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BUSINESS AND FINANCE
Cuba Turns Out the Lights on Its Prized Cigar Festival
Cuba’s celebrated Habano Festival will not return this year, as blackouts, fuel shortages, and a shrinking economy make luxury spectacle…
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Venezuela Earthquake Makes DNA the Last Road Home for Families
Nearly a month after two quakes struck Venezuela, families are being asked for DNA as morgues, mass graves, and missing-person…
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ANALYSIS
Mexico Should Send Washington the Bill for El Mayo Justice
Ismael El Mayo Zambada’s life sentence may satisfy U.S. prosecutors, but his disputed removal, Mexico’s unanswered sovereignty questions, and a…
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ANALYSIS
Nicaragua Buries the Ballot and Deepens Its Dangerous Geopolitical Isolation
Daniel Ortega’s declaration that Nicaragua will hold no more competitive elections transforms authoritarian drift into permanent rule, threatening the country’s…
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ECONOMY
Acapulco Tourism Dream Collides with Cartels, Storms, Fear, and Silence
Acapulco still sells the shimmer of Mexico’s Pacific coast, but beneath the postcard skyline, hurricanes, extortion and political dynasties have…
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AMERICAS
Cuba Blackouts Turn Havana Beaches Into the Summer’s Last Resort
Under punishing heat and near-total blackouts, Cuba’s families are reclaiming Havana’s rocky shoreline as a fragile summer refuge, where salt…
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Environment
Chile and Peru Face Twin Disasters Across Shaking, Flooded Ground
A deadly earthquake in Peru and a sprawling El Niño storm in Chile have exposed how disaster travels through weak…
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AMERICAS
When Cartels Become Terrorists: The Dangerous Reframing of Latin America’s Crime Crisis
Washington’s July 16 designation of two Mexican cartels as terrorist organizations promises sharper financial weapons and tougher prosecutions. Across Latin…
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AMERICAS
Latin America Turns Football Jerseys Into Political Statements Worn in Public
Across Brazil and Colombia, the national football jersey has become a campaign costume, a protest sign, and a contested flag.…
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Environment
Ecuadorian Vizcacha’s Tiny Refuge Now Faces a Giant Mining Question
In southern Ecuador, a critically endangered Ecuadorean vizcacha survives on a mountain refuge threatened by fire, invasive pines, farming, and…
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