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Mexico Watches UNAM’s AI Exam Crisis Make Merit Pay Twice
UNAM’s first fully online admissions test promised wider access across Mexico. Instead, suspected artificial intelligence cheating triggered a mass retest,…
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Colombian Tiger Roars as Failed Peace Talks Lose Their Grip
President Abelardo de la Espriella opened Colombia’s new era by ending armed-group talks, reviving crop fumigation and promising megajails. After…
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Pope Leo’s Latin America Homecoming Tests Faith, Power, and Democracy
Pope Leo XIV’s first South American journey will be measured not only by crowds and prayers, but by who gets…
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Colombia Counts Petro’s Final Words Before His Bombastic, Inflammatory and Erratic Megaphone Politics Goes Silent
From late-night posts to courtroom-ordered apologies, Gustavo Petro governed Colombia through a torrent of metaphors, provocation and literary detours. As…
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Cuba’s Economic Opening Splits the Revolution From Its Own Left
Cuba’s sweeping economic reforms and the sudden rise of Raúl Castro’s grandson as an unofficial channel to Washington are provoking…
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Paraguayan Senator Turns Racist Outrage Into a Shameless Presidential Audition
Celeste Amarilla wants Paraguay’s presidency weeks after racist insults against Kylian Mbappé made her globally notorious. Whether the remarks reflected…
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Colombia Tests Whether Civil Disobedience Defends Democracy or Defies It
On inauguration day, Colombia will stage two rival democratic rituals: Abelardo de la Espriella’s swearing-in in Cali and peaceful opposition…
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Argentina Turns Border Control into a Test of Free Speech
Javier Milei’s migration decree claims to defend Argentina from hatred, violence, and insults to national symbols. Instead, it risks dividing…
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Brazil Finds a Punk Challenger Beyond Lula and Bolsonaro Dynasties
Renan Santos wants to remake Brazil with Milei’s chainsaw economics and Bukele’s iron-fisted security, challenging both Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro.…
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Colombia Can Decentralize Power Without Turning Government into Roadshow Theater
President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella’s plan to govern from Barranquilla, Cali, Medellín and Bogotá could challenge Colombia’s stubborn centralism. Yet…
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