Latin America

A protester wears a respirator mask during a demonstration against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, on May 18. Police used teargas against some demonstrators.

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Venezuela's Government Plays Hardball To Block Opposition's Recall Effort

9:23am May 24, 2016

by John Otis

Day after day, there is less food on the shelves, less power to turn on lights or run businesses and more anger over the difficulties. But opposition efforts to recall the president are being stymied.

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Key Minister In Brazil's New Government Steps Down After Tape Is Leaked

8:02am May 24, 2016

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Secret tapes, street protests and political plots — Brazil is in turmoil and the newly installed government is already in trouble. It all centers on a corruption probe at the state oil company.

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The U.S. Influence On Cuba's Rapid Cultural Change

8:52am May 21, 2016

by Mandalit del Barco

As big-name celebrities flock to the territory, Cuban culture is undergoing rapid change. But do Cubans want Chanel stores and Rolling Stones concerts?

Each province represented at the festival used to carve out heavy chunks of ice from the glacier — symbol of water and life — to bring back to their communities.

The Sacred Glacier Is Melting But The Festival Goes On

7:00am May 21, 2016

by Paula Dupraz-Dobias

That's the sad situation facing thousands of Peruvians who climb a mountain for the 'Snow Star' festival, which starts on Sunday.

'El Chapo' One Step Closer To U.S. After Mexico Approves Extradition

5:34pm May 20, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Mexico's Foreign Relations Department approved a judge's ruling from earlier this month that the process could go ahead. Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán's attorneys have 30 days to appeal.

Puerto Rico Confronts Spread Of Zika Virus Amid Debt Crisis

4:28pm May 20, 2016

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Hector Colon Cruz, deputy director of the Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response in Puerto Rico, about the large number of pregnancies showing evidence of Zika.

Congress Agrees On Plan To Help Puerto Rico Restructure $70 Billion Debt

7:01pm May 19, 2016

by Greg Allen

After months of negotiation, Republicans and Democrats in Congress have agreed on a plan to help Puerto Rico deal with its crushing $70 billion debt. It sets up a control board to investigate the U.S. territory's murky financial picture and restructure its debt payments to creditors.

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A Reporter On The Panama Papers: The Basic Idea Is 'To Hide True Ownership'

1:40pm May 19, 2016

Documents leaked from a Panama-based law firm have offered new insight into how easy it is for the rich and corrupt to hide their assets. McClatchy's Kevin Hall has been reporting on the documents.

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Will Russian Athletes Be Barred From Rio's Summer Olympics?

6:37am May 19, 2016

by Melissa Block

Russia is dismissing as "slander" allegations of a widespread state-run doping program at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. The IOC says it will take "swift action" based on the outcome of an investigation.

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President Enrique Peña Nieto said he wants to legalize same-sex marriage in Mexico.

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Mexico's President Calls For Enshrining Same-Sex Marriage In The Constitution

8:06pm May 18, 2016

The move has drawn criticism from Mexico's Catholic Church. But the church's opposition may not be much of an obstacle for Enrique Peña Nieto as he seeks the votes needed to amend the constitution.