Latin America

Holding a sign reading "No negotiation with terrorists," Cuba supporters protest in Miami ahead of bilateral talks between the U.S. and Cuba in Washington in April.

Biden eases restrictions on Cuban travel and remittances

9:22pm May 16, 2022

by Franco Ordoñez

The White House plans to make it easier for families to visit relatives in Cuba and increase visa processing on the island, reversing some of former President Trump's policies.

Argentine soldiers landing from a Sea King helicopter not far from Port Stanley, the capitol of the Falkland Islands (las Islas Malvinas).

40 years ago, the Falkland-Malvinas War transformed Latin rock

2:55pm May 16, 2022

by Fi O'Reilly

When English-language music was banned in 1982, Spanish-language groups found an opportunity.

Colombian cowboys are known as llaneros, Spanish for plainsmen.

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South America's traditional cowboys are still at home on the range in Colombia

7:00am May 15, 2022

livestock in Colombia are raised on vast, open ranges. Overseeing the herds requires the special skills of Colombian cowboys who are known as llaneros — Spanish for "plainsmen."

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In Puerto Rico, the arrests of elected officials worsen trust in government

5:24pm May 12, 2022

NPR's Adrian Florido talks with Benjamin Torres Gotay, a reporter and columnist for Puerto Rico's El Nuevo Dia, about recent arrests of elected officials related to corruption.

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Paraguay Attorney General Sandra Quiñonez prays to a Virgin Mary statue at the entrance of her office in Asuncion, Paraguay, after she found out about the killing of Paraguayan prosecutor Marcelo Pecci on Tuesday.

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Paraguay's organized crime prosecutor is slain while honeymooning on a Colombia beach

11:06am May 12, 2022

by The Associated Press

Marcelo Pecci was slain Tuesday by gunmen on a Colombian beach. His wife, journalist Claudia Aguilera, said the attackers came on a jet ski or small boat.

President Joe Biden speaks at the virtual Global COVID-19 Summit on Sept. 22, 2021, in Washington, D.C. On May 12, the White House will host the second Global COVID-19 Summit.

5 big ideas for the White House's Global COVID Summit

5:18pm May 11, 2022

by KAMALA THIAGARAJAN

We asked experts from around the world: What would they like to see on the agenda for this virtual event. Their ideas include fair pay for all health workers — and a makeover for foreign aid.

A rescue worker walks away from the destroyed five-star Hotel Saratoga on Tuesday after searching through the rubble days after a deadly explosion in Old Havana, Cuba.

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The death toll rises to 43 after an explosion at a hotel in Cuba

9:14pm May 10, 2022

by The Associated Press

Emergency workers continued to hunt through the ruins for the missing. Authorities have said they suspect the cause was a leak of gas as a tank truck was servicing the building.

Demonstrators who support abortion rights celebrate outside the Constitutional Court in Bogota, Colombia on February 21. After an 8-hour debate, the court decriminalized abortions during the first 24 weeks of pregnancy.

Health & Safety

Colombia legalized abortions for the first 24 weeks of pregnancy. A backlash ensued

4:54pm May 10, 2022

by John Otis

The Constitutional Court issued the ruling in February of this year. It's part of a so-called "green wave" of liberalizing abortion rights in some Latin America countries. And it's led to protests.

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Journalists protest to draw attention to the latest wave of journalist killings, at the Angel of Independence monument in Mexico City, May 9, 2022.

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3 journalists have been killed over 3 days in Mexico

10:14am May 10, 2022

by Ayana Archie

In 2021, seven reporters were killed in Mexico, making it the most dangerous country for journalists, according to data compiled by Reporters Without Borders.

Soldiers patrol outside Bellavista prison where a deadly riot broke out overnight in Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas, Ecuador, on Monday.

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Clash between rival gangs kills 44 inmates in an Ecuadorean prison

9:46am May 10, 2022

by The Associated Press

Interior Minister Patricio Carrillo said at a news conference that one group of inmates left their cells to attack another inside the Bellavista lockup in Santo Domingo.