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Bolivian president orchestrated a ‘self-coup,’ political rival Evo Morales claims
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Venezuelans rehearse voting weeks before the pivotal presidential election
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Judge acquits 28 people accused in Panama Papers case, including law firm co-founder
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Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands fire season hasn’t officially started but it’s already breaking records
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Judge in Ecuador orders judges, attorneys and officials held in jail as part of corruption probe
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Bolivian general accused of failed coup is transferred to a maximum-security prison
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Bolivia’s leader says the general accused of leading failed coup wanted to ‘take over’ as president
Bolivian President Luis Arce says a former general intended to take over the government and become president in a failed coup, and he denies that the Andean nation is experiencing an economic crisis.
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In an Argentine court, Venezuelans testify to alleged crimes against humanity under President Maduro
Venezuelans have brought their crimes-against-humanity case to a federal court 3,000 miles from home — in Argentina.
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Mexico’s incoming president appoints expert in sustainable development as head of energy
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President Luis Arce’s career has mirrored Bolivia’s economic trajectory from boom to bust
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Guatemalan appeals court revokes order to grant house arrest to journalist José Rubén Zamora
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Brazilian police official wins crucial backing to become the next head of Interpol
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Trial begins in Ecuador over murder of presidential candidate Villavicencio
Ecuador’s highest court has put five suspects on trial for last year’s murder of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio.
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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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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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Massive displacement latest sign of fear in Mexican state disputed by cartels
It was night when residents began hearing gunshots in the remote southern Mexico town of Tila. Then came trucks and the voices of men discussing which houses to burn.
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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
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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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