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Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
El Salvador commits savings from creative debt refinancing to river conservation 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 466
In Mexico's bloodied Sinaloa state, police and prosecutors conspired to cover up opponent's killing 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 367
Public university protests escalate in challenge to Argentina's President Milei 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 362
Hundreds mourn Catholic priest and Indigenous peace activist killed in southern Mexico 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 428
Lula Government Considers Creating a Minimum Tax for Millionaires in Brazil 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 315
Government ousts union leader from board of Aerolneas Argentinas 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 333
Mysterious Origins Of Uruguay's World-Famous Amethyst Deposits Uncovered 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 6 509
How Indigenous guards saved a Colombian lake from overtourism 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 502
Central American Conservatives Look to Curb LGBTQ+ Education, Health 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 333
Lula Government Considers Creating a Minimum Tax for Millionaires in Brazil 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 427
Brazil federal police seek extradition of Bolsonaro supporters from Argentina 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 470
Zeta drug lord continued to control cartel from inside a Mexican prison, says US indictment 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 442
One of Colombia's top publications suspends reporting on drug trafficking and paramilitaries 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 430
One of Colombia's top publications suspends reporting on drug trafficking and paramilitaries 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 393
Illegal Mining by Brazilians Contaminates Rivers and Threatens Indigenous Communities in French Guiana 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 413
Mexican mayor murdered days after starting job 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 763
Five beheaded bodies found next to road in Mexico 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 805
The Pinochet Regime at 50: The Assassination of General Carlos Prats and Sofa Cuthbert 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 671
The Race to Protect Atacama's Ancient Geoglyphs 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 7 565
Mexico sends 660 soldiers, National Guard to protect lime growers suffering extortion by cartels 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 6 632
Former Salvadoran Colonel Sued in Virginia for 1982 Murder of Dutch Journalists 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 412
Brazilian Justice Suspends Conviction of Scientists Who Debunked Fake News 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 408
4 mayors in Mexico ask for protection after another was beheaded 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 7 715
Survivors of massacre in small Haitian town where 70 died point finger at government 2 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 5 642
Evangelical Pastor Allied with Bolsonaro Calls Him a Coward 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 673
El Salvador faces scrutiny for 'political' trial of five environmental activists 1 Eugene Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 516
Brazil lifts ban on X after Elon Musk complies with court demands 0 Eugene Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 448
Anti-Haitian Rhetoric, Oct 1937 Massacre 20,000 Haitians Dominican Republic, Dictator Rafael Trujillo 2 appalachiablue Oct 2024 Oct 2024 5 513
Mexico's new president promises to resume fight against climate change 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 5 478
Supreme Court Will Decide Fate of Mexico's Lawsuit Against U.S. Gunmakers 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 490

Latin America Continued...

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Haitian gang kills at least 70 people as thousands flee, UN says 0 Eugene Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 652
Drought has dried a major Amazon River tributary to its lowest level in over 122 years 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 7 522
'The Earth is crying out for help': as fires decimate South America, smoke shrouds its skies 5 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 14 621
Argentina's Javier Milei accused of plagiarising UN speech from West Wing 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 555
How the 'Frida Kahlo of environmental geopolitics' is lighting a fire under big oil 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 9 721
'We need 'em worse than they need us': how Haitian workers feed the US 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 8 517
Brazil will restrict entry to some Asian nationals, aiming to curb migration to the US and Canada 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 520
A plane carrying Brazil President Lula lands safely at Mexico City airport after circling for hours 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 653
Hunger in Haiti reaches famine levels as gangs squeeze life out of the capital and beyond 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 560
6 migrants shot dead near Guatemalan border when Mexican army troops open fire 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 611
Gunmen burst into a Mexican drug rehab center and kill 4 men and wound 2 others 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 528
As Renewable Energy Demand Rises, Mining for Minerals in the Amazon is at a Critical Point 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 450
'Undeclared' racism still part of academia, says professor 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 985
Guatemala fights for its democracy 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 369
AI almost doubles the number of known Nasca lines in just 6 months 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 386
The highest city in the world is also the 'most horrific' 2 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 19 1969
Argentine prosecutors accuse Opus Dei leaders in South America of trafficking and labor exploitation 2 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 11 563
A man is convicted in the killing of noted Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 403
Ancient Peru throne room points to possible female ruler, archaeologists say 2 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 10 541
Guatemala's President Says 'Corrupt Coalition' Plans a Comeback 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 2 379
"Late US coal tycoon personally ordered union killings in Colombia" 3 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 7 625
A Lawsuit From Backers of a 'Startup City' Could Bankrupt Honduras 2 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 7 668
(LA) First 6 Mos Pres Javier Milei, Mini Trump: Argentina Now 53% Poverty Rate, Don't Let It Happen Here 0 appalachiablue Sep 2024 Sep 2024 4 452
Thirty Years Ago, Jean-Bertrand Aristide Returned To Haiti 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 4 616
The killing of Juan Lopez shows the dangers environmental activists face in Honduras 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 2 365
Brazil's top court imposes fresh fine on X before allowing it to resume service 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 4 423
Ancient Artworks Stretching Across Chile's Deserts 1 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 10 442
Awaiting Beatriz Ruling, Allies of Salvadoran State Seek to Undermine Inter-American Court 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 1 285
Ten Years after Ayotzinapa, Government Impunity Stains the Pursuit of Justice 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 2 274
Elon Musk celebrates Argentina and El Salvador economic milestones, leaves out America 2 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 2 514

Latin America Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Bishops' council denounce killing of 23-year-old Indigenous man in Brazil 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 4 427
An Ancient Peruvian Site Reveals a Remarkable Painted Throne Room 2 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 18 745
Argentina's Milei sole western head of state to refuse to endorse UN Pact for the Future 1 peppertree Sep 2024 Sep 2024 1 734
Scientists used AI to find 303 never-before-seen geoglyphs in Peru's Nazca Desert 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 17 838
Anti-money laundering group suspends Colombia after President Petro declassifies confidential report 3 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 3 438
Failed U.S. 'War on Drugs' Endangers Central American Bird Habitats, Study Warns 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 3 314
Italian Anti-Mafia Directorate in Costa Rica for cooperation 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 4 366
Amazon forest has lost an area the size of Germany and France 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 5 389
Mexican cartel leader's son convicted of violent role in drug trafficking plot 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 3 348
Southeast US under major storm warning as hurricane watch issued for parts of Cuba and Mexico 2 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 1 450
Megafires in the Amazon Accelerate the Risk of Biome Collapse 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 7 370
Solimoes River Section Becomes Desert Again, Devastating Local Fishing Community 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 2 348
Mayos Hitmen Execute A Woman Working As A Hawk/Lookout For Los Chapos In Culiacn, Sinaloa 2 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 1 393
Salvadoran President's Office Ordered Espionage Against Journalists and Political Opponents 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 3 422
Uruguay's 2024 forgotten general election 1 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 2 471
Forest fires spread to seven provinces, destroying 11,000 hectares, Colombia 1 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 2 400
Former Uruguayan President Mujica hospitalized for a third time in 10 days 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 1 388
French anti-riot forces sent to Caribbean territory as thousands defy bans on protests 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 4 519
Study Finds Amazon Fires Nearly 30 Times Likelier Due to Climate Change 1 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 3 436
Lula seeks to lead push for global AI rules during Brazil's G20 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2024 Sep 2024 4 402
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