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Tropical Storm Ernesto takes aim at Puerto Rico
Tropical Storm Ernesto is battering the northeast Caribbean as it takes aim at Puerto Rico, where officials have shuttered schools and government agencies.
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UN rights chief concerned about arbitrary detentions and excessive force in Venezuela’s crackdown
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Their job was saving lives. They lost their own in Brazil’s horrifying plane crash
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Brazil buries pilot who died in plane crash that killed 62, as questions remain about its cause
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How a Mexico City hospital transforms into a coming-of-age celebration for its patients
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Mexican prosecutors consider treason charges after US jails drug lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada
The United States managed to arrest Mexico’s most-wanted drug lord, but Mexican prosecutors — and the president — now say they are considering bringing treason charges against those who handed him over.
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Colombian villagers release more than 60 soldiers who had been held captive for 3 days
Colombia’s defense ministry says 66 soldiers who had been “kidnapped” by villagers in the south of the country were released unharmed and will continue to carry out operations against rebel groups in the province of Guaviare.
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ICC prosecutors are monitoring Venezuela, where security forces are cracking down on dissent
International Criminal Court prosecutors say they are “actively monitoring” events in Venezuela. Security forces in the Latin American nation have launched a crackdown on the opposition in the aftermath of its disputed presidential election.
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French rugby players accused of sexual assault in Argentina are released from house arrest
A pair of professional French rugby players have been released from house arrest in Argentina but must remain in the country while they await trial on charges of aggravated sexual assault after an Argentine court order.
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Amazon rainforest stores carbon for the world, but this carbon sink is at risk, a study finds
The Amazon rainforest contains almost two years of global carbon emissions, but is under threat as a carbon sink, according to a new study.
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Puerto Rico cancels classes, activates National Guard as Tropical Storm Ernesto approaches
Tropical Storm Ernesto has formed in the Atlantic. Tropical storm warnings are in effect for Puerto Rico, the U.S. and British Virgin Islands, Antigua, Barbuda, Anguilla, St.
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Catholic devotees honor St Jude’s relic with watery procession through Mexico’s Xochimilco canals
It was no ordinary Sunday on Mexico City’s famed Xochimilco canals. Instead of tourists and locals hanging out with friends, the brightly painted boats known as “trajineras” were filled with Catholics honoring a relic of St.
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US ambassador confirms Mexican drug lord Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada was brought to US against his will
The U.S. ambassador to Mexico has confirmed that drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada was brought to the United States against his will when he arrived in Texas in July on a plane along with fellow drug lord Joaquín Guzmán López.
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Peru enacts law restricting prosecution of crimes against humanity, favoring former leader Fujimori
Peru’s government has enacted a law that prevents the prosecution of crimes against humanity committed before 2002, a decision that favors former President Alberto Fujimori as well as hundreds of military personnel investigated or prosecuted for massacres and murders during the country’s internal ar
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Plane crashes in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state, killing all 61 aboard, airline says
A Brazilian airliner says one of its passenger planes with 61 people aboard has crashed into a gated residential community in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state Friday, killing all who were aboard.
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AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean
Aug. 2-8, 2024
Young gymnasts trained in the gym that Olympic medalist Rebeca Andrade practiced at as a child in Guarulhos, Brazil.
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Maduro goes after X and WhatsApp as pressure mounts to back up his claim to victory in Venezuela
Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro is trying to accomplish something that seems impossible in the South American country: steer people away from WhatsApp and X.
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Colombia’s President Petro was the target of a possible attack in July, says defense minister
Colombia’s minister of defense says President Gustavo Petro was a target of a possible attack on July 20, when he took part in a military parade commemorating the country’s independence from Spain.
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Analysts shocked as Mexico’s central bank clocks rise in inflation and cuts interest rates
Analysts are expressing shock at a decision by Mexico’s central bank to cut interest rates on the same day that official figures showed a sharp rise in domestic inflation.
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Brazil expels Nicaraguan ambassador in retaliation as rift between leaders grows
Brazil’s government has kicked out Nicaragua’s ambassador to the nation in retaliation for a similar move by the Central American country’s President Daniel Ortega.
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Farmers’ blockade of Mexico’s main east-west highway enters 2nd day, impacting thousands
Business groups in Mexico are warning of economic damage to companies and thousands of regular citizens as a protest blockade of Mexico’s main east-west highway reached its second full day.
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Takeaways from AP report on fear of repression in post-election Venezuela
A Venezuelan aid worker’s arrest while catching an international flight has cast a spotlight on the climate of fear and repression engulfing the South American nation in the wake of its disputed presidential election.
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An aid worker’s airport disappearance stirs fear of repression following disputed Venezuela election
A Venezuelan aid worker’s arrest while catching an international flight has cast a spotlight on the climate of fear and repression engulfing the South American nation in the wake of its disputed presidential election.
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Dominican Republic trying to identify the remains of 14 decomposed bodies found on abandoned vessel
Forensic authorities in the Dominican Republic are working to identify the remains of at least 14 mostly decomposed bodies found on an abandoned vessel 10 nautical miles of its northern coast.
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US federal judge again dismisses Mexico’s lawsuit against most gun manufacturers
A U.S. federal judge in Massachusetts has again dismissed a $10 billion Mexican government lawsuit against six U.S. gun manufacturers.
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As President Milei’s austerity hits hard, jobless Argentines appeal to the patron saint of work
Throughout decades of political change in Argentina, the annual Aug. 7 pilgrimage to St. Cayetano Sanctuary has served as a potent, and grim, reminder that in Argentina, economic despair remains a constant.
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Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest is down to lowest level since 2016, government says
The amount of deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon went down by nearly half in the last year, according to government satellite data released Wednesday.
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Panama arrests 15 people for smuggling Chinese migrants through the Darien Gap
Police in Panama say they have arrested 15 people who allegedly ran a smuggling ring to move Chinese migrants through the Darien Gap.
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Judge says Mexican ex-official tried to bribe inmates in a bid for new US drug trial
A judge says a former high-ranking Mexican official who was convicted in a U.S. drug case tried to bribe fellow inmates into making false statements to support his bid for a new trial.
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Venezuelan opposition candidate González won’t appear before court and questions election audit
The presidential campaign of Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González says he will not appear before the country’s high court.
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Ex-partner of Argentina’s former president Alberto Fernández accuses him of abuse
The ex-partner of former Argentine President Alberto Fernández has accused him of physically and emotionally abusing her.
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Tesla burns after driver in Mexico plugs the car into an illicit hookup wired directly to power line
A driver in the Mexican border city of Tijuana apparently had the bright idea of connecting his Tesla to an illicit electric hookup connected directly to a powerline.
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US imposes sanctions on Paraguayan cigarette producer for allegedly enriching the former president
The Biden administration has imposed sanctions on a Paraguayan tobacco company for allegedly financing the country’s controversial former president.
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Brazilian authorities reinforce troops after clashes between Indigenous peoples and landowners
Brazil’s Ministry of Justice is sending more law enforcement agents to Mato Grosso do Sul state after clashes between Indigenous peoples and farmers over the weekend.
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Venezuela’s top prosecutor announces criminal probe against opposition leaders González and Machado
Venezuela’s top prosecutor has announced a criminal investigation against the opposition’s presidential candidate Edmundo González and its leader Maria Corina Machado over their call on the armed forces to abandon their support for President Nicolás Maduro and to stop repressing demonstrators.
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Colombia’s congress considers ban on Pablo Escobar souvenirs
Souvenirs depicting the late Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar could be banned in Colombia if legislators approve a bill introduced this week in the nation’s congress.
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Mexican journalist who covered one of the country’s most dangerous crime beats has been killed
A Mexican journalist who covered one of the country’s most dangerous crime beats has been killed, and two of his government-assigned bodyguards wounded.
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Meet Wisin — Mexico’s latest viral meme and the ‘puppy luchador’
With floppy ears and a tail on his costume coming unstitched after all the wrestling, Wisin the “puppy luchador” has captured the imagination of fans across Mexico.
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Proposed law pushes for tougher migrant detention following Texas girl’s killing
Family members of a 12-year-old Houston girl allegedly killed by two Venezuelans who entered the U.S. illegally are supporting legislation that would limit immigration authorities’ ability to release immigrants they detain.
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Mexico’s largest convenience store chain will reopen 191 stores in border city hit by gang threats
Mexico’s largest convenience store chain says it will reopen 191 stores in the border city of Nuevo Laredo that it had closed last week because of drug cartel threats.
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