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Monthly Archives: January, 2016

Isabel Allende: ‘I love my dog unconditionally, but never the man I’m sleeping with’

In her interview with Collier Meyerson, Allende said that if a marriage is romantic (as opposed to a union based more on companionship), unconditional love is nearly impossible.

Venezuela decrees economic emergency in power struggle

The emergency decree gives Venezuelan authorities special temporary powers to boost production and ensure access to key goods, including taking command of companies' resources, and to impose currency controls.

First group of weary Cubans reaches US after long trek, long pause in Costa Rica

The first trickle of a group of thousands of Cubans trying to reach the United States crossed the Mexican border into Texas Friday, ending a dangerous, months-long odyssey through the Americas.

Venezuela’s oil-based economy is about to flatline. Then what?

As Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro prepares to give the annual State of the Nation address, the country is facing one of the world's most painful, and predictable, economic collapses.

Sean Penn regrets El Chapo interview failed to spur drug debate

"I have a regret that the entire discussion about this article ignores its purpose, which was to try to contribute to this discussion about the policy in the war on drugs," Penn told "60 Minutes" correspondent Charlie Rose.

Peace Corps suspends El Salvador program as violence surges

The Peace Corps has suspended its half-century-old program in El Salvador, highlighting the violence that has wracked the Central American nation and helped propel a wave of migration to the United States.

Palmares Fest, Live Opera Screening, and other happenings around Costa Rica

A roundup of events taking place Jan. 15-21 around the country.

10 can’t-miss talks at this year’s TEDxPuraVida

Ten must-see presentations at this year's edition of the popular TEDxPuraVida conference.

Comedian Jimmy Morales takes office as Guatemala’s new president

Jimmy Morales, a former TV comic elected Guatemala's new president on a wave of public revulsion against widespread graft, took office Thursday in a ceremony attended by leaders from the Americas.

Indigenous and Afro-Caribbeans claim they were forced to negotiate over Nicaragua Canal

Leaders in the Rama and Kriol communities in eastern Nicaragua say they were coerced into signing a document by government officials and police.

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