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Cuba's first transgender athlete shows the progress and challenges faced by LGBTQ people 1 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jul 2024 3 555
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Remembering the 'Stronismo': How ghost of a brutal dictator haunts Paraguay 1 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 520
Former Honduran president sentenced to 45 years for helping traffickers get tons of cocaine into U.S. 2 peppertree Jun 2024 Jun 2024 3 428
Trial starts over the 2022 assassination attempt of Argentina's Cristina Fernndez de Kirchner 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 404
Haiti residents cautiously hopeful as first Kenyan police deploy 0 sl8 Jun 2024 Jun 2024 4 422
Bolivia coup attempt: ex-army chief given six months 'preventive detention', says prosecutor 0 Eugene Jun 2024 Jun 2024 2 398
Panama Papers: Court acquits all 28 charged with money laundering 0 Eugene Jun 2024 Jun 2024 3 424
Opinion:The context of the Bolivian coup attempt 1 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 420
Planting giant cactus to stave off desertification in Brazil 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 5 469
Bolivia president denies any involvement or prior knowledge of failed coup 3 sl8 Jun 2024 Jun 2024 2 384
Magnitude 7.0 earthquake hits Peru, no deaths reported 0 sl8 Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 367
Soldiers surround Bolivian presidential palace in attempted coup 11 muriel_volestrangler Jun 2024 Jun 2024 8 969
Cuba Expert William LeoGrande: "The U.S. Is Waging Economic War against Cuba" 4 Marcus IM Jun 2024 Jun 2024 3 504
NYT Ramps Up Venezuela Propaganda Ahead of Elections 2 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 6 505
DINA: Pinochet's Directorate for Murder and Torture 3 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 4 576
You may want to know why killer gangs destroy pine forests and assassinate activist defenders 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 15 1061
New study reaffirms Indigenous lands key to mitigating climate change in Brazil 10 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 4 928
Amnesty International slams Argentina's 'regressive' turn on gender, environmental issues 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 3 511
He Tried Ayahuasca! Colombian President Petro Talks About His Psychedelic Experiences Experiences 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 6 435
Panamanian Workers Are Being Punished By Their Government For Leading Anti-Mining Protests 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 377
Brazil: Lula visits ailing linguist Noam Chomsky and other "Over 90s" 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 4 422
CHOMSKY ON U.S. INTERVENTION IN CENTRAL AMERICA UNDER THE SHADOW, BONUS EPISODE 2 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 2 431
The American Travel Hotspot Where a Tourist Is Dying Every Week 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 5 680
Trial begins in Ecuador over murder of presidential candidate Villavicencio 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 297
Milei's neoliberal nightmare degrades Argentina 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 3 461
Why Venezuela's Coup Plotters Came Up Short 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 3 417
Argentina's president promises to quash corruption then shocks with his Supreme Court pick 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 344
Tax the super-rich, says a new report commissioned by Brazil for its G20 presidency 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 4 343
Trial begins in Ecuador over murder of presidential candidate Villavicencio 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 2 312

Latin America Continued...

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Guatemalan appeals court revokes order to grant house arrest to journalist Jos Rubn Zamora 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 303
Brazil's Supreme Court decriminalizes possession of marijuana for personal use 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 299
Peruvian soldiers found guilty of rapes committed during civil war in historic verdict 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 464
Valley of lost cities that flourished 2,000 years ago found in Amazon 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 7 698
LiDAR identifies lost settlements in the forests of Campeche 1 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 2 412
New Bird Species Discovered in Brazil 1 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 7 581
Mexico's incoming president announces first Cabinet picks: academics and former public servants 3 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 9 594
A recently elected mayor is shot and killed in southern Mexico 1 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 3 572
Centuries-Old Maya Beekeeping Tools Unearthed in Mexico 1 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 7 601
Ancient artifacts found near island of Janitzio in Lake Patzcuaro 4 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 5 780
Antiquities returning to Mexico include Mayan vase sold for $4 in US store 6 sl8 Jun 2024 Jun 2024 6 732
Argentina's president promises to quash corruption then shocks with his Supreme Court pick 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 4 589
Canada navy ship, US attack sub dock in Cuba on heels of Russian warships 4 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 3 6925
The Pinochet Regime Declassified 3 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 14 877
Ecuador sees nationwide power outage as electrical grid fails 2 sl8 Jun 2024 Jun 2024 5 537
Guatemalan President Bernardo Arvalo says he found a 'semi-destroyed country' on taking office 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 3 594
The Landmark Ruling Against Chiquita Exposes the Failure of Voluntary "Corporate Social Responsibility" 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 4 504
24 people charged in money laundering scheme involving Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, prosecutors say 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 4 435
US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR CONDEMNS MURDER OF GUATEMALAN TRADE UNION LEADER ANASTACIO TZIB CAAL 1 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 2 606
Speaking of Cuba! Golden Oldie, from 2007, from The Nation. So worth reading, for anyone interested in reality! 1 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 5 576
Ancient DNA reveals secrets of Maya sacrifices and links to modern descendants 1 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 11 632
Minister defends Canadian navy ship's visit to Cuba with Russian vessels in port 4 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 2 560
Solving the mystery of the Mayan mirrors 1 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 9 755
An Ancient Portal to the Underworld Was Found in Denver 5 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 32 1920
In Peru's Madre de Dios, deforestation from mining brings huge economic losses 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 381
Peru: Congress Ramps Up Assault on Democratic System 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 359
US suspends inspections of avocados, mangoes in Mexico's Michoacan state over security concerns 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 2 429
Bolivia's battle to decriminalise coca leaf 1 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 442
Russian warships leave Cuba after five days 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 450
Peru slams Israeli massacre of Palestinians in Rafah 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 479

Latin America Continued...

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In Bolivia, a new industry dawns in the threatened Pantanal wetlands 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 3 428
Tears and laughter: Peruvian mamas embody the spirit of Machu Picchu 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 2 413
Peru's Unpopular Politicians Are Taking the State Down With Them 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 463
Peru to probe child sex abuse claims at Indigenous schools 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 2 368
Landmark Land Deal: Japanese Firm's Major Move in Uruguay 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 3 482
Why Brazil's Draconian Abortion Bill Amounts To Child Abuse Of Underage Girls 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 5 452
A Verdict Against Chiquita's Impunity in Colombia 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 3 478
(MAY 14, 2024) NYT's Bad Reporting on Brazil Predictably Used by GOP to Attack Democracy There 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 2 558
High court rejects latest emergency declaration but Noboa says troops will remain in the streets 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 3 451
President Milei's surprising devotion to Judaism and Israel provokes tension in Argentina and beyond 2 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 4 726
As Apparel Makers Move Work From China to Central America, Jobs Could Dent Migration Crisis 3 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 5 6343
Wanna be a good dad? A 'School for Men' teaches diapering, ponytail making 1 sl8 Jun 2024 Jun 2024 4 521
'We fight day and night': The Amazon women guarding their rainforest from mining 1 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 6 814
Brazil's Lula stands by finance minister but rejects spending cuts targeting the poor 1 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 2 412
Why banana brand Chiquita was found liable for deaths in the Colombia's Civil War 1 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 5 570
'I'm Going to Promote a Symphony' of Languages Says Indigenous Writer and New Member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 380
Tensions Rise with U.S. Submarine's Arrival in Cuban Waters 1 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 2 666
Milei and Lula's frosty relationship was in full display at G7 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 2 526
Chile to join humanitarian demining in Ukraine 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 5 370
Outraged Brazilian women stage protests against bill to equate late abortions with homicide 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 4 393
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