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View of the entrance of the Oxfam offices in the commune of Petion Ville, in Port-au-Prince, last week. The British charity has come under sharp criticism for its handling of misconduct allegations against staff members accused of using prostitutes in Hai

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Oxfam: Witness Threatened In Sexual Exploitation Inquiry

3:34am February 19, 2018

by Scott Neuman

In a heavily redacted report of its 2011 inquiry into the hiring of prostitutes in Haiti, Oxfam said three staff members physically threatened a witness interviewed by investigators.

Students sit in an open area after their school was evacuated in Veracruz, Mexico, on Friday, after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake. Later Friday, 13 people died after a helicopter surveying the damage near the epicenter crashed.

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13 Die After Helicopter Surveying Earthquake Damage Crashes In Mexico

4:18pm February 17, 2018

by Amy Held

No deaths had been reported as a direct consequence of the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that struck central and southern Mexico earlier Friday.

Revelers celebrate during the Carnival street parade of the Bloco das Carmelitas in the Santa Teresa neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, last week.

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Rio Carnival: When Brazil Lets Out Its Mysterious 'Inner Chicken'

7:00am February 17, 2018

by Philip Reeves

"There are people who go through life until they are 80 or 90 years old, desperate to let out their chicken. They die without doing so, which is a mistake," a Carnival reveler says.

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Master guitar maker Arnulfo Rubio Orozco holds up his latest project. It's taken him a month to craft this guitar with pearl accents and wood from southern Mexico.

A Town In Mexico Sees Guitar Sales Soar Thanks To The Movie 'Coco'

12:06am February 17, 2018

by Carrie Kahn

The town of Paracho is celebrating after its onetime resident helped design the guitar featured in the hit Disney-Pixar movie, and now it can't keep up with orders for the instrument.

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Oxfam International Executive Director Winnie Byanyima speaks at a forum at the World Bank Spring Meetings in 2016.

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Oxfam Chief Asks Forgiveness For Sexual Exploitation By Aid Workers

3:03pm February 16, 2018

by Scott Neuman

In an interview with the BBC, the humanitarian group's executive director, Winnie Byanyima, also says she will appoint an independent commission to investigate the claims.

An Oxfam sign outside one of its charity shops in central London, where they sell secondhand goods to raise funds.

Why Sex Scandals Persist In The Humanitarian Aid World

4:55pm February 15, 2018

by Malaka Gharib

Staffers and researchers were disturbed by the Oxfam scandal in Haiti — but not shocked. "This is a sector-wide problem," says human rights lawyer Megan Nobert.

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro addresses supporters during a rally in Caracas, Venezuela, earlier this month.

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Venezuela's Maduro Not Welcome At Regional Summit, Host Peru Says

11:32am February 14, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Peru's foreign minister says an invitation to the Summit of the Americas in Lima has been withdrawn over concerns the presidential elections in Venezuela will not be free and fair.

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Still No Answer For What Caused U.S. Diplomats' Illnesses In Cuba

9:16am February 14, 2018

More than a year after U.S. diplomats in Cuba fell mysteriously ill, there is still no explanation for the high-pitched noises they heard. Steve Inskeep talks with ProPublica's Tim Golden.

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A screenshot from an animated series called "Nancy's School Daze." Some of the members of the Guyana Animation Network worked on the show.

With $100 And A Lot Of Moxie, She's Made Her Mark In Animation

9:30am February 13, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

Using birthday money and some donations, 19-year-old Jubilanté Cutting started a nonprofit to get animation training for young people in Guyana. Her efforts have won her an 'Innovation Award.'

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Oxfam Workers Accused Of Sexually Exploiting Haiti Quake Survivors

8:43am February 13, 2018

Rachel Martin talks to Bocchit Edmond, the Haitian ambassador to the United Kingdom, who wants the Oxfam officials involved to be publicly identified and prosecuted.

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