Colombia, FARC rebels sign historic ceasefire
by Alexander Grosbois in Havana with Alina Dieste in Bogota HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) -- The Colombian government and FARC rebels…
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Latin America
Millions of Latin Americans could fall back into poverty: UN
PANAMA CITY, Panama (AFP) -- A third of Latin Americans who have risen out of poverty over the past 15…
10 years ago
Coffins pile up in Ecuador stadium-turned-morgue
by Santiago Piedra Silva Pedernales, Ecuador (AFP) -- A hodgepodge of donated coffins in various shapes, sizes and colors is piled…
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Colombia confirms two microcephaly cases linked to Zika virus
CALI, Colombia (Reuters) - Two cases of microcephaly linked to the Zika virus have been confirmed in Colombia, but there…
10 years ago
Morales loses fourth term bid in official results
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AFP) -- Bolivia's President Evo Morales has lost his bid to seek a fourth term, his first direct…
10 years ago
Fish, other mosquitoes now warriors in Zika battle
SAN DIEGO, El Salvador (AFP) -- With larva-chomping fish and genetically modified insects, Latin Americans are deploying legions of little…
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Fourth CELAC summit held in Quito, Ecuador
The fourth summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) was held Wednesday in Quito, capital of…
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Mexico says ‘no justification’ for delaying pregnancies over Zika
There is currently "no justification" for asking Mexican women to postpone getting pregnant because of an outbreak of the mosquito-born…
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Cuban migrants cross into the U.S. from Mexico
A small group of Cuban migrants crossed into the United States on Sunday (January 17) after a month's long journey…
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Cuban migrants continue northward trek through Mexico to the United States
Cuban migrants continued their journey through Mexico toward the United States on Thursday (January 14), flying northward from the southernmost…
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Argentine economic growth to speed up from 2017, minister says
Argentina's economy will edge higher this year as the new government lifts interventionist controls, later fuelling growth of about 4.5…
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Jimmy Morales sworn in as new president of Guatemala
Jimmy Morales was inaugurated as president of Guatemala during a swearing-in ceremony in Guatemala City on Thursday (January 14). Morales,…
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