Latin America

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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A patient rests at the COVID ward of the regional hospital in Leova, Moldova, on March 23. Moldova remains one of the poorest countries in Europe and has relied on vaccine donations from Romania and COVAX, a program that aims to distribute the world's vac

What Is This COVAX Program That The U.S. Is Pouring Millions Of Vaccines Into?

4:51pm May 19, 2021

by Jason Beaubien

President Biden said the U.S. is distributing them not to curry favor with allies, but to end the pandemic everywhere. And he's doing it through COVAX.

Peru, Venezuela Struggle As Coronavirus Cases And Deaths Rise In South America

4:50pm May 17, 2021

As Latin America endures its worst moment in the pandemic, NPR's Audie Cornish talks with journalists Dan Collyns in Peru and Nicolle Yapur in Venezuela about the spread of COVID-19 in each country.

Prepone That! Your Accent Is Funny! Readers Share Their ESL Stories

8:00am May 16, 2021

by Carolyn McCusker

Gripes and genius moments from readers about learning English as a second language

National

In Juarez, Transgender Women In Limbo Await U.S. Asylum Exception

4:56pm May 15, 2021

by Angela Kocherga

Most asylum seekers who try to enter the U.S. have been expelled during the pandemic. The Biden administration is expanding efforts to grant exceptions to vulnerable migrants, including trans people.

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Left: A drawing of a human with a cow head holding a needle menacingly toward a child as he administers a tainted smallpox vaccination was meant to sow distrust of smallpox vaccines. Right: Protesters against COVID-19 vaccinations hold a rally in Sydney i

PHOTOS: Vaccine History Repeats Itself — Sometimes

7:13pm May 14, 2021

From the first vaccine (for smallpox) the questions have been the same. How do we transport it? Who's next to get it? Why so much hesitancy? The answers can be similar — or dramatically different.