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Country / Region
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Tittle
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Resume
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Date
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See
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Latin America / The Caribbean |
In brief |
Latin America and the Caribbean, Brazil, Cuba, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay |
8/6/2015 |
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Jamaica |
Government started the construction of a solar power plant |
The project is the most important one in the region and it will provide electricity to about 200,000 households. |
7/23/2015 |
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Bolivia |
Petroleum exploration puts national parks at risk |
Laws allow exploration for hydrocarbon resources in protected areas and indigenous territories |
7/23/2015 |
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Cuba |
The long road to normalizing relations with the United States |
Cuban government demands to the United States the lift of the economic blockade and close the military base in Guantanamo Bay. |
7/23/2015 |
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Latin America |
In brief |
Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Haití, Mexico. |
7/20/2015 |
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South America |
The good news of Pope Francis |
The Pope gave a hopeful and compromised message in front of millions of people in Bolivia, Ecuador and Paraguay. |
7/20/2015 |
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Peru |
The struggle for women’s reproductive rights |
Emergency contraceptives and forced sterilizations continue to be under investigation. |
7/20/2015 |
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Colombia |
Senior officers involved in false positive cases |
More than 3,700 civilians were executed and presented as guerrilla members killed in combat by military members. |
7/3/2015 |
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Peru |
Inter-American Court of Human Rights rules on hostage rescue operation |
The court decided that the state was responsible for the extrajudicial execution of a MRTA member in the Chavín de Huántar operation in 1997. |
7/3/2015 |
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Latin America / The Caribbean |
In brief |
Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago. |
6/24/2015 |
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Honduras |
Ruling party involved in million dollar corruption network |
Ghost corporations embezzled the Honduran Institute of Social Security since 2010. |
6/17/2015 |
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Uruguay |
Renewable energy is expanding |
In 2014 a significant growth of hydraulic electricity, thermal and wind power occurred, replacing fossil fuels. |
6/17/2015 |
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Suriname |
Bouterse in path to be reelected |
Partial results give victory to the governing National Democratic Party but it will have to negotiate with the parliamentary opposition for ratification of the President. |
6/10/2015 |
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Costa Rica |
Debate on transgenics heats up |
Risks of genetically modified organisms divide governmental and legislative authorities. |
6/9/2015 |
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Latin America / The Caribbean |
In brief |
Argentina, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana y Venezuela. |
6/3/2015 |
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Brazil |
Between violence and corruption |
Murdered reporter brought to light the corruption scheme between businesses and politicians. |
6/3/2015 |
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Colombia |
Suspended fumigation of coca crops |
It took 15 years to show that spraying glyphosate is harmful to human health. |
5/25/2015 |
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Chile |
Bachelet faces crisis of confidence |
Student protests and political corruption causes fall of president’s approval. |
5/25/2015 |
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Latin America / The Caribbean |
Displaced by climate change |
Millions of people will be forced to migrate due to climate change and natural disasters. |
5/25/2015 |
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Peru |
Demonization and criminalization |
Peasants and defenders of the land suffer harassment by judicial authorities thanks to legal tools developed to favor economic power. |
5/22/2015 |
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