Latin America

Asylum Seekers Are Allowed Into U.S. For Their Day In Immigration Court

4:11pm March 05, 2021

by John Burnett

The Biden administration is allowing asylum seekers who have been waiting in Mexican border towns into the U.S. for their day in immigration court. Now more migrants are surging to the border.

Coca plants in the Guaviare department, Colombia. The leaves are the raw ingredient used to make cocaine.

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Opinion: To End The Drug War, Help Coca Farmers Find A Way Out

11:01am March 05, 2021

by Elizabeth Dickinson

U.S. policy has focused on eradicating the crop used for making cocaine in Colombia. Here's why farmers keep replanting it.

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U.S. Senators Seek Sanctions Against Honduran President

5:04am March 05, 2021

by James Fredrick

Democratic senators are seeking sanctions against Honduras' president for alleged human rights abuses and corruption, and looking to suspend U.S. security assistance to Honduran security forces.

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Dr. Raj Panjabi, the newly named head of the President's Malaria Initiative, treating patients during a visit to Liberia, where he was born and lived until 1990. He'll lead the effort to prevent and treat malaria around the world. Each year, some 400,000

New U.S. Malaria Czar: Why We Should Care About The Disease, Even In A Pandemic

5:51pm March 04, 2021

by Marc Silver

Did you even know the U.S. has a malaria czar? Who himself had malaria as a kid? We interview Dr. Raj Panjabi, newly appointed by President Joe Biden.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been widely accused of mishandling the coronavirus in his country.

Opinion: Brazil's President Is A Global Health Threat

4:31pm March 04, 2021

by Robert Muggah

Much of the blame for Brazil's coronavirus disaster lies with Jair Bolsonaro, who has enabled a domestic tragedy that now threatens the world, says analyst Robert Muggah.

Sao Paulo Prepares For Lockdown After Record COVID-19 Deaths In Brazil

4:23pm March 04, 2021

Brazil is seeing a record number of coronavirus deaths as a new variant overwhelms the health care system. Over 1,900 deaths on Wednesday marked the second day in a row of record deaths.

Colombian President Iván Duque unveiled a program last month that will allow undocumented Venezuelan migrants to legally live and work in Colombia for up to 10 years.

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Colombia's President On Amnesty For Venezuelans: 'We Want To Set An Example'

8:14pm March 03, 2021

by John Otis

"We want to demonstrate that although we're not a rich country, we can do something that is humanitarian ... but at the same time is an intelligent and sound migration policy," Iván Duque tells NPR.

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Colombia Offers Legal Status To Migrants Who Fled Venezuela

7:45am March 03, 2021

by John Otis

More than 5 million Venezuelans have fled their country, many of them to neighboring Colombia, whose president is winning praise for his open-door policy toward Venezuelans.

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Masuma Ahuja, author of Girlhood: Teenagers Around The World In Their Own Voices, set out to document girls' ordinary lives.

In 'Girlhood,' Teens Across The Globe Write About Their Everyday Lives

7:00am February 28, 2021

by Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

'Girlhood,' a collection of diary-style entries by teen girls, aims to bust stereotypes about cultures while revealing girls' everyday lives.

Venezuelan migrants take a lunch break at the gooseberry farm where they work on the outskirts of Bogotá, Colombia.

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'A Huge Opportunity': Venezuelan Migrants Welcome Colombia's New Open-Door Policy

4:15pm February 26, 2021

by John Otis

Colombia's president has unveiled a program to let undocumented Venezuelan migrants live and work legally in the country for up to 10 years. Nearly a million Venezuelans in Colombia lack legal status.