Child malnutrition is spiking in Haiti amid pandemic, says UNICEF
The agency warned that more than 86,000 Haitian children under five could be affected, compared with 41,000 last year. "In...
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At least 88 politicians have been killed in Mexico since September
Political violence mars every election season here and the run up to the June 6 midterm elections has been no...
The anger driving Colombia’s protest movement isn’t going away anytime soon
Last week, Colombia's Attorney General's Office released a statement charging the police officer, Luis Ángel Piedrahita Hernández, with aggravated homicide...
Reckoning with lethal violence in Colombia’s prolonged wave of protests
That question burned in the eyes of Luis Fernando Barbosa, the father of Dylan "B Lion", a 27-year-old hip hop...
Why is one of Cuba’s most rebellious artists still isolated in a government hospital?
Artist and activist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara was on day eight of a hunger strike protesting what he said was...
Officials searching for suspects after Vancouver International Airport shooting left one person dead
The shooting took place at around 3 p.m. local time at the airport's international departure area, Integrated Homicide Investigation Team...
“CITGO 6” oil executives released to house arrest in Venezuela in apparent goodwill gesture to US
The group, collectively known as "CITGO 6," consisted of former executives of US-based refinery CITGO. They were arrested in 2017...
Brazil asks women ‘if possible’ to delay pregnancy over Covid variants
"If possible, (the women should) postpone the pregnancy a bit to a better time so that (they) can have a...
Deaths outpace births in some Brazilian cities, as Covid-19 resurges
Brazil's second most populous city, Rio de Janeiro registered 36,437 deaths in March -- 16% more than the month's 32,060...
“I never considered myself White”: Thousands of Brazilian politicians changed their race last year
Interviews with several Brazilian candidates revealed a range of reasons for race changes -- some said they or campaign officials...
Covid-19 variants have likely replaced original virus in many parts of Canada, health officials say
"This isn't the news any of us wanted, but hospitalizations are surging, ICU beds are filling up, variants are spreading...
Chile’s government distributed faulty birth control pills. Now more than 150 people are pregnant.
Santiago, Chile -- In Chile's arid Atacama desert, Tabita Daza Rojas is trying to scrape together enough money to finish...
Bolsonaro will replace top military commanders after cabinet reshuffle
Tuesday's announcement continues a period of tumult in the highest ranks of Brazilian leadership, coming just one day after President...
The fight to legalize cannabis in Mexico
"It feels right because it's for personal use. I don't have to buy it from organized crime," he told CNN....
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro replaces six ministers as Covid crisis balloons
Resignation letters were released by now ex-ministers throughout the day, with Former Defense Minister Fernando Azevedo e Silva releasing a...
Mexico’s Covid-19 death toll may be 60% higher than officially reported
The new Health Ministry report suggests that a total of more than 321,000 people have likely died from Covid-19 since...
Bolsonaro ordered to pay ‘moral damages’ to journalist
Bolsonaro suggested last year that Patrícia Campos Mello, a reporter for the paper, had offered sex to a source for...
As Covid-19 deaths soar in Brazil, Bolsonaro says there’s a ‘war’ against him
In the coastal city of Rio de Janeiro, intensive care units are 95% full. Fifteen other state capitals are similarly...
Lula da Silva: Brazil’s former President leaves door open for return as he slams leaders’ pandemic response
In an exclusive interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour, the former leader, often referred to as Lula, said the world is...
Bolivia’s ex-interim president arrested as political tensions reach new highs
Government Minister Carlos Eduardo del Castillo del Carpio confirmed Áñez's arrest. At least two of the former ministers have also...
