Latin America

Antonino Fernandez was born in 1917 in the village of Cerezales del Condado, in Spain's northern León province. Until his health deteriorated about five years ago, Fernandez came from Mexico to visit his hometown most summers. He and his wife had no chil

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A Spanish Village Stays Afloat, Thanks To Corona Beer Tycoon

4:40pm December 05, 2016

by Lauren Frayer

Antonino Fernandez, who made his fortune from Corona beer, died in Mexico in August at 98. But he never forgot where he came from — a tiny village in northern Spain that he helped support for decades.

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Crowds line the street leading to Santa Ifigenia cemetery as they wait at sunrise for the funeral procession carrying the ashes of Fidel Castro in Santiago, Cuba, Sunday.

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Cuban Military Fires 21-Gun Salute As Fidel Castro's Ashes Are Interred

10:26pm December 04, 2016

by Brakkton Booker

Fidel Castro was laid to rest in a private ceremony in Santiago de Cuba, known as the launching site for the Cuban Revolution. Castro's younger brother Raul delivered the final homage.

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Fidel Castro Laid To Rest In Private Ceremony

5:18pm December 04, 2016

Special correspondent for PBS NewsHour Nick Schifrin was on hand as Cuba's longtime ruler Fidel Castro was buried today in Santiago, where he launched his revolution more than half a century ago.

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Fidel Castro's Legacy On Race Relations In Cuba And Abroad

5:05pm December 03, 2016

Late Cuban leader Fidel Castro leaves behind a complicated legacy both in his home country and abroad. Professor Mark Sawyer of UCLA looks at how his views on race affected generations of Afro-Cubans.

Music & Culture

The Birth Of 'Nueva Trova Cubana' And Other Music Styles In Castro's Cuba

5:05pm December 03, 2016

Various music styles, from singer-songwriters to dance music to hip-hop, emerged over the many years of Fidel Castro's rule in Cuba.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, pictured during a 2014 visit to Haiti to inaugurate a sanitation campaign. On Thursday, he issued an apology that Haitians have been demanding for six years.

Health & Safety

U.N. Finally Apologizes For Cholera In Haiti ... But Omits One Point

5:49pm December 02, 2016

by Jason Beaubien

On Thursday, Ban Ki-moon apologized to the Haitian people: "We simply did not do enough with regard to the cholera outbreak."

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Fidel Castro's Tightly Orchestrated Journey Draws Huge Crowds

9:28am December 02, 2016

by Carrie Kahn

Fidel Castro's remains continue a cross-country, four-day tour of Cuba through a radically changed countryside. A military convoy is escorting the ex-leader's ashes through towns and cities.

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Colombian Congress Ratifies New Peace Deal With FARC Rebels

7:49pm December 01, 2016

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to freelance journalist Nadja Drost about what the Colombian peace deal, which was ratified Wednesday, means for the FARC rebels. Drost lives in Bogota and is making a documentary about the FARC. She's been visiting FARC camps for two years.

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Aversion To Fidel Castro Spans Generations Of Cuban-American Families

6:25pm December 01, 2016

by Adrian Florido

In many Cuban-American families, the aversion to Fidel Castro spanned generations. This is true even as children and grandchildren of the original exiles grew more liberal in their political beliefs. It's true in the Ramos family of Miami.

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Fans of Chapecoense pay tribute to the players of the Brazilian soccer team on Wednesday.

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Before Deadly Crash In Colombia, Pilot Said He Was Out Of Fuel

1:06pm December 01, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

A charter plane crashed near Medellín, Colombia, on Monday night, killing 71 people. According to leaked audio and witness accounts, the pilot cited "fuel problems" and asked for priority landing.