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Honduras political crisis deepens ahead of president-elect’s swearing-in

Rival factions of Honduras' newly elected congress held duelling first sessions Tuesday, as a split in president-elect Xiomara Castro's party deepened two days before...

IMF urges El Salvador to remove Bitcoin as legal tender

The IMF on Tuesday called on El Salvador to change course and stop using Bitcoin as legal tender, citing "large risks" posed by the...

Honduras seeks way out of political crisis under watchful eye of US

Honduras is looking to avert a political crisis after two lawmakers were named to lead the country's Congress, less than 48 hours before leftist...

Peru declares environmental emergency on coastal area hit by oil spill

Peru declared an environmental emergency Saturday to battle an oil spill caused by freak waves from a volcanic eruption in the South Pacific. The stunningly...

Omicron ‘sub-variant’ throws up new virus questions

Scientists are keeping a close watch on a recently-discovered sub-variant of the Omicron version of the Covid-19 virus to determine how its emergence could...

5G launches in US without huge impact on flights

Telecom giants AT&T and Verizon began 5G service in the United States Wednesday without major disruptions to flights after the launch of the new...

Fists Fly in Honduran Congress ahead of new President’s Inauguration

Lawmakers exchanged blows in the Honduran Congress Friday as a dispute among members of president-elect Xiomara Castro's party turned violent. Legislators from her leftist Libre...

Nicaraguans Celebrate Massive Religious Feast -amid pandemic

With folkloric dances such as the "toro huaco", "el güegüense" and a boisterous procession, hundreds of Nicaraguans celebrated Thursday, despite the pandemic, the patron...

Natural immunity more potent than vaccines during US Delta wave: study

During America's last surge of the coronavirus driven by the Delta variant, people who were unvaccinated but survived Covid were better protected than those...

7 Latin American primate species among the 25 most endangered in the world

7 Latin American primate species, which inhabit Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and one that extends from Mexico to Colombia, are among the most endangered...

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