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El Salvador orders arrest of former president over killing of six Jesuits in civil war

A judge in El Salvador ordered the arrest Friday of former president Alfredo Cristiani for alleged links to the murder of six Jesuit priests...

Bitcoin use on rise to launder drug money, report says

Drug cartels in Mexico and Colombia are increasingly using cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin to launder money, the UN-linked International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) said...

In about-face, Guatemala president calls for strict abortion law to be shelved

Guatemala's President Alejandro Giammattei on Thursday called on Congress to shelve a new law ramping up prison sentences for women who choose to have...

What would be the impact of a US ‘digital dollar’?

US President Joe Biden has ordered the federal government to look into creating a digital dollar, a move with the potential to reshape how...

Former Honduran police chief captured, wanted for drug trafficking in the U.S.

Former Honduran police chief Juan Carlos Bonilla, wanted for extradition by the United States, was captured on Wednesday, accused of being the one who...

Guatemala Congress ramps up prison sentence for abortion, bans gay marriage

Guatemala's conservative-led Congress approved on Tuesday a law ramping up the prison sentence for women who choose to have an abortion, while banning both...

370 people evacuated due to volcano eruption in Guatemala

At least 370 people from two villages settled at the base of Fuego volcano, in southwestern Guatemala, have been evacuated on Monday after an...

The pandemic’s legacy for Latin American women: Unemployment, lower wages, precariousness

Silvia Muñoz lost her job as a domestic worker in Lima; Yolanda Chambi had to close her sale of traditional costumes in Lake Titicaca:...

Guatemala opens doors to Ukrainian refugees and waits for 10 children

Guatemala is open to receive refugees from Ukraine after Russia's invasion of that country, informed this Sunday President Alejandro Giammattei, who said he expects...

3 of Ortega’s ex-rivals are sentenced up to 13 years in Nicaragua

Nicaraguan justice sentenced Thursday to prison terms of up to 13 years for seven opponents, including three former presidential candidates who planned to run...

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