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Latin America
Guatemala's presidential election gets more complicated as voting heads into runoff
The country's already troubled presidential election has been thrown into more chaos and confusion only weeks ahead of a contentious second round of voting.
A devastating attack claims 6 lives in Mexico's Jalisco state
Mexican authorities say an organized crime group targeted police with at least seven improvised explosive devices. The governor called it an act of terror, and the military is now investigating.
Brazilian leaders praise a 34% drop in the rate of deforestation in the Amazon
The decrease began in January after far-right President Jair Bolsonaro left office and leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was sworn in.
All the prison's presidents: Peru's special jail for ex-leaders is all full up
In Peru, so many former leaders have been accused of crimes that the country has designated a small prison specifically to house them. It's a symbol of corruption, but also of political dysfunction.
A national newspaper in Mexico has said its reporter was killed in a western state
The Mexican national newspaper La Jornada said Saturday that its staff reporter in the Pacific coast state of Nayarit has been found dead.
Peru's special jail for ex-leaders is all full up
In Peru, so many ex-presidents have been accused of crimes that the country has designated a small prison specifically to house them. It's a symbol of corruption, but also of political dysfunction.
Online-only neobanks in Mexico are eager to win over new customers
Many adults in Mexico don't have any kind of bank account, and a lot of those people are young and tech savvy. Financial tech startups see this as a big opportunity for online-only banks.
Illegal deforestation of the Amazon rainforest has dropped significantly
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon dropped substantially in the first six months of this year, perhaps signaling a reversal after years of losses in the vast rainforest.
In Peru, President Boluarte's government is blamed for human rights abuses
President Dina Boluarte took over from her impeached predecessor, and now she herself is under fire for alleged human rights abuses.