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Retired Supreme Court Justice will be Lula's Minister of Justice 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 2 857
Starbucks is sued for KNOWINGLY claiming its coffee is '100% ethical' - when it knows farms in Guatemala, Kenya and Braz 5 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 8 1895
New Report from Leading Research and Civil Society Organizations Reveals New Information on the Arrests of Water Defende 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 7 769
Bloomberg: Argentina's Caputo Brokers Deal With the IMF He Once Battled 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 2 687
Bodies of 9 men found in vehicles near fuel pipeline in Mexico 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 7 906
Drugs cartel kingpin, body double and mystery jailbreak: The narco who plunged Ecuador into national emergency 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 5 1681
Remarkable discovery: Czech archeologists unearth 3,000-year-old Mayan city 12 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 30 3316
Ecuador Declares State of Emergency & Sends Army in After Gang Leader Escapes from Prison - Joe Blogs 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 939
Cartel 'declare war' on Ecuador's President - Times Radio 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2024 Jan 2024 4 974
"We are on air!" Masked gunmen storm TV studio in Ecuador as gang attacks in the country escalate 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 4 999
'In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl' by Merilee Grindle review 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 1028
Argentina's Mileise: Argentines bought a fifth less at food and drink stores in December, report finds 0 peppertree Jan 2024 Jan 2024 2 939
Armed gang storms Ecuador TV station after state of emergency declared 2 muriel_volestrangler Jan 2024 Jan 2024 7 1065
Migrant caravan regroups in Mexico after government promise of papers falls through 0 Eugene Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 956
Work on Maya Train uncovered 'greatest archaeological treasure' in decades 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 11 1225
State Funeral Procession and service for the 1st Indo-Trinidadian Prime Minister 0 malaise Jan 2024 Jan 2024 5 844
Down Memory lane with US destabilization in Jamaica 1976-1980 6 malaise Jan 2024 Jan 2024 11 1411
Basdeo Panday, Former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago died on Monday 2 malaise Jan 2024 Jan 2024 5 1096
Learned some history today looking for info. on Nazi Klaus Barbie, aided by US Gov't in hiding in Bolivia after WWII: 7 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 6 3642
How the US "State Sponsors of Terrorism List" Reinforces the Illegal Blockade of Cuba 5 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 7 1357
Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon halved in 2023 1 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 6 2085
Honduras must strengthen protection mechanism after TV reporter's murder 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 859
New Drug That Is 10 Times More Potent Than Fentanyl Confirmed In The U.S. 4 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 7 1749
Mayo Zambada Gunmen Teach A Civilian A Valuable Lesson 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 2 766
Commander Marcos Reappears, On The 30th Anniversary Of The EZLN Uprising In Chiapas 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 997
Haiti is owed reparations for the Independence Debt, not another intervention Opinion 3 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 4 1094
Brazil jails: Hundreds of inmates use Christmas release to escape 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 837
In Colombia, illegally felled timber repurposed to help bees 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 4 794
In new bid for power, Guy Philippe vows to 'fix' Haiti's gangs in 90 days 3 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 2 1850
Record half million people crossed the treacherous Darin Gap in 2023 0 Eugene Jan 2024 Jan 2024 4 886

Latin America Continued...

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Indiana missionary family who fled the US due to COVID mandates is arrested on the Caribbean island of Dominica after co 18 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Jan 2024 15 3762
'This Guy Is Lying for Clicks Again': Fox News Reporter Debunks Video Purporting to Show Cartel Trucks Storming Across S 3 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 13 1772
Milei and the Extreme Right's Handbook in a Period of Global Crisis 1 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 5 1177
Year of the underdog: How 'outsiders' upended Latin America's elections 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 852
Colombia Uses Seized Timber to Help Bees and the Environment 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 7 933
As Canada vies for UN Human Rights Council seat, some Indigenous leaders from the Amazon raise red flags 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 970
Rare footage of Jamaica and Jamaicans 1929 22 malaise Dec 2023 Dec 2023 46 4635
Mexican villagers who killed extortionists 'acted in self-defence' 1 Eugene Dec 2023 Dec 2023 8 1240
Got 1 min? Cold front causes strange phenomenon in Chiapas sky 9 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 26 2672
A forensic artist has given a 500-year-old Inca "ice maiden" a face 1 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 15 1342
Thousands protest in Argentina over proposed economic reforms 2 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 6 974
Cuban President Welcomes Leader of World Council of Churches 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 938
Brazil's Most Powerful Militia Leader Arrested 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 770
Caribbean Matters: Democratic Rep. Nydia Velzquez calls for an end to the Monroe Doctrine 3 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 6 1700
How the Campaign to Free Venezuelan Political Prisoner Alex Saab Succeeded 3 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 1457
Argentina's government publishes decree dismissing around 7,000 state workers 2 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 1237
Uruguay's green power revolution: rapid shift to wind shows the world how it's done 3 Jilly_in_VA Dec 2023 Dec 2023 14 1380
Archaeologists Discover Ancient Camp Where Maya Ate Cooked Snails 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 7 949
A Lost World of Lagoons Has Suddenly Appeared in Argentina 5 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 33 2149
The Man Who Made a Pact With Wild Bees in Colombia's Amazon 1 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 19 1497
Colombian Trafficker's Police Boyfriend Was Unknowingly Involved In Her Arrest 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 956
Iguala, Guerrero: Los de La Sierra Interrogation And Mass Execution of La Bandera Operatives - graphic, violent 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 1076
Large Fentanyl Labs Beginning to Appear in Canada 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 4 989
What Lies Beneath the Vatican of the Zapotecs? 2 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 24 3205
Unusual boxes and 7,000-year-old trove found locked in ice 5 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 72 3569
The Modern-Day Nativity Scene: A Concertina Wire Christmas 2 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 8 1391
Lula calls for peace, unity in the face of 'hatred' 3 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 4 1205
Argentine economy minister - who profited from last major devaluation - announces deep cuts, record devaluation 3 peppertree Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 1443
Panamanians remember 1989 US invasion and continue to demand justice and accountability 5 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 1642
Arrest of former Salvadoran President Alfredo Cristiani ordered 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 4 854

Latin America Continued...

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Guatemala's Democracy Descends Into Crisis, With Implications For The US 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 987
Outcry as Mexico reduces number of disappeared 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 1137
Mexico's Next Chapter Will Be Written by Leftist Women 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 7 1236
ESO's ELT Is Likely As Large As Optical Telescopes Will Get 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 12 990
Brazilian passenger arrives with 20 kilos of cocaine hidden in wheelchair 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 1382
The Number Of Women In Drug Cartels And Organized Crime Networks Is Growing 1 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 6 1099
Cuba quietly authorises euthanasia 7 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 13 1655
US Media Suppressed Their Government's Role in Ousting Brazil's Government 1 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 7 1407
Will South America's trade bloc collapse? - TLDR News Global 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 832
In Mexico, pinatas are not just child's play. They're a 400-year-old tradition 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 5 1217
US bars Guatemala prosecutors and judge from obtaining visas amid election dispute 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 823
Child labor in Brazil grew from 2019 to 2022 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 4 637
Mexico's president is willing to help with border migrant crush but wants US to open talks with Cuba 1 Eugene Dec 2023 Dec 2023 5 1012
Organized Crime Blamed for Half of Latin America's Homicides 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 838
Colorado justice with roots in El Salvador sided with Trump 1 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 4 848
El Salvador: Statement at the US House Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 896
Israel And Genocide: Not Only In Gaza 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 7 970
FLIP denounces death threat against Colombian journalist 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 0 889
Rise of archery in Andes Mountains dated to 5,000 years ago--earlier than previous research 1 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 8 965
How America's love of avocados is affecting Mexico's forests - CBS News 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2023 Dec 2023 9 1226
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