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Colombians Prepare For The Prospect Of Peace

5:18pm June 11, 2016

by John Otis

Fifty years of conflict between the government and FARC rebels may soon end in Colombia. Nearly four years of negotiations in Cuba are heading toward a peace deal that could be signed next month.

So You're Going To A Place With Zika? Here's What You Need To Know

8:32am June 11, 2016

by Michaeleen Doucleff

The first question: Should you go at all? The next question: If you do go, how do you protect yourself?

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Supporters of Peru's President-elect Pedro Pablo Kuczynski cheer during his victory announcement in Lima on Thursday.

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Keiko Fujimori Concedes Defeat To Pedro Kuczynski In Peru's Presidential Vote

7:15pm June 10, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

In the country's closest presidential election in decades, a former investment banker beat out the daughter of Peru's imprisoned ex-President Alberto Fujimori.

Teacher Maria Isabel Camargo Guio paints mime makeup on one of her students for a performance.

The One-Room Schoolhouse That's A Model For The World

1:32pm June 09, 2016

Escuela Nueva (New School) isn't really new. But it is being praised as a kind of cutting-edge model that can teach the skills needed for jobs that robots can't do.

Luis Alberto de la Rosa says he sells lots of misoprostol, a drug used in abortions and in ulcer treatment, to women from Texas who come to his Miramar Pharmacy in Nuevo Progreso, Mexico.

Legal Medical Abortions Are Up In Texas, But So Are DIY Pills From Mexico

10:23am June 09, 2016

by John Burnett

Women seeking an abortion in restrictive Texas now often pick the medical version, thanks to FDA rules making it easier. Others seek cheaper pills in Mexico, and aren't getting guidance from a doctor.

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Bust Times In Oil-Rich Venezuela: 'The Banks Don't Have Money To Give Out'

1:42pm June 08, 2016

New York Times reporter Nicholas Casey talks about life in Venezuela, where the collapse in oil prices has caused shortages of everything, including water, electricity, medicine and cash.

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Oops. Wrong National Anthem Is Played

6:11am June 07, 2016

At the University of Phoenix stadium recently, Uruguay's soccer team was ready to play Mexico, standing proudly to hear their anthem. They looked disappointed when the Chilean anthem played instead.

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Cuban Dissident Makes First-Ever Trip To U.S.

7:16pm June 06, 2016

by Michele Kelemen

A Cuban dissident on his first-ever trip outside his country is visiting the U.S. and Europe. He's looking for solidarity and some tips for how to promote democracy on the communist island.

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Interpreter In Haiti Remembers Gilkey Did His Job With 'Passion'

10:06am June 06, 2016

NPR photojournalist David Gilkey was killed in Afghanistan on Sunday while riding in a convoy that came under attack. Jael Madius remembers working with Gilkey in Haiti following the 2010 earthquake.

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Highway 101: A Trip Down One Of Mexico's Most Dangerous Roads

6:02am June 06, 2016

by Carrie Kahn

One of Mexico's most treacherous highways passes through the northern border state of Tamaulipas. It is infamous for all the bandits, organized crime gangs and contraband that ride on it.