Latin America

Afghans are still making the dangerous trek to the U.S. via Mexico to escape Taliban

8:25pm August 14, 2023

by Tom Bowman

Kabul fell to the Taliban close to two years ago, but desperate Afghans continue to flee, even taking the dangerous journey into the U.S. across the Mexican border.

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From NPR's 'Alt Latino,' a review of Karol G's 'Manana Sera Bonito: Bichota Season'

5:02pm August 14, 2023

by Anamaria Artemisa Sayre

NPR's Alt Latino host Anamaria Sayre reviews Colombian singer Karol G's second album of the year, Manana Sera Bonito: Bichota Season.

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Erica Lacerda de Souza, Bruce Lee Sousa and son Henrique of São Paulo, Brazil, lost their home during the pandemic but got a fresh start from a program that offers tiny houses to homeless people. At first they said no — it seemed too good to be true.

Health & Safety

A tiny house gives them hope: How a homeless family in Brazil got a fresh start

12:17pm August 13, 2023

by Jill Langlois

The Brazilian family saw their income evaporate during the pandemic. They couldn't afford to stay in their home. The city of São Paulo had a solution — but they thought it was too good to be true.

World News

Authorities are looking into the assassination of an Ecuadorian presidential candidate

7:58am August 12, 2023

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with political analyst Arianna Tanca about Fernando Villavicencio, the anti-corruption candidate for president of Ecuador who was assassinated this week.

Ecuador presidential candidate death is the latest attack in nation seeing crime rise

7:09pm August 11, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Council on Foreign Relations' Will Freeman about the state of Ecuador after the assassination of a leading presidential candidate.

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Presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was shot multiple times outside a campaign event Wednesday.

How Ecuador reached the shocking point of a political assassination

6:16pm August 11, 2023

by Manuela López Restrepo

Ecuador is in a state of emergency after the assassination of a leading presidential candidate. Here's how the country got to this point.

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Linda Caicedo: Colombia's team leader and perhaps the Women's World Cup breakout star

4:44pm August 11, 2023

by Jorge Valencia

She's a cancer survivor and Colombia's brightest star in the Women's World Cup. Striker Linda Caicedo carries Colombia's hopes on her shoulders ahead of the quarter final match against England.

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An Ecuadorean flag and a bouquet of flowers are seen on the railings of the sports complex where Ecuadorean presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was assassinated on the eve, in Quito on August 10, 2023.

World News

After the assassination of a candidate who took on drug cartels, Ecuador is in shock

1:00pm August 11, 2023

by Simeon Tegel

Presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, a fierce critic of cartels and corruption, was shot on Wednesday. "There is no precedent for this in our country's recent history," one analyst says.

Lorena Villavicencio, sister of slain presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, embraces her husband outside the morgue where her brother's body is being held, in Quito, Ecuador, Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023.

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Ecuador arrests 6 Colombians in slaying of presidential candidate

2:00am August 11, 2023

by The Associated Press

Ecuador's evolution into a major drug trafficking hub and the ensuing surge of violence weighs on the nation following the killing of a presidential candidate whose life's work was to fight crime.

Ecuador reels after leading presidential candidate is assassinated

4:22pm August 10, 2023

by Simeon Tegel

With just over a week to go until election day, Ecuador is under a state of emergency and in shock after the assassination of a presidential candidate at a campaign rally.