Latin America

March Saw Record-Breaking Numbers At The U.S.-Mexico Border

6:13pm April 08, 2021

by Joel Rose

More than 18,000 unaccompanied children were taken into custody at the U.S.-Mexico border in March, the most ever in a single month. Border apprehensions have also hit their highest level in 15 years.

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Casualties Of Brazil's Latest COVID-19 Surge Fill Hospitals And Morgues

8:10am April 08, 2021

by Philip Reeves

Brazil is experiencing the worst moment so far of the pandemic. Deaths are out of control and hospitals are at risk of collapse. The transmission rates of the virus and its variants are accelerating.

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"One Who Causes Fear": Scientists In Argentina Discover New Dinosaur Species

4:28pm April 07, 2021

A group of paleontologists in Patagonia, Argentina, discovered a new dinosaur species resembling a T-rex that "causes fear."

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A coffin is buried at the Vila Formosa cemetery in Sao Paulo, Brazil, late last month. Brazil has been experiencing record numbers of coronavirus infections and COVID-19 deaths in recent weeks.

Brazil Tops 4,000 Daily COVID-19 Deaths, Nears U.S. Peak

12:32pm April 07, 2021

by Scott Neuman

With less than two-thirds the population of the U.S., Brazil logged nearly 4,200 deaths on Tuesday amid reports that hospital ICUs are being overwhelmed by the surge in coronavirus cases.

Houston Has Been No. 1 Destination For Many Migrant Teens

7:31am April 07, 2021

by Elizabeth Trovall

Hundreds of migrant children are crossing the U.S.-Mexico border every day. Ultimately they will all be placed with sponsors in households around the U.S. until their immigration cases are heard.

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Doviaza's maps overlay the daily number of COVID cases reported by the health ministry (depicted as the spike protein of the virus, shown in red) with locations of indigenous communities (dark green).

Health & Safety

How One Man – And A Creative Map – Made A Difference In Panama's COVID-19 Crisis

4:43pm April 06, 2021

by Sofia Moutinho

When COVID-19 hit, cartographer Carlos Doviaza wanted to help his "brothers" — members of the indigenous community. He decided to help by doing what he does best: making maps.

Chile Sees New Wave Of COVID-19 Infections Despite Rapid Vaccine Distribution

7:58am April 04, 2021

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with an infectious disease expert in Chile, Dr. Claudia Cortes, about a new wave of COVID-19 infections, despite the country's rapid vaccination pace.

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The President Of Brazil Is Facing His Biggest Political Crisis

4:11pm April 02, 2021

by Philip Reeves

Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro is suffering his biggest political crisis since coming to power, as he has massively mishandled the pandemic and the military grows abrasive at his politicization.

World News

In Mexico, The Death Of A Woman At The Hands Of Police Has Caused An Uproar

4:52pm March 31, 2021

by Carrie Kahn

In Mexico, an autopsy indicates a migrant woman's spine was severed by the weight of a police officer kneeling on the her back. The case is drawing comparisons to George Floyd's death.

Texas Migrant Facility Was Severely Overcrowded, AP Reporter Says

5:40am March 31, 2021

NPR's Noel King talks to Elliot Spagat of The Associated Press, who was one of the few journalists allowed into a Texas facility housing migrants, about what he saw.

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