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The widow and aides of assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moïse are indicted in his killing
A judge in Haiti responsible for investigating the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse has indicted his widow, Martine Moïse, ex-prime minister Claude Joseph and the former chief of Haiti’s National Police, Léon Charles.
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A widow and 2 powerful officials indicted: Takeaways from the probe into Haiti president’s slaying
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Chilean court rules death of poet Pablo Neruda days after 1973 coup should be reinvestigated
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Russian foreign minister visits Caracas and reaffirms support of Venezuela’s Maduro
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Mexico’s army takes over yet another civilian role — filling potholes
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Colombians mourn the killings of hundreds of former rebel fighters and human rights leaders
Hundreds of Colombians have marched in front of congress to mourn the killings of human rights leaders and hundreds of former rebel fighters slain after signing a peace deal with the government that ended five decades of war.
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Trinidad hires foreign experts to help contain oil spill and remove capsized barge
The government of Trinidad and Tobago says it is partnering with international experts to remove the wreckage of a barge that capsized in nearby waters and caused a major oil spill.
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El Salvador’s Bukele wins supermajority in Congress after painstaking vote count
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele and his New Ideas party have won the supermajority the leader needs in Congress to govern as he pleases.
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Here’s why many Argentinians are devoted to a first lady who died in 1952
Far from Argentina, few people may know much about Eva Perón, widely known as “Evita.” But the former first lady, who died in 1952, is a constant presence in her home country.
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Argentina’s poverty levels hit 57% of population, a 20-year high in January, study finds
A study has found more than 57% of Argentina’s people are considered poor, the worst poverty level in 20 years.
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Venezuela’s government and opposition double down on positions about arrest of human rights attorney
Venezuela’s government and opposition have repeated their respective defense and condemnation of the recent detention of a prominent human rights attorney.
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Guatemalan accused of importing fentanyl precursors for Mexican cartel arrested
Mexican authorities have detained a Guatemalan man wanted by the United States for allegedly participating in the importation of the precursor chemicals used by the Sinaloa cartel to make fentanyl.
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5 Argentines, 1 Mexican died in a highway accident near a beach resort on Mexico’s Caribbean coast
Five Argentines and one Mexican are dead following an accident on a highway that links beach resorts on Mexico’s Caribbean coast.
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Mexican army kills 12 gunmen in shootout near Texas border
Authorities say Mexican soldiers have killed 12 gunmen in a shootout near the Texas border. The security department of the northern border state of Tamaulipas said late Sunday the confrontation took place in the township of Miguel Aleman, across the border from Roma, Texas.
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Illegally adopted during Chile’s dictatorship, they’re now reuniting with biological families
Romina Cortés couldn’t pronounce her sister’s last name. She didn’t know what she smells like, what her favorite food is, or what she likes to do in her free time.
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Tens of thousands rail against Mexico’s president and ruling party in ‘march for democracy’
Tens of thousands of demonstrators are marching through cities in Mexico and abroad in what they call a “march for democracy.”
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Mayorkas meets with Guatemalan leader Arévalo following House impeachment over immigration
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas has met with newly elected Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo and discussed regional migration, security and the economy in the Central American nation.
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Mexico saw a huge increase in migrants from Africa and Venezuela in 2023, authorities say
Mexican authorities say they saw a huge increase in the number of migrants from Africa and Venezuela entering the country in 2023.
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Nicaragua shuts down scouting association and several other social and religious groups
Nicaragua’s government has shut down the country’s scouting organization and seven other nongovernmental organizations, state media La Gaceta reported Friday, capping a crackdown that has seen the government toss out religious orders, charities and civic groups.
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Venezuela bribery witness gets light sentence in wake of Biden’s pardoning of Maduro ally
A Venezuelan businessman who helped hide almost $17 million in bribe payments by an ally of President Nicolas Maduro was sentenced to six months in prison Friday by a federal judge who expressed frustration that his cooperation with law enforcement was undone by President Joe Biden’s recent pardon o
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WTO chief insists trade body remains relevant as tariff-wielding Trump makes a run at White House
The head of the World Trade Organization says the body remains relevant and its leaders focus on reform “no matter who comes into power” as Donald Trump — who as U.S. president bypassed WTO rules by slapping tariffs on America’s friends and foes alike — makes another run at the White House.
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St. Vincent upholds laws criminalizing gay sex in Caribbean island nation in setback for activists
A top court in St. Vincent and the Grenadines has upheld laws that criminalize gay sex. Friday’s ruling was a blow to activists who have long decried the violence that the LGBTQ+ community has faced on the conservative Caribbean archipelago.
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AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean
Feb. 9 – 15, 2024
Carnival officially kicked off in Rio de Janeiro as drummers, stilt walkers, trumpet players and costumed dogs reveled in the free morning street parties known as blocos.
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Brazilian police charge ex-President Bolsonaro’s youngest son with alleged fraud
Brazilian police say they have charged the youngest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro with alleged fraud.
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2 inmates escape from a maximum security prison in Brazil, a first for the South American country
Brazil’s government has recorded its first ever escape from a maximum security prison, with two inmates breaking away at the federal penitenciary in the northeastern city of Mossoro.
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A migrant smuggling boat capsizes off Panama, leaving at least 5 people dead and 1 missing
At least five migrants have died and the search continues for one more who is missing after a boat carrying more than two dozen migrants capsized off Panama’s Caribbean coast in an apparent attempt to avoid the treacherous Darien Gap land route.
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Venezuela orders UN human rights office to close, accusing it of anti-government activity
Venezuela’s government has ordered the local U.N. office on human rights to suspend its operations and has given its staff 72 hours to leave the country, accusing it of promoting opposition to the South American country.
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Red flags, missed clues: How accused US diplomat-turned-Cuban spy avoided scrutiny for decades
Long before career U.S. diplomat Manuel Rocha was arrested on charges of being a secret agent of Cuba for decades, there were plenty of red flags.
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Oil spill near Trinidad and Tobago blamed on barge being tugged to Guyana, officials say
Officials in Trinidad and Tobago say a preliminary investigation into a mushrooming oil spill in waters near Trinidad and Tobago has found that an overturned and abandoned barge blamed for the disaster was being tugged to nearby Guyana.
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UN-backed food expert calls on Venezuela to tackle hunger and urges end to economic sanctions
A United Nations-backed expert on food security is urging Venezuela’s government to develop a robust plan to address hunger.
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Puerto Rico is entangled in a heated public health debate over vaccines and masks
A fiery debate over public health and personal rights has gripped Puerto Rico as legislators clash with medical experts.
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Human rights groups in Venezuela demand release of prominent detained attorney and activist
Representatives of several human rights organizations have held a press conference demanding the immediate release of a prominent attorney and activist detained last week.
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Mexican regulators recommend that Amazon wall off Prime TV, reveal its algorithms and open delivery
Mexican regulators have recommended that online retailers Amazon and Mercado Libre reveal their algorithms and wall off TV streaming to avoid stifling competition.
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Federal audit finds ‘a lot of work remains’ in Puerto Rico’s hurricane and earthquake recovery
A U.S. government audit has found that after two devastating hurricanes and a string of strong earthquakes, Puerto Rico is still trudging through reconstruction work.
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US Virgin Islands pushes forward on stalled law allowing recreational marijuana use
A stalled marijuana law in the U.S. Virgin Islands has received a big push after an advisory board approved a list of proposed rules and regulations that would govern the recreational use of cannabis in the territory.
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5 are dead and 4 are in critical condition after a drive-by shooting at a Puerto Rico bar
Police say five people were killed and four others are in critical condition after a drive-by shooting at a streetside bar in Puerto Rico.
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A Carnival day in Brazil, from a morning street party to an evening samba parade
A typical Carnival day in Brazil starts around 7 a.m., when the first blocos — as the free street parties are known — start their loud and colorful musical journey down the city’s streets.
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Whereabouts of Venezuelan human rights attorney and her family remain unknown days after detentions
The whereabouts of a prominent human rights attorney, her daughter and ex-husband remain unknown, three days after Venezuelan authorities detained her at an airport as she and her adult child awaited a flight to Miami.
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Former Puerto Rico mayor caught on film in bribery case faces 5 years in prison
A former Puerto Rico mayor who was caught on film in a high-profile bribery case has been sentenced to more than five years in prison as part of an ongoing federal crackdown on corruption in the U.S. territory.
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Mexican police arrest members of drug gang behind the alleged killing of 8 people in Cancun
Prosecutors have arrested six members of a drug gang in the Mexican resort of Cancun that allegedly killed and hacked up five people with a machete and dumped three other victims in a shallow grave.
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