Latin America

The Confitería del Molino, once a bustling pastry shop adjacent to the Argentine Capitol building, reopened recently for a few hours in a sneak preview of its full restoration.

Arts

In Buenos Aires, Crowds Line Up For A Taste Of Sweeter Days

5:52pm August 19, 2019

by Bob Mondello

The preview reopening of the Confitería del Molino, a long-shuttered art nouveau pastry cafe near the Argentine Capitol, prompted lines around the block — and, for some former patrons, good memories.

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Men walk between the sargassum towards a boat in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, May 2019.

How To Handle A Massive Seaweed Invasion? Yucatán Towns Get Creative

7:00am August 18, 2019

by Jen Karetnick

Sargassum, a stinky algae, is choking beaches in Mexico and the Caribbean and wreaking havoc on the ecosystem — and tourism. From fertilizer to food, locals are experimenting with new uses for it.

World News

Repercussions Of Family Separations Continue

8:00am August 17, 2019

by Carrie Kahn

The children in one Guatemalan family who spent three months in detention last year under President Trump's family separation policy have returned home but they are still dealing with repercussions.

A Colombian worker checks the plastic protection cover over a banana bunch on a plantation in Aracataca, Colombia. A dreaded fungus that has destroyed banana plantations in Asia has now spread to Latin America.

Devastating Banana Fungus Arrives In Colombia, Threatening The Fruit's Future

10:57pm August 16, 2019

by Dan Charles

A fungus that has destroyed banana plantations in Asia is now in Latin America. The disease moves slowly, but there's no cure, and it could mean calamity for the continent's banana industry.

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Asylum Officers Are Being Used As An Immigration Deterrent, Tjersland says

11:23am August 16, 2019

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to USCIS asylum officer Charles Tjersland, speaking as a Union Steward for AFGE Local 1924, who says new immigration policy is harming migrants and his job's mission.

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Restaurant Owners Grapple With Hiring Undocumented Immigrants

6:22am August 16, 2019

by John Burnett

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids at chicken processing plants in Mississippi last week raised an old debate: Who will do these jobs if not immigrant workers?

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News Brief: Trump Rally, Israel Controversy, Immigrant Workers

5:54am August 16, 2019

President Trump campaigns in New Hampshire. Israel reverses ban on U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib. And, U.S. employers say they have no choice but to rely on immigrants for low-paying jobs.

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World News

Guatemala's President-Elect Will Inherit Strained Relationship With U.S.

4:17pm August 13, 2019

by Carrie Kahn

Guatemala enters a new era after the victory of a conservative former prison official with no previous governing experience. His challenges include deep corruption, poverty, violence and migration.

Disability activists from around the world attended a seminar in Oregon. From left, Joyce Peter of Vanuatu, Sidonie Nduwimana of Burundi,, Wendy Beatriz Caishpal Jaco of El Salvador, Gina Rose Balanlay of the Philippines (standing) and Raluca Oancea of Ro

For Disability Activists, 3 Weeks In Oregon Is A Game Changer

3:39pm August 13, 2019

by Aparna Vidyasagar

A person with a disability may be practically invisible in some countries — or the target of cruel comments. Global activists gathered in Oregon to learn how to change laws and attitudes.

President of Argentina Mauricio Macri speaks during a news conference at Casa Rosada on Monday in Buenos Aires.

World News

Markets In Argentina Plunge After Poor Primary Showing For Incumbent President

9:04am August 13, 2019

by Scott Neuman

Investors feared that the country could default on its $57 billion IMF loan if President Mauricio Macri loses October elections to his leftist rival.