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Eike Batista Memes Fuel Humor In Brazil After Billionaire's Imprisonment

6:34pm February 03, 2017

by Philip Reeves

The imprisonment of former billionaire Eike Batista on corruption charges is fueling much schadenfreude in Brazil. Social media memes proliferate imagining life behind bars for the famously flamboyant and extravagant entrepreneur.

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Farmers Gualberto Casanova (left) and Dionisio Yam Moo stand among young corn plants in Yam Moo's improved milpa plot.

Mayans Have Farmed The Same Way For Millennia. Climate Change Means They Can't

12:00pm February 03, 2017

by Gabriel Popkin

Climate change has brought erratic rainfall and poor harvests to Mexico's Yucatán peninsula, forcing local Mayan farmers to modernize their centuries-old farming practices.

A firefighter working near Concepcion, Chile, where an aircraft assisted teams on the ground working to put out a wildfire.

U.S. Increases Firefighting Aid To Chile As More Than 70 Blazes Rage

3:31pm February 01, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

At least 13 countries have sent money, equipment and people to help fight wildfires that have killed at least 11 people, including four firefighters.

California has the largest Latino population in the United States. According to a new study, that population seems to be prospering.

Despite Turmoil, Latinos In California Are Prospering

10:57am February 01, 2017

by Karen Grigsby Bates

California has the country's largest Latino population. And they are tied to the state's economic prosperity. A new study analyzes how they're doing.

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Former Commodities Tycoon Jailed In Brazil As Part Of Corruption Probe

6:21am January 31, 2017

by Philip Reeves

Fallen commodities magnate Eike Batista has returned to Brazil to face charges. Prosecutors say Batista, once one of the world's richest people, was a player in a $100 million laundering/bribery ring.

Washu chocolate is made from cacao arriba, a sought-after variety of cacao harvested in Ecuador.

Save The Monkeys, Save The Trees, Sell The Chocolate

1:53pm January 30, 2017

by April Fulton

An enterprise-minded ecologist from England is helping endangered brown-headed spider monkeys in Ecuador by connecting their preservation to high-end chocolate.

Trump And Mexican President Pledge To Settle Differences

8:13am January 28, 2017

by Carrie Kahn

President Trump spoke with Mexico's president, Enrique Peña Nieto, for an hour by phone on Friday. According to both sides, the two agreed to work together to resolve their differences.

Trump's Proposed Border Tax Would Negatively Affect U.S. Consumers

8:12pm January 27, 2017

by John Ydstie

Donald Trump has said a border tax would be one way to make Mexico pay for the border wall. But that type of tax could negatively affect American consumers.

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Firefighters work to put out a forest fire in Constitucion, Chile, on Thursday.

'A Nightmare Without An End': Wildfires Burn Out Of Control In Chile

2:30pm January 27, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

Hundreds of thousands of acres have been destroyed and at least 10 people have died, including several firefighters. The Chilean government says the blazes are the worst in the country's history.

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Colombia Faces A Challenge: Turn FARC Guerrillas Into Civilians

7:31am January 27, 2017

by John Otis

In Colombia, Marxist rebels have agreed to disarm by May 31 under the terms of a hard-fought peace treaty. But harder than agreeing to peace might be transforming 7,000 rebels into civilians.

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