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Thousands march for abortion rights in Latin America

Thousands of women took to the streets across Latin America on Tuesday to demand abortion rights, a practice largely prohibited in the region.

The corner of Costa Rica where people live on, and on

In Costa Rica's Nicoya Peninsula, 1,010 people aged 90 or older live in a so-called "Blue Zone."

Crisis in Nicaragua causes migration spike

The largest exodus in recent decades between Nicaragua and the United States reached a peak in July.

‘They won’t stop me’: Haitians stuck in Colombia keep sights on US

This year, an estimated 60,000 people have crossed the Colombia-Panama border -- a key crossing for migrants in search of a better life up north.

Same-sex marriage now legal in 30 countries

In Latin America six countries allow same-sex marriages: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Uruguay and Costa Rica.

Nicaragua’s presidential campaign kicks off, with no rivals

Nicaragua's presidential election campaign officially kicks off on Saturday with incumbent Daniel Ortega's main rivals all under arrest. The 75-year-old, in power since 2007, will...

Mexico doesn’t want to be ‘migrant camp,’ president says

Tens of thousands of migrants, many of them Haitians who had been living in South America, have arrived in recent weeks in Mexico hoping to enter the United States.

Ancient footprints re-write humanity’s history in the Americas

The footprints were left in mud on the banks of a long-since dried up lake, which is now part of a New Mexico desert.

American dream shattered: one Haitian’s journey to US border… and back

Many migrants have died trying to cross the area linking South and Central America. Conditions are difficult.

Six billion anti-Covid shots injected worldwide

More than six billion doses of anti-Covid vaccines have been given around the world, according to an AFP tally Wednesday based on official sources.  The...

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