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Colombian President Iván Duque Márquez Praised for Welcoming Venezuelan Migrants

5:34pm February 25, 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.

Top left: An officer asks people to observe lockdown rules in Brighton, England. Bottom left: A protester at a lockdown demonstration in Brussels, Belgium last month. Top right: Malaysian health officers screen passengers with a thermal scanner at Kuala L

Do 'Tight' Cultures Fare Better In The Pandemic Than 'Loose' Cultures?

9:48pm February 23, 2021

by Fran Kritz

That's the question posted by a study in The Lancet Planetary Health. In case you're wondering, the United States is characterized as "loose." And Singapore is "tight."

Emma Coronel Aispuro (far left), wife of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, is facing several charges in connection with her alleged involvement in the Sinaloa cartel's drug trafficking, as her husband sits in a U.S. prison.

Wife Of 'El Chapo' Arrested In U.S. On Drug Charges

5:47pm February 23, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, faces several drug charges and is under investigation for allegedly helping her husband escape from a Mexican prison in 2015.

Wife Of Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán Arrested On Drug Trafficking Charges

5:06pm February 23, 2021

by James Fredrick

The wife of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán was arrested on charges related to alleged involvement in international drug trafficking at Dulles Airport in Virginia.

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Illegal Border Crossings Rise As Some People Try Multiple Times

7:18am February 22, 2021

by Carrie Kahn

Attempted migrant crossings on the U.S.-Mexico borders are rising but a close look at the cases shows that it's largely due to single Mexican men who are attempting to cross numerous times.

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Venezuelan Migration Crisis Impacts Neighboring Countries

4:16pm February 19, 2021

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Betilde Muñoz-Pogossian, director of the Department of Social Inclusion at the Organization of American States, about the state of Venezuelan migration this year.

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Workers from the garment sector block a road during a protest to demand payment of due wages, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, in April 2020. They claimed that factories had not paid them after retailers and brands cancelled orders due to worldwide lockdown measures

What A 30,000-Person Survey Reveals About Day-To-Day Life In The Pandemic

11:10am February 18, 2021

by Malaka Gharib

The responses reveal the impact on living standards in nine low- and middle-income countries — and may help governments find a way to help citizens most in need.

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Millions In Northern Mexico Also Stuck With Cold-Related Power Outages

7:10am February 18, 2021

by Carrie Kahn

Extreme weather sparked power outages in northern Mexico, leaving millions of people without electricity as they tried to weather a bitter cold snap.

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Deforested land on Indonesia's Borneo Island. Activists are using satellites to monitor deforestation, but cloud cover sometimes hides it from view.

Pillagers Of Tropical Forests Can't Hide Behind Clouds Anymore

2:33pm February 15, 2021

by Dan Charles

Environmental watchdogs now can detect deforestation even when it's hidden from sight by rain and clouds. They're using data from radar on a European satellite.

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A health worker inoculates 72-year-old Olga D'arc Pimentel with a dose of Oxford-AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine. She lives on the banks of the Rio Negro near Manaus, Brazil. A small study in South Africa has raised concerns about the AstraZeneca vaccine's

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You Think The U.S. Has Vaccine Issues? 130 Countries Haven't Even Started Vaccinating

11:20am February 14, 2021

by Jason Beaubien

For low- and middle-income countries, just obtaining doses has been a challenge. And now concerns are being raised about the effectiveness of the more affordable AstraZeneca option.