AMERICAS
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Bolivia declares gender killings a national priority
Bolivia has declared femicide a national priority and will step up efforts to tackle growing violence
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Planning a BBQ? Not if you want to save the planet
If the biggest beef and lamb consumers reduced their weekly intake to 1.5 burgers by 2050, it could cut greenhouse…
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Pentagon to deploy additional 2,100 troops to U.S.-Mexico border
There are currently about 4,500 active duty and National Guard troops on the border with Mexico
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How lithium-rich Chile botched a plan to attract battery makers
In March 2018, the Chilean government unveiled big news: Corporate investors, including South Korean electronics giant Samsung, would build three…
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The “Chapo” Guzman route from a town in Mexico to a feared drug lord and prison in the US
Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, the drug trafficker who escaped twice from maximum-security prisons, will spend the rest of his days…
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Salvadoran accused of abortion faces retrial, hefty sentence
It is the first retrial of an abortion case in a country that aggressively pursues legal cases against women who…
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Cuban singer becomes pioneer of #MeToo movement on island
Dianelys Alfonso has a bold presence and a clarion voice that won her the label “Goddess of Cuba” for her turns…
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The difficult role of the Venezuelan opposition
The figure of Guaidó is an image of optimism, but the uncertainty over whether he is the one chosen to…
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Venezuelan migrants take arepas to new lands amid crisis
Humble street stalls and sit-down restaurants serving arepas are popping up throughout the streets of Colombia’s capital and in cities…
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High and dry: Alpine resorts grapple with climate change
The consequences of climate change will be felt across the travel and tourism sector over the coming decades
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