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Journalists And NGOs Face Shutdowns, Beatings As Nicaragua Stifles Dissent

8:04am December 16, 2018

by Carrie Kahn

The government of Nicaragua's embattled President Daniel Ortega recently ransacked the offices of human rights organizations and an independent media outlet last week.

On Both Sides Of U.S.-Mexico Border, Migrants Face Risks And Long Waits

8:04am December 16, 2018

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

NPR's Lulu Garcia Navarro talks with reporter Alfredo Corchado of the Dallas Morning News about the conditions that migrants trying to enter the U.S. encounter when stuck along the border.

National

Father Of Dead Migrant Says Border Patrol's 'Best Efforts' Couldn't Save Her

8:01am December 15, 2018

by Scott Simon

A 7-year-old Guatemalan girl died in CBP custody this month, but the West Texas Guatemalan Consul General, who has spoken with her father, says they have no complaints about their treatment.

World News

Episode #1851

2:46pm December 14, 2018

Poet Javier Zamora is forced to return to El Salvador to apply for a visa, his first trip back in nearly 20 years. Also, an interview with Alfonso Cuarón about "Roma."

The USNS Comfort, a U.S. Navy medical ship, floats off the coast of Riohacha, Colombia. The medical vessel is on a four-country tour of the region, providing medical assistance.

Health & Safety

U.S. Navy Sends Hospital Ship To Colombia To Treat Venezuelan Migrants

5:44pm December 11, 2018

by John Otis

The USNS Comfort spent a week in the Caribbean caring for ailing Venezuelans who couldn't get treatment in their troubled home country.

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Location Of New Tijuana Shelter May Interfere With Asylum Process

6:12am December 06, 2018

by Jean Guerrero

Thousands of migrants were moved to the shelter 14 miles from the border. This raises transportation issues for those who need to be at the border when their turn comes to apply for asylum in the U.S.

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Cuba's telecom monopoly is rolling out broad Internet access for mobile phone users this week. Here, a woman uses her smartphone to surf the Internet in Havana.

World News

Cuba Extends Internet To Mobile Phones, Promising New Access

1:07pm December 05, 2018

by Bill Chappell

It was only 10 years ago that the Castro government lifted its ban that prohibited regular citizens from buying computers. Today, phones are a key method of accessing the Internet in Cuba.

President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed Saturday to a 90-day halt on new tariffs, hailed as a cease-fire in the countries' trade war.

Trump Leaves G-20 With China Trade Truce, Plans To Cancel NAFTA Ahead Of New Pact

1:04pm December 02, 2018

by Jacob Pinter

The deal pauses a tariff increase that had been planned to take effect New Year's Day. President Trump called the meeting with China's president "amazing and productive."

World News

At G20, Trade Disputes And A Presidential Tribute

5:40pm December 01, 2018

by Tamara Keith

The G20 summit in Argentina wraps up on Saturday. World leaders addressed trade disputes and also paid tribute to former President George H.W. Bush.

Environmental activist Berta Cáceres was assassinated in 2016, after her decade-long campaign against the construction of a dam in Honduras.

World News

Seven Convicted In Assassination Of Honduran Environmental Activist

9:12pm November 30, 2018

by Shannon Van Sant

Berta Cáceres was killed in western Honduras in 2016 and her murder brought renewed attention to the dangers environmentalists face in Central America.