2024 brought natural disasters and turbulent politics to Latin America
Snow blanketed Santiago, the Chilean capital, in May 2024 — a rare and stunning sight that marked the coldest month in the city in over 70 years. The unusual weather…
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Caribbean and Latin America launch regional alliance against organized crime
BRIDGETOWN — The Inter-American Development Bank today announced the launch of a regional security alliance against crime that brings together 16 governments across Latin America and the Caribbean as well…
Pinheiro Braathen performs snow samba to celebrate Brazil’s first podium in a World Cup ski race
It’s not just soccer anymore. Brazil is finding World Cup success in skiing now, too. Lucas Pinheiro Braathen became the first Brazilian skier to finish on a World Cup podium when…
This Brazilian dog is a footvolley star. He teaches beachgoers how to play their own game
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro’s main beaches bustle with commotion on sunny weekends. But activity ground to a near standstill on one stretch of sand. People held…
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Woman arrested after taking corpse to sign for bank loan in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO — A woman has been arrested in Brazil after she brought a 68-year-old man who had been dead for hours into a bank to sign for a…
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For Haitian diaspora, gang violence back home is personal as hopes dim for eventual return
TIJUANA (AP) — When Vivianne Petit Frere fled her native Haiti for Brazil in 2019 and later walked through the Panamanian jungle and on to Mexico, where she opened a…
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Haiti’s neighbors prepare for ‘drastic escalation’ in violence after jailbreak
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti's neighbors on Monday began shoring up their defenses and recalling embassy staff as a gang conflict in the Caribbean nation escalated and thousands fled fresh fighting.…
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UK Court Convicts Chairman of Failed Harlequin Group For $274M Carib Fraud
LONDON — The chairman of failed luxury Caribbean hotel and resort developer Harlequin Group was convicted on Wednesday of defrauding $274 million from more than 8,000 investors in Britain. David…
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Brazil’s COVID-19 Numbers Make Latin America And Caribbean Look Bad
BRASILIA — Coronavirus cases in Latin America and the Caribbean surged on Sunday, briefly overtaking the total in North America thanks to Brazil's numbers alone, an Agence France-Presse tally showed.…
