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Bolivia Under Blockade as Protesters Choke Access to Cities
Roadblocks are a common form of protest in Bolivia, used by the working class who feel they don’t have any…
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Canada Has Placed Its First Vaccine Order, but Don’t Expect a ‘Silver Bullet’
For Canadians anxiously craving an inoculation against the coronavirus, this week brought both optimism and words of sobering caution. The…
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Overlooked No More: Jovita Idár, Who Promoted Rights of Mexican-Americans and Women
This article is part of Overlooked, a series of obituaries about remarkable people whose deaths, beginning in 1851, went unreported…
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Canada to U.S. Visitors: Please Don’t Sneak Across the Border
In the province of Alberta, for instance, there were no tickets issued to American motorists in April, May or July,…
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After a Lull, the Number of Migrants Trying to Enter the U.S. Has Soared
NOGALES, Mexico — Illegal migration along the southwest border of the United States has surged after a period of stagnation,…
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Colombian Ex-President Faces Possible Detention Amid Fraud Inquiry
BOGOTÁ, Colombia — President Iván Duque of Colombia attacked his own judicial system on Tuesday for pursuing his mentor, the…
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The Caribbean Dilemma – The New York Times
The tourist industry itself trained Americans to think of the Caribbean as “sun, sand and sea,” and to think of…
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Bernaldina José Pedro, Repository of Indigenous Culture, Dies at 75
This obituary is part of a series about people who have died in the coronavirus pandemic. Read about others here.…
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Guyana Swears In New Leader, Resolving Struggle Over Oil Wealth
GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Guyana’s opposition party has won a bitterly contested general election, ending a prolonged political standoff that had…
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Mexico Seizes Crime Boss El Marro, Under Pressure to Cut Violence
MEXICO CITY — The Mexican federal authorities captured José Antonio Yépez, the criminal boss known as El Marro, on Sunday,…
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