Latin America

Use Of U.S. Dollar In Venezuela Sustains Some Economic Activity Under U.S. Sanctions

4:11pm February 19, 2020

by Philip Reeves

President Nicolás Maduro has allowed the use of U.S. dollars to revive Venezuela's collapsing economy, jumpstarting business and consumption for those with greenbacks. Those without may go hungry.

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Death Of Mexican Girl Spotlights Epidemic Of Crimes Against Women And Children

4:05pm February 18, 2020

by Carrie Kahn

The death of a 7-year-old girl has fueled outrage over the perils of being female in Mexico, where there is a high rate of crimes against women.

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Number Of Mexicans Apprehended At The Border Is Up, U.S. Officials Say

7:41am February 18, 2020

by Carrie Kahn

Mexicans fleeing what they call unprecedented violence say the U.S. is rushing to send them back to Mexico without granting them due process to present their asylum claims.

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'Washington Post': Therapy Notes Are Being Used Against Migrant Children

6:31am February 18, 2020

NPR's Noel King talks to Washington Post reporter Hannah Dreier, whose investigation found that therapists are sharing their notes on detained migrant children with immigration officials.

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Pope Francis Sidesteps Comment On Catholic Ban On Married Priests In The Amazon

4:20pm February 12, 2020

by Sylvia Poggioli

Pope Francis has called for "bold proposals" to meet the needs of Catholics in the Amazon, but they do not explicitly include allowing married priests in remote regions with a shortage of clergy.

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Pope Francis says married male deacons and women can "regularly assume important responsibilities" for the Catholic Church in the Amazon region, but he turned down bishops' request to allow those deacons to become priests and women to become deacons.

Pope Francis Won't Allow Married Men As Priests, Women As Deacons

12:19pm February 12, 2020

by Bill Chappell

Bishops from the Amazon region had sought the changes to address a shortage of clergy. But some Roman Catholic conservatives warned that enacting them would lead to the end of clerical celibacy rules.

World News

Venezuela's Opposition Leader Hopes To Leverage High-Profile Trip

6:24am February 12, 2020

by Philip Reeves

Juan Guaidó has returned home following a trip to the U.S. to meet President Trump and attend the World Economic Forum in Davos. He defied a travel ban imposed by the regime of Nicolás Maduro.

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News Brief: N.H. Primary, Roger Stone Case, Juan Guaidó

6:19am February 12, 2020

Bernie Sanders wins New Hampshire's Democratic presidential primary. The Justice Department steps in to seek a shorter sentence for Roger Stone. And, Venezuela's opposition leader returns to Caracas.

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Opposition Leader Juan Guaidó Returns To Venezuela After Warm U.S. Reception

7:53pm February 11, 2020

by Philip Reeves

After receiving a warm bipartisan reception in the U.S. Congress, the man the Trump administration recognizes as Venezuela's interim president, Juan Guaidó, returns to Caracas.

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A soldier stands guard on a street in Ituango, Colombia, on Oct. 19, 2019. The town is home to a new public radio station staffed by ex-FARC rebels and war victims. Reporters often conduct interviews with former combatants and update listeners on the prog

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In Colombia, Ex-FARC Rebels And War Victims Work Together At New Radio Stations

12:56pm February 11, 2020

by John Otis

The public radio stations "can be fundamental in constructing peace," says Juan Pablo Madrid, an analyst at Bogotá's Foundation for Press Freedom. But some employees are facing threats from gangs.