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Nicaragua among ‘worst dictatorships’: top EU official

Nicaragua is "one of the worst dictatorships in the world" with its President Daniel Ortega and his wife Rosario Murillo preparing "fake elections" to stay in power, the EU's foreign policy chief said Monday.

Costa Rican presidential candidate named in World Bank sexual harassment case

The World Bank mishandled sexual harassment complaints brought by multiple women against a senior official, according to the bank's labor tribunal. The case involved reports dating...

Fire, tobacco and spirits: Venezuelans fight Covid with ritual

With a single kick, Victor Medina collapses a burning pyre, then crosses the smouldering embers in his bare feet. He walks purposefully with a distant...

Red alert over malnutrition in Guatemala: official

Climate change and Covid-19 have sent impoverished Guatemala into one of its worst food security crises, the country's top human rights official said Saturday. The...

Pandemic continues to slow

The coronavirus pandemic slowed for a seventh week in a row around the world. Here is the global state of play based on an AFP database. In...

Relatives of opponents imprisoned in Nicaragua say mistreatment persists

Ortega, 75, in power since 2007, is seeking his fourth consecutive term, with no rivals to put his reelection at risk.

Blinken to highlight democracy on Latin America trip

It will be Blinken's third visit to Latin America since the Biden administration took office in January after stops in Mexico and Costa Rica.

Weah, Dest spark US World Cup hopes as Costa Rica beaten

Timothy Weah set up the winner as the United States came from behind to defeat Costa Rica.

U.S. bets on Latin America to counter China’s influence

The United States is exploring public works investment projects to counter China's influence in the region.

Discovery of Ancient Dog Fossil in Costa Rica Challenges Historical Timeline

The fossil of a jawbone could prove that domesticated dogs lived in Central America as far back as 12,000 years ago, according to a...

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