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Guatemalan appeals court revokes order to grant house arrest to journalist José Rubén Zamora
A Guatemalan appeals court has revoked a judge’s order to give house arrest to journalist José Rubén Zamora, known for railing against corruption in the Central American country.
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UN-backed contingent of foreign police arrives in Haiti as Kenya-led force prepares to face gangs
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Brazil’s Supreme Court decriminalizes possession of marijuana for personal use
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Massive displacement latest sign of fear in Mexican state disputed by cartels
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Trial begins in Ecuador over murder of presidential candidate Villavicencio
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Brazilian police official wins crucial backing to become the next head of Interpol
Brazilian police official Valdecy Urquiza has won a crucial vote of confidence toward becoming the next head of Interpol and its first non-Western chief after the organization’s executive committee selected him as its preferred candidate.
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US ambassador visits conflict-ridden Mexican state to expedite avocado inspections
United States Ambassador Ken Salazar has praised Mexico’s effort protect American agricultural inspectors in the conflict-ridden state of Michoacan on Monday, a week after the U.S. suspended avocado and mango inspections following an attack on inspectors.
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Puerto Rico sues former officials accused of corruption to recover more than $30M in public funds
Puerto Rico’s Justice Department says it is suing at least 30 ex-government officials accused of corruption to recover more than $30 million in public funds.
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Tax the super-rich, says a new report commissioned by Brazil for its G20 presidency
A global tax on the super-rich is proposed in a new report that Brazil commissioned for its current presidency of the leading 20 rich and developing nations.
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Puerto Rico issues an island-wide heat advisory for the first time as power outages persist
Meteorologists have for the first time issued a heat advisory for the entire island of Puerto Rico as it struggles with chronic power outages.
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US judge sentences Germine Joly, former leader of a powerful gang in Haiti, to 35 years in prison
The leader of a notoriously violent gang in Haiti linked to the kidnapping of 16 U.S. citizens has been sentenced to 35 years in prison.
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Puerto Rico power company suspends $65M worth of maintenance projects, sparking outcry amid outages
The private operator of Puerto Rico’s power grid has confirmed the deferral of $65 million worth of maintenance and improvement projects in the U.S. territory.
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Colombia launches talks with rebel group led by fighters who returned to arms after 2016 peace deal
Colombia has launched peace talks with the Second Marquetalia rebel group as President Gustavo Petro’s administration tries to pacify rural areas of the country that have seen rising violence despite efforts to broker ceasefires with various armed groups.
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Bitter political fight in Bolivia is paralyzing the government as unrest boils over economic crisis
Prices are surging in Bolivia, dollars are scarce and lines snake away from supply-strapped gas stations.
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Star Wars fans hone their lightsaber dueling skills at a Mexico City Jedi academy
A park on the south side of Mexico’s capital lights up with a multicolored glow of lightsabers as a man slashing a white saber through the air shouts: “Check the defense!”
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It’s the longest bridge ever built in Peru, and so far, it goes nowhere
It is the longest bridge ever built in Peru, a massive structure of cement and iron spanning the Nanay River as it connects to untouched areas of the Peruvian Amazon.
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2 people killed when police clash with locals protesting pork processing plant in Mexico
Two people have been killed when locals protesting alleged water contamination by a pork processing plant clashed with police in the Mexican gulf coast state of Veracruz.
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AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean
June 14-20, 2024
Indigenous women in Ecuador take on soccer by inventing a sport: handball in traditional skirts.
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Argentina’s president promises to quash corruption then shocks with his Supreme Court pick
Campaigning last year as a libertarian outsider in the presidential race, Javier Milei electrified crowds with his vows to destroy Argentina’s corrupt political elite.
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Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo says he found a ‘semi-destroyed country’ on taking office
Nearly six months into his administration Guatemala President Bernardo Arévalo says opposition in the Congress and the Attorney General’s Office have made it difficult to implement the change he seeks for the Central American nation that he says he found “semi-destroyed.”
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Without main opposition contender, Venezuela candidates vow to respect presidential election results
Eight of 10 candidates in Venezuela’s upcoming presidential election, including President Nicolás Maduro, have signed an agreement binding them to respect the results of the contest as announced by electoral authorities.
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Mexico’s incoming president announces first Cabinet picks: academics and former public servants
Mexico’s incoming President Claudia Sheinbaum has begun naming her Cabinet, presenting an even gender distribution and a heavy presence from academia and her prior administration as Mexico City’s mayor.
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Heat wave claims lives of at least 125 in Mexico this year, hitting country’s most vulnerable
Mexico’s health ministry has tallied at least 125 heat-related deaths this year. More than 2,300 more have suffered heat stroke, dehydration and sunburns.
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Train collision in Chile kills at least 2 people and injures 9 others
Authorities in Chile say at least two rail workers were killed and nine others injured Thursday when a freight train collided head-on with another train on a test run just outside the capital of Chile.
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Former Peruvian soldiers get prison in rapes of teenagers during country’s armed conflict
Ten men have been convicted in Peru for raping nine teenagers while serving in the military during the country’s armed conflict decades ago.
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New Petrobras chief is sworn in as market worries Brazil’s government will have heavier hand
Magda Chambriard has been sworn in as the head of Brazil’s state-run oil giant Petrobras as market concerns of increased government intervention in the company mount.
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Wife of Toronto gunman says two victims allegedly defrauded family of life savings
The gunman in a fatal Toronto shooting earlier this week believed the two victims had defrauded his family, his wife is saying as court records indicate the family was suing the pair after losing more than $1 million in an alleged investment scam.
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Gang violence in Haiti has displaced nearly 580,000 people, a new UN report says
A new report from the U.N. migration agency says that surging violence in Haiti from clashes with armed gangs has displaced nearly 580,000 people since March.
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Deaths, drownings and destruction as heavy rains move through Central America. 3 killed in Guatemala
Authorities say three young men have died in a drowning in Guatemala when two of them tried to help another.
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Assault on US avocado inspectors in Mexican state led to suspension of inspections
Two employees of the U.S. Agriculture Department were assaulted and temporarily held by assailants in the Mexican state of Michoacan, prompting the U.S. government to suspend inspections of avocado and mango shipments.
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US suspends inspections of avocados, mangoes in Mexico’s Michoacan state over security concerns
The United States government has suspended inspections of avocados and mangoes in the Mexican state of Michoacan due to security concerns.
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Mexico’s incoming president says surveys show support for controversial judicial reforms
In a move reminiscent of her political mentor, incoming Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has displayed a series of surveys commissioned by her political party that she says show a wide majority approve of controversial judicial changes.
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Rescuers find more victims after a landslide in Ecuador, rising the death toll to 8
Rescue teams and some inhabitants are searching the mud for more victims of a landslide in central Ecuador that killed at least eight people.
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7 people die in events related to heavy rains in El Salvador
Seven people have died in separate events in El Salvador that authorities attributed to heavy rains that have persisted since the weekend.
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A recently elected mayor is shot and killed in southern Mexico
A recently elected mayor has been shot and killed in southern Mexico, in the state of Guerrero. The Guerrero state prosecutor’s office said Salvador Villalva Flores was on a bus was he was fatally shot in the head early on Monday in the town of San Pedro las Playas.
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Through connection to their land, Tarahumara runners are among Mexico’s most beloved champions
They were born to run. Nestled in a remote mountain range in northern Mexico, the Tarahumaras got used to running to cope with long distances, scarcity and isolation.
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Heavy rains set off landslides in Ecuador, killing at least 6 and leaving dozens missing
Authorities in Ecuador say at least six people have been killed and 30 others left missing when a landslide surged over a highway in central Ecuador as heavy rains pummeled the country and caused rivers to overflow.
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An AP photographer was looking for a cricket match but instead found a most surprising kids game
Award-winning photographer Ramon Espinosa has been with The Associated Press since 2000. He has been covering everyday life in Cuba since 2010.
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Texan whose husband died by hot tub electrocution at Mexican beach resort files wrongful death suit
An American tourist was killed and his wife hospitalized after being electrocuted in a hot tub in a Mexican beach town earlier this week.
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Outraged Brazilian women stage protests against bill to equate late abortions with homicide
Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of Sao Paulo as protests sweep across Brazil in opposition to a bill that would further criminalize abortions.
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