Latin America

Members of Argentina's Venezuelan community protest against the election for a constituent assembly on Sunday, in Buenos Aires, as Venezuela holds the controversial vote.

Several Countries Reject Venezuela's Election To Rewrite Constitution

11:43pm July 30, 2017

by Emma Bowman

The controversial vote has culminated in more violence between protesters and police, with at least 10 deaths Sunday. Opposition activists see the election as a power grab by President Nicolas Maduro.

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Venezuelans Opposed To President Maduro Boycott Elections

6:35pm July 30, 2017

With the current elections, Venezuela president Nicolás Maduro hopes to gain enough power to rewrite the country's constitution. NPR's Noel King speaks to Reuters reporter Girish Gupta in Caracas.

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Activist and migrants of the Casa del Migrante de Ciudad Juarez and Comite de Solidaridad para los Migrantes Detenidos protest for the deaths of migrants on a trailer in Texas last week, at Paso del Norte International Bridge in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua,

Scores Of Migrants Rescued From Trailer In Mexico

2:14pm July 30, 2017

by Ravenna Koenig

A total of 178 people were rescued Saturday from a tractor-trailer in Mexico in an apparent smuggling incident that mirrors a similar incident earlier this month where 10 people died in Texas.

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Venezuela Prepares For Controversial Vote

8:00am July 30, 2017

In a controversial vote in Venezuela, President Nicolas Maduro could further imperil the state of democracy. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Alexandra Ulmer, Venezuela correspondent for Reuters.

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Venezuelan Election Looms Amid Fears of Dictatorship

4:16pm July 29, 2017

by Philip Reeves

Venezuelans vote Sunday for delegates to an assembly that will have the power to rewrite the constitution and annul the opposition-led legislature. Critics say this body will usher in a dictatorship.

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After the 2010 earthquake, NGOs dumped hundreds of thousands of gallons of raw sewage at the end of the Port-au-Prince city landfill, which borders the sea and is not lined with an impermeable material.

Health & Safety

You Probably Don't Want To Know About Haiti's Sewage Problems

2:30pm July 29, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

What went wrong with Haiti's sanitation plan? The story involves the queen of Spain, the "sanitation champion" and the man with the worst job in the world.

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An HIV-positive mother in Thailand plays with her son, who did not contract the virus in utero. Thailand has eliminated mother-to-child transmission of HIV, according to the World Health Organization.

There's Great News — And Grim News — In The Fight Against HIV/AIDS

1:27pm July 28, 2017

by Natalie Jacewicz

The epidemic is always changing. Here's a look at some of the latest trends.

Crisis Intensifies In Venezuela Ahead Of Controversial Vote

9:36am July 28, 2017

by Philip Reeves

Venezuela faces a weekend of turmoil over an election that government opponents say is rigged to give President Nicolas Maduro sweeping new powers.

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An anti-Maduro demonstrator waves the Venezuelan flag at a protest in the capital, Caracas, on Wednesday. The government banned such demonstrations nationwide for the next five days, as the country approaches a Sunday vote on delegates for Maduro's consti

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Venezuela Bans Protests Nationwide As Constitutional Referendum Approaches

8:26pm July 27, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

All demonstrations that "might disturb the electoral process" have been outlawed ahead of President Nicolas Maduro's vote on delegates to rewrite the constitution. But protesters remain undeterred.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions leaves the White House in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. Sessions is traveling to El Salvador on Thursday to discuss gang violence with his counterparts there.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions Heads To El Salvador To Discuss Gang Violence

2:45pm July 27, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

Sessions is meeting with the president of El Salvador and high-ranking law enforcement officials, as well as with an FBI anti-gang task force, to talk about combating the powerful gang MS-13.