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Mexican President Defends His Nonconfrontational Approach To Fighting Drug Cartels

4:25pm July 20, 2020

by Carrie Kahn

Mexican drug cartels have mounted increasingly brazen attacks against the state but have met only a weak response from Mexico's government and President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

Police stand guard during a government order for residents to stay home, to help contain the spread of the new coronavirus, as a resident walks to a food store in Soacha on the outskirts of Bogotá, Colombia, on March 25.

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Colombia Sees Bouts Of Looting As Coronavirus Fallout Puts People Out Of Work

3:59pm July 17, 2020

by John Otis

The most dramatic case occurred earlier this month when a scramble to steal gasoline ended in a hellish fireball. Other recent incidents involved residents pilfering a humanitarian aid vehicle.

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Satellite Images Show Who's To Blame For Most Of The Deforestation In Brazil

4:58pm July 16, 2020

by Dan Charles

Satellite images show that a small minority of farmers are responsible for most of the deforestation in Brazil. Scientists are calling on international grain traders to stop buying from those farmers.

Antonio Cartagena, an accordion player in a mariachi group meets his bandmates on the street in Medellin, Colombia.

How 6 Problem-Solvers Tackled Pandemic Challenges In Their Neighborhoods

8:26pm July 12, 2020

by NPR Staff

From a generous urban farmer to a roving mariachi band, people are using their talents to help others. Read their stories — then nominate a problem-solver in your community.

Bolivian President Jeanine Áñez is pictured before donating blood at the presidential palace in La Paz last month amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bolivian President Tests Positive For Coronavirus

8:21pm July 09, 2020

by Scott Neuman

The announcement from the country's interim president, Jeanine Áñez, comes just days after Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced that he had contracted COVID-19.

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Mexicans Split On Their President Meeting With Trump

4:02pm July 09, 2020

by Carrie Kahn

Mexicans are expressing different opinions about their president meeting with President Trump. Some say it is an embarrassment, while others hope the new trade agreement will lead to more jobs.

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Gurmeet Singh holds a photo of his granddaughter, Gurupreet Kaur, who died of heatstroke in Arizona in June 2019. The 6-year-old and her mother had just crossed into the U.S. from Mexico.

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The Long, Perilous Route Thousands Of Indians Have Risked For A Shot At Life In U.S.

12:05pm July 09, 2020

by Lauren Frayer

The journey from India can zigzag to Russia, the Mideast, the Caribbean and Central America. U.S. Border Patrol figures show more than 7,600 Indians were detained on the U.S.-Mexico border last year.

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A women's movement activist holds a sign that reads in Portuguese "Genocide 60 thousand deaths, Bolsonaro out," during a protest against the government's handling of the pandemic earlier this month.

Brazil's Bolsonaro Sued For Unmasking As He Announced Positive Test For COVID-19

11:16pm July 08, 2020

by Scott Neuman

The Brazilian Press Association, or ABI, said that Bolsonaro had unnecessarily endangered a small group of journalists who interviewed him at his official residence.

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What Travel Season Looks Like In The Caribbean This Summer

3:56pm July 08, 2020

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Vikkie Walker, a travel reporter for The Points Guy, about what tourism looks like in the Caribbean region during the pandemic.

What Is Mexico's President Likely To Gain From His White House Trip?

5:56am July 08, 2020

Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador meets President Trump at the White House on Wednesday. It's a visit that gives each leader the chance to change the topic from the coronavirus.

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