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What Donald Trump's return means for Latin America 0 Judi Lynn Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 820
From the Amazon rainforest, Biden declares nobody can reverse US progress on clean energy 0 Judi Lynn Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 584
Brazilian police arrest 5 officers in alleged 2022 coup plot to kill President Lula, others 0 Judi Lynn Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 556
Argentina's Milei pivots to pragmatism in first talks with China's Xi after shaking up the G20 0 Judi Lynn Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 644
US recognizes Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia as Venezuelan 'president-elect' 0 Eugene Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 742
Xi Jinping opens China-funded megaport in Peru - Reuters 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 579
More than 1,000 mariachis belt out classics like 'Cielito Lindo' in a Mexico City plaza 6 Judi Lynn Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 1599
A former prosecutor in southern Mexico is arrested in the grisly decapitation of a mayor 1 Judi Lynn Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 923
Guns smuggled from the US are blamed for a surge in killings on more Caribbean islands 0 Judi Lynn Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 616
Hotel workers protesting again today 0 malaise Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 768
Flat Bridge this morning 12 malaise Nov 2024 Nov 2024 8 1381
Suspected homicide of politician shocks Antigua and Barbuda 3 malaise Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 586
Javier Milei's shock therapy policies push Argentina into a new recession 2 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Nov 2024 4 906
Alleged mastermind in murders of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira formally charged 1 Judi Lynn Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 460
Tren de Aragua: are Trump's claims about a violent street gang overblown? 0 Judi Lynn Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 451
Brazil judge gives 2 former cops long sentences for the 2018 murder of leftist icon Marielle Franco 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Nov 2024 3 424
Short video: 2:28 Ancient Mayan city discovered in Mexico jungle by accident (BBC) 3 Judi Lynn Nov 2024 Nov 2024 20 1612
US imposes sanctions on top members of the armed wing of a Mexican fentanyl-trafficking cartel 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 526
UN General Assembly condemns the US economic embargo of Cuba for a 32nd year 2 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 8 653
Trial begins in the assassination of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 581
Indigenous people march in Brazil's capital against bill limiting land rights 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 578
Lost Maya city with temple pyramids and plazas discovered in Mexico 2 Eugene Oct 2024 Oct 2024 10 1182
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 1039
Ixil Genocide Trial Against Benedicto Lucas Garcia Nears End 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 672
Guatemalan journalist released from prison fears for the future and being targeted for his work 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 591
Thousands of soldiers fence off a Salvadoran neighborhood in pursuit of gang remnants 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 621
One of the great musicologists is dead - funeral tribute 5 malaise Oct 2024 Oct 2024 12 978
Brazil fines meatpacking companies, including giant JBS, for buying illegally raised cattle 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 616
So Paulo Metro Project Welcomes First Woman in Latin America to Operate a 'Worm' 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 598
More evidence that women reigned in ancient Peru 2 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 8 775

Latin America Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Mexican authorities investigating murder of Tucson Marine Corps veteran on Sonoran highway 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 1049
The Amazing Story of the Greek Community of San Andres, Peru 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 549
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 0 406
Most of Havana back online as Cuba works to revive power grid 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 506
Why a single company became "the greatest danger to Colombia's democracy" 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 661
Lula Faces Ongoing Risk of Intracranial Bleeding After Domestic Accident, Doctors Urge Further Testing 2 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 5 815
One of Colombia's top publications suspends reporting on drug trafficking and paramilitaries 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 528
El Salvador commits savings from creative debt refinancing to river conservation 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 733
In Mexico's bloodied Sinaloa state, police and prosecutors conspired to cover up opponent's killing 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 566
Public university protests escalate in challenge to Argentina's President Milei 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 561
Hundreds mourn Catholic priest and Indigenous peace activist killed in southern Mexico 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 661
Lula Government Considers Creating a Minimum Tax for Millionaires in Brazil 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 465
Government ousts union leader from board of Aerolneas Argentinas 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 497
Mysterious Origins Of Uruguay's World-Famous Amethyst Deposits Uncovered 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 6 677
How Indigenous guards saved a Colombian lake from overtourism 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 676
Central American Conservatives Look to Curb LGBTQ+ Education, Health 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 522
Lula Government Considers Creating a Minimum Tax for Millionaires in Brazil 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 650
Brazil federal police seek extradition of Bolsonaro supporters from Argentina 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 647
Zeta drug lord continued to control cartel from inside a Mexican prison, says US indictment 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 730
One of Colombia's top publications suspends reporting on drug trafficking and paramilitaries 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 614
One of Colombia's top publications suspends reporting on drug trafficking and paramilitaries 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 696
Illegal Mining by Brazilians Contaminates Rivers and Threatens Indigenous Communities in French Guiana 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 630
Mexican mayor murdered days after starting job 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 985
Five beheaded bodies found next to road in Mexico 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 999
The Pinochet Regime at 50: The Assassination of General Carlos Prats and Sofa Cuthbert 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 944
The Race to Protect Atacama's Ancient Geoglyphs 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 7 845
Mexico sends 660 soldiers, National Guard to protect lime growers suffering extortion by cartels 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 6 825
Former Salvadoran Colonel Sued in Virginia for 1982 Murder of Dutch Journalists 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 578
Brazilian Justice Suspends Conviction of Scientists Who Debunked Fake News 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 581
4 mayors in Mexico ask for protection after another was beheaded 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 7 886

Latin America Continued...

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Survivors of massacre in small Haitian town where 70 died point finger at government 2 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 5 882
Evangelical Pastor Allied with Bolsonaro Calls Him a Coward 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 843
El Salvador faces scrutiny for 'political' trial of five environmental activists 1 Eugene Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 749
Brazil lifts ban on X after Elon Musk complies with court demands 0 Eugene Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 632
Anti-Haitian Rhetoric, Oct 1937 Massacre 20,000 Haitians Dominican Republic, Dictator Rafael Trujillo 2 appalachiablue Oct 2024 Oct 2024 5 873
Mexico's new president promises to resume fight against climate change 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 5 690
Supreme Court Will Decide Fate of Mexico's Lawsuit Against U.S. Gunmakers 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 696
Haitian gang kills at least 70 people as thousands flee, UN says 0 Eugene Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 922
Drought has dried a major Amazon River tributary to its lowest level in over 122 years 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 7 684
'The Earth is crying out for help': as fires decimate South America, smoke shrouds its skies 5 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 14 1022
Argentina's Javier Milei accused of plagiarising UN speech from West Wing 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 996
How the 'Frida Kahlo of environmental geopolitics' is lighting a fire under big oil 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 9 904
'We need 'em worse than they need us': how Haitian workers feed the US 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 8 757
Brazil will restrict entry to some Asian nationals, aiming to curb migration to the US and Canada 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 780
A plane carrying Brazil President Lula lands safely at Mexico City airport after circling for hours 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 842
Hunger in Haiti reaches famine levels as gangs squeeze life out of the capital and beyond 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 783
6 migrants shot dead near Guatemalan border when Mexican army troops open fire 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 873
Gunmen burst into a Mexican drug rehab center and kill 4 men and wound 2 others 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 675
As Renewable Energy Demand Rises, Mining for Minerals in the Amazon is at a Critical Point 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 608
'Undeclared' racism still part of academia, says professor 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 1204
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