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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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Haiti |
Le Chili attire les migrants haïtiens |
Beaucoup plus de jeunes veulent laisser le pays en raison de la crise socio-économique qui persiste. |
5/24/2017 |
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Venezuela |
Country in dispute |
Forces from the right, the left, domestic, international, Chavista and non-Chavista are disputing the course of the country. |
5/16/2017 |
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The Caribbean |
Plans to address climate change |
Caribbean nations design systems and strategies to minimize adverse effects of climate change. |
5/16/2017 |
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Venezuela |
País em disputa |
Forças de direita, de esquerda, nacionais, internacionais, chavistas e não chavistas disputam o rumo do país. |
5/16/2017 |
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Latin America |
Freedom of the press under scrutiny |
UNESCO alerts on the growing media concentration while journalists are victims of attacks. |
5/16/2017 |
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The Caribbean |
Plans to address climate change |
Caribbean nations design systems and strategies to minimize adverse effects of climate change. |
5/11/2017 |
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Latin America |
In brief |
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Latin America, Mexico, Paraguay |
5/1/2017 |
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Peru |
Coastal El Niño has passed but its aftermath remains |
Intense warming of the waters along Peru´s coast highlights the lack of preparation and risk management. |
4/24/2017 |
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Argentina |
Indigenous people must be consulted on proposed legislation |
Court ruling exhorts the Córdoba government to implement prior consultation process before the approval of a legislative initiative on native forests. |
4/24/2017 |
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Paraguay |
Dispute over presidential reelection triggers political crisis |
Violent protests to oppose constitutional reform project to allow consecutive or alternate presidential reelection approved by a group of senators. |
4/17/2017 |
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El Salvador |
Ban on metal mining, a first step in a broader struggle |
Law closes the door on underground and open-pit mining extraction, and also prohibits the use of cyanide and other chemical compounds used to process gold ore. |
4/17/2017 |
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Argentina |
The Mapuche vs. Benetton, the conflict lingers on |
The recovery of their ancestral land means a “return home” for the Mapuche community. |
4/10/2017 |
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Ecuador |
Lenín Moreno elected president by a slim margin |
Opposition candidate Guillermo Lasso challenges election results that give the victory to the ruling party candidate. |
4/10/2017 |
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Colombia |
The “baby boom” of the FARC |
Once strictly prohibited, pregnancies among female guerillas shot up as the peace process took shape. |
4/3/2017 |
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Nicaragua |
Housewives at risk of contracting HIV |
International agencies recognize policies for prevention and care of people infected with HIV, but late diagnosis could elevate the mortality rate. |
3/24/2017 |
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El Salvador |
Creativity and advocacy to prevent the spread of HIV |
Information regarding the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases is disseminated through theatre plays and school campaigns. |
3/24/2017 |
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Dominican Republic |
Plan to combat HIV/AIDS puts aside the focus on prevention |
New strategy concentrates on the diagnosis to at-risk groups and the handout of antiretroviral medications. |
3/24/2017 |
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Latin America / The Caribbean |
In brief |
Latin America/The Caribbean, Bolivia, Chile, Guatemala |
3/19/2017 |
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Nicaragua |
Religious fanaticism claims a victim |
Woman burned in a bonfire by Evangelicals in a “purification rite.” |
3/19/2017 |
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Latin America / The Caribbean |
Violence and inequality persist |
Rhetoric that goes against human rights, racist and discriminatory abounds in political campaigns and the media. |
3/19/2017 |
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