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Brazil judge gives 2 former cops long sentences for the 2018 murder of leftist icon Marielle Franco 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Nov 2024 3 284
Short video: 2:28 Ancient Mayan city discovered in Mexico jungle by accident (BBC) 3 Judi Lynn Nov 2024 Nov 2024 20 1402
US imposes sanctions on top members of the armed wing of a Mexican fentanyl-trafficking cartel 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 277
UN General Assembly condemns the US economic embargo of Cuba for a 32nd year 2 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 8 470
Trial begins in the assassination of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 445
Indigenous people march in Brazil's capital against bill limiting land rights 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 434
Lost Maya city with temple pyramids and plazas discovered in Mexico 2 Eugene Oct 2024 Oct 2024 10 875
Americans in Puerto Rico can't vote for US president. Their anger at Trump is shaping the race 4 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 7 878
Ixil Genocide Trial Against Benedicto Lucas Garcia Nears End 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 552
Guatemalan journalist released from prison fears for the future and being targeted for his work 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 466
Thousands of soldiers fence off a Salvadoran neighborhood in pursuit of gang remnants 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 516
One of the great musicologists is dead - funeral tribute 5 malaise Oct 2024 Oct 2024 12 794
Brazil fines meatpacking companies, including giant JBS, for buying illegally raised cattle 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 482
So Paulo Metro Project Welcomes First Woman in Latin America to Operate a 'Worm' 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 444
More evidence that women reigned in ancient Peru 2 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 8 569
Mexican authorities investigating murder of Tucson Marine Corps veteran on Sonoran highway 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 896
The Amazing Story of the Greek Community of San Andres, Peru 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 435
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 0 281
Most of Havana back online as Cuba works to revive power grid 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 400
Why a single company became "the greatest danger to Colombia's democracy" 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 495
Lula Faces Ongoing Risk of Intracranial Bleeding After Domestic Accident, Doctors Urge Further Testing 2 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 5 657
One of Colombia's top publications suspends reporting on drug trafficking and paramilitaries 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 411
El Salvador commits savings from creative debt refinancing to river conservation 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 579
In Mexico's bloodied Sinaloa state, police and prosecutors conspired to cover up opponent's killing 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 425
Public university protests escalate in challenge to Argentina's President Milei 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 424
Hundreds mourn Catholic priest and Indigenous peace activist killed in southern Mexico 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 487
Lula Government Considers Creating a Minimum Tax for Millionaires in Brazil 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 359
Government ousts union leader from board of Aerolneas Argentinas 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 378
Mysterious Origins Of Uruguay's World-Famous Amethyst Deposits Uncovered 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 6 563
How Indigenous guards saved a Colombian lake from overtourism 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 555

Latin America Continued...

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Central American Conservatives Look to Curb LGBTQ+ Education, Health 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 385
Lula Government Considers Creating a Minimum Tax for Millionaires in Brazil 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 479
Brazil federal police seek extradition of Bolsonaro supporters from Argentina 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 525
Zeta drug lord continued to control cartel from inside a Mexican prison, says US indictment 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 565
One of Colombia's top publications suspends reporting on drug trafficking and paramilitaries 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 489
One of Colombia's top publications suspends reporting on drug trafficking and paramilitaries 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 466
Illegal Mining by Brazilians Contaminates Rivers and Threatens Indigenous Communities in French Guiana 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 473
Mexican mayor murdered days after starting job 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 850
Five beheaded bodies found next to road in Mexico 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 855
The Pinochet Regime at 50: The Assassination of General Carlos Prats and Sofa Cuthbert 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 752
The Race to Protect Atacama's Ancient Geoglyphs 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 7 662
Mexico sends 660 soldiers, National Guard to protect lime growers suffering extortion by cartels 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 6 683
Former Salvadoran Colonel Sued in Virginia for 1982 Murder of Dutch Journalists 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 452
Brazilian Justice Suspends Conviction of Scientists Who Debunked Fake News 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 452
4 mayors in Mexico ask for protection after another was beheaded 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 7 767
Survivors of massacre in small Haitian town where 70 died point finger at government 2 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 5 692
Evangelical Pastor Allied with Bolsonaro Calls Him a Coward 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 718
El Salvador faces scrutiny for 'political' trial of five environmental activists 1 Eugene Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 577
Brazil lifts ban on X after Elon Musk complies with court demands 0 Eugene Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 498
Anti-Haitian Rhetoric, Oct 1937 Massacre 20,000 Haitians Dominican Republic, Dictator Rafael Trujillo 2 appalachiablue Oct 2024 Oct 2024 5 621
Mexico's new president promises to resume fight against climate change 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 5 547
Supreme Court Will Decide Fate of Mexico's Lawsuit Against U.S. Gunmakers 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 558
Haitian gang kills at least 70 people as thousands flee, UN says 0 Eugene Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 719
Drought has dried a major Amazon River tributary to its lowest level in over 122 years 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 7 576
'The Earth is crying out for help': as fires decimate South America, smoke shrouds its skies 5 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 14 746
Argentina's Javier Milei accused of plagiarising UN speech from West Wing 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 653
How the 'Frida Kahlo of environmental geopolitics' is lighting a fire under big oil 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 9 788
'We need 'em worse than they need us': how Haitian workers feed the US 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 8 600
Brazil will restrict entry to some Asian nationals, aiming to curb migration to the US and Canada 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 602
A plane carrying Brazil President Lula lands safely at Mexico City airport after circling for hours 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 703

Latin America Continued...

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Hunger in Haiti reaches famine levels as gangs squeeze life out of the capital and beyond 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 608
6 migrants shot dead near Guatemalan border when Mexican army troops open fire 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 680
Gunmen burst into a Mexican drug rehab center and kill 4 men and wound 2 others 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 571
As Renewable Energy Demand Rises, Mining for Minerals in the Amazon is at a Critical Point 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 511
'Undeclared' racism still part of academia, says professor 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 1066
Guatemala fights for its democracy 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 451
AI almost doubles the number of known Nasca lines in just 6 months 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 511
The highest city in the world is also the 'most horrific' 2 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 19 2088
Argentine prosecutors accuse Opus Dei leaders in South America of trafficking and labor exploitation 2 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 11 656
A man is convicted in the killing of noted Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 447
Ancient Peru throne room points to possible female ruler, archaeologists say 2 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 10 602
Guatemala's President Says 'Corrupt Coalition' Plans a Comeback 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 2 428
"Late US coal tycoon personally ordered union killings in Colombia" 3 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 7 766
A Lawsuit From Backers of a 'Startup City' Could Bankrupt Honduras 2 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 7 773
(LA) First 6 Mos Pres Javier Milei, Mini Trump: Argentina Now 53% Poverty Rate, Don't Let It Happen Here 0 appalachiablue Sep 2024 Sep 2024 4 510
Thirty Years Ago, Jean-Bertrand Aristide Returned To Haiti 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 4 736
The killing of Juan Lopez shows the dangers environmental activists face in Honduras 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 2 423
Brazil's top court imposes fresh fine on X before allowing it to resume service 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 4 496
Ancient Artworks Stretching Across Chile's Deserts 1 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 10 507
Awaiting Beatriz Ruling, Allies of Salvadoran State Seek to Undermine Inter-American Court 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 1 323
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