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Efforts To Resolve Worsening Crisis In Venezuela Are Stymied

6:25am October 22, 2019

by Philip Reeves

When Juan Guaidó declared himself Venezuela's legitimate president, many thought President Maduro would be out. Eight months on, Maduro remains president as Guaidó fights for momentum.

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Protesters wave a Chilean national flag in front of military personnel in Santiago on Monday.

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Violent Protests Continue In Chile As Government Imposes New Curfew

5:30pm October 21, 2019

by Paolo Zialcita

Demonstrations against wealth inequality have persisted, despite the fact that President Sebastián Piñera suspended transit fare hikes. There have been at least eight deaths reported.

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Violent Protests Rock The Chilean Capital Of Santiago

6:13am October 21, 2019

There have been violent protests in the streets of Santiago since plans for a metro fare increase were announced. Protests continued even after the planned increase was withdrawn.

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Firefighters put out the flames on a burning bus during a protest against the rising cost of subway and bus fares in Santiago, Chile.

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Chile's Capital Engulfed In Chaos As Metro Protests Intensify

4:19pm October 19, 2019

by Alexander Tuerk

What started as a fare-dodging protest by students turned violent in Santiago on Friday, as metro stations and buses were burned and riots spilled out into the streets.

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Bolivians Vote Whether To Give Evo Morales 4th Term

8:08am October 19, 2019

by John Otis

Bolivians go to the polls Sunday. President Evo Morales is running for a fourth term, fueling fears of creeping authoritarianism. His main opponent is Carlos Mesa, himself a former president.

Smoke from burning cars rises in Culiacán, Mexico, on Thursday, after an intense gunfight between security forces and gunmen linked to the Sinaloa drug cartel.

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Massive Gun Battle Erupts In Mexico Over Son Of Drug Kingpin 'El Chapo'

7:51pm October 18, 2019

Security forces came under attack and were forced to withdraw after they sought to arrest Ovidio Guzmán López, who is thought to have been running the Sinaloa cartel since his father's arrest in 2014.

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Mexican President Defends Decision Give Up Custody Of Son Of 'El Chapo'

11:57am October 18, 2019

Mexican authorities had and then gave up custody of one of the sons of former drug kingpin Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán in a gunfight on Thursday. Mexico's president says he let him go to restore peace.

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Gunfight Over Son Of 'El Chapo' In Mexico

7:09am October 18, 2019

by Carrie Kahn

Gunfire erupted in a Mexican city Thursday shortly after military troops encountered one of the sons of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán — the jailed drug kingpin.

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News Brief: Impeachment Inquiry Latest, Turkey Suspends Incursion, Mexico Violence

5:12am October 18, 2019

Turkey says it is suspending its incursion in Syria. We look at the reality on the ground. Also, the latest on the impeachment inquiry and violence in Mexico connected to the son of "El Chapo."

Venezuelan Journalist Karina Sainz Borgo On Her Book 'It Would Be Night In Caracas'

5:50pm October 15, 2019

Venezuelan journalist Karina Sainz Borgo has channeled her feelings about her home country into a novel, It Would Be Night in Caracas. She speaks about it with NPR's Ari Shapiro.