Latin America

Illegal shark fin trade: Record haul seized in Brazil

A record 28.7 tonnes of illegally fished shark fins have been confiscated from two export companies in Brazil. Brazil’s environmental…

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Venezuela: ‘I’m paid to tweet state propaganda’

Rafael – not his real name – is a massive internet nerd. At 59 years old, he is active on…

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El Zulia mine blast: Nine miners dead and six still trapped

Nine coal miners have died and six remain trapped underground after an explosion in a coal mine in Colombia, the…

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Honduras judge says ex-president Juan Orlando Hernández can be extradited to US

Former Honduras president Juan Orlando Hernández should be extradited to the United States to face drug trafficking and weapons charges, a Honduran…

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Journalist killed in Mexico, eighth so far this year

Another journalist was shot to death in Mexico on Tuesday, the eighth murdered so far this year in an unprecedented…

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Venezuela’s government seeks to widen talks to include more groups

The government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is seeking meetings with political and business groups, and unions, among others, so…

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Mexican cartel ‘terror schools’ train recruits in cannibalism: report

Mexican drug cartel recruits are being trained in cannibalism at barbaric “terror schools,” according to a new report. The gruesome…

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Landslides kill at least 24 as rains deluge Ecuador capital

A rain-weakened hillside collapsed in Ecuador’s capital, sweeping over homes and a sports field and killing at least 24 people, city…

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Wall of rock falls on boaters on Brazilian lake, killing 6

A towering slab of rock broke from a cliff and toppled onto pleasure boaters drifting near a waterfall on a…

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Hurricane Grace: Mexican man buries wife and five children killed in mudslide

The funeral has been held of a family of six who died when a landslide engulfed their home in the…

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