Protesters killed in Peru’s capital, raising crisis toll to 58
by LIMA, Peru (AP) — A protester has been killed in Lima during brutal clashes between police and protesters demanding the resignation of President Dina Boluarte. …
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US sanctions Paraguay’s VP, former president for corruption
LIMA, Peru (AP) – The United States issued sanctions against former Paraguayan President Horacio Cartes Jara and current Vice President Hugo Velázquez Moreno, unveiled Thursday …
Illegal border crossings plunge among Cubans, Nicaraguans
SAN DIEGO (AP) – U.S. authorities have seen a 97% drop in illegal border crossings by migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela since Mexico …
As Haitian gangs expand their control, the police’s family is shaken
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Every day when Daniel Marie Carmel’s husband put on his flak jacket and headed out the door for another day of …
Peru closes Machu Picchu as anti-government protests grow
LIMA, Peru (AP) – Peru closed the tourist site of Machu Picchu indefinitely on Saturday in the latest sign that anti-government protests that began last …
Brazil declares public health emergency for Yanomami people
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s government has declared a public health emergency for the Yanomami people of the Amazon who suffer from malnutrition and diseases …
Loss of tiny organisms harms ocean, fisheries, scientists say
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The warming waters off the East Coast have come at an invisible but very high price — the loss of microscopic …
Guatemala steps up persecution of those who persecuted the corrupt
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) – The Guatemalan government’s effort to undo more than a decade of U.N.-backed anti-corruption efforts even moved beyond its borders this week, …
Puerto Rico to privatize power generation amid blackouts
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) – Puerto Rico announced Sunday plans to privatize electricity generation, a first for a U.S. territory facing chronic blackouts as …
Maduro’s newest enemy: a domestic worker who fled Venezuela
VALENCIA, Spain (AP) — Like many of the 7 million Venezuelans who have left their homeland in recent years, when Dinorah Figuera left behind her …