Latin America
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El Salvador elections: President Bukele set to gain more control
aljazeera– San Salvador, El Salvador – Salvadorans are heading to the polls on Sunday to elect the country’s 84-member National Assembly…
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Escobar’s ‘cocaine hippos’ face cull for ruining habitat
independent.ie– Scientists want Colombia to cull its “cocaine hippos” that roam the Magdalena river basin, breeding voraciously and causing an…
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In Pictures: Desperation to migrate grows in battered Honduras
aljazeera– The second-largest city in Honduras, San Pedro Sula, is the economic engine and the departure gate for thousands of…
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Bolivia healthcare workers launch strike in COVID-hit region
aljazeera– Healthcare workers in a region of Bolivia hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic launched a 48-hour strike on Tuesday,…
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Ecuador to vote amid economic crisis and widespread discontent
aljazeera– Ecuadorians will head to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president amid widespread discontent over the country’s…
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Argentina moves to legalise abortion in huge win for women’s rights movement
independent.ie- Argentina has moved to legalise abortion, becoming the first major Latin American country to pass legislation in a huge…
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People’s Climate Vote: Majority sees climate change as emergency
aljazeera– The largest global survey on climate change ever conducted has found that 64 percent of people believe that it…
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Rural Colombian groups seek help from new US gov’t amid violence
aljazeera– More than 100 Colombian human rights associations from remote Afro-Colombian and Indigenous communities have written to the new US…
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Sinovac: Brazil results show Chinese vaccine 50.4% effective
bbc– A coronavirus vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac has been found to be 50.4% effective in Brazilian clinical trials, according…
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Mynor Padilla: Killer of anti-mining activist pleads guilty
bbc– The ex-security chief at a mine in Guatemala, Mynor Padilla, has pleaded guilty to killing an anti-mining activist in…
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