country's economic crisis worse. Authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro is seeking sanctions relief from the Biden administration.

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Health & Safety

Heartbreaking Photo Shows Depth Of COVID-19 Tragedy In Argentina

7:43am May 29, 2021

by Philip Reeves

The pandemic's toll on Argentina was symbolized in a viral photo of a young COIVD-19 patient, unconscious on a hospital floor. We look at the latest measures and government response in the country.

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What A New Constitution Could Mean For Chile

4:25pm May 27, 2021

by Philip Reeves

Chile is working to create an entirely new constitution, entrusting the mission to an assembly of 155 newly-elected people. They will rewrite a document from the Pinochet dictatorship 40 years ago.

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A man cleans a rooftop as the sun sets over the embattled Pedregal neighborhood of Tegucigalpa.

Can U.S. Aid Make Honduras More Livable? One Group Tries to Slow Out-Migration

5:11am May 25, 2021

by John Burnett

The Association for a More Just Society, is one of many organizations working in Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala to address societal ills that are driving migrants north to the U.S. border.

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Politics & Government

U.S. Extends Temporary Protected Status For Thousands Of Haitian Migrants

5:44am May 24, 2021

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Guerline Jozef of the Haitian Bridge Alliance about the White House granting temporary protected status to some Haitian migrants living in the U.S. without legal status.

Argentinian soccer player Diego Maradona died in November days after a brain surgery. Seven members of his medical team are facing charges in his death.

Medical Team For Soccer Star Diego Maradona Charged In His November Death

2:46am May 21, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

The seven charged allegedly left the soccer legend in a worsening state following brain surgery in November, according to investigators.

Cristiana Chamorro is seen outside Nicaragua's Ministry of the Interior after being accused of money laundering on Thursday. She has said she'll run against President Daniel Ortega in this year's presidential election.

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Ortega Targets Opposition Figures As Nicaraguan Elections Approach

8:30pm May 20, 2021

by Carrie Kahn

National police raided the offices of announced challenger Cristiana Chamorro and her brother, a journalist, both children of former President Violeta Chamorro.

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Ecuador Decriminalized Abortion In Rape Cases — What That Means For South America

6:15pm May 20, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with sociologist and lawyer Ana Cristina Vera about what Ecuador's recent expansion of abortion decriminalization means for reproductive rights in South America.

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Health & Safety

Brazil Senate Examines Government's Handling Of Pandemic

6:43am May 20, 2021

by Philip Reeves

As the COVID-19 pandemic rages in Brazil, an inquiry is underway. An army general, who served as health minister, testified to senators determined to hold the government accountable.

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