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Costa Rica, Panama, Dominican Republic want US to curb Haitian migration

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The presidents of Panama, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic called on the United States Wednesday to take "concrete measures" to curb the migration...
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‘They won’t stop me’: Haitians stuck in Colombia keep sights on US

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

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Many migrants have died trying to cross the area linking South and Central America. Conditions are difficult.
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‘We’re desperate’: Haitian migrants’ hopes fade at US border

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Tens of thousands of undocumented migrants, mostly Haitians, have arrived in recent months in southern Mexico, heading north in search of a new life in the United States.
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Haiti quake toll rises as rescue efforts continue

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Haitian authorities said nearly 600,000 people were directly affected by the disaster and are in need of urgent humanitarian assistance.
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Costa Rica sends humanitarian aid to Haiti

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Costa Rica on Wednesday sent several tons of humanitarian aid to Haiti, which was devastated by a 7.2-magnitude earthquake over the weekend.
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Haiti hospitals struggle to treat thousands injured in quake

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At least 1,297 people have died after a powerful earthquake struck Haiti over the weekend, the country's civil protection agency said Sunday.
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What do we know about the assassination of Haiti’s president?

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Despite a series of arrests by Haitian police, confusion still reigns about the assassination of President Jovenel Moise a week ago.
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Haiti president assassinated at home, wife wounded

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Haiti President Jovenel Moise was assassinated and his wife wounded early Wednesday in a gun attack at their private residence
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Vice President Campbell discusses goal to ‘defend the rights of all, to speak for those who are silent’

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Vice President Campbell called for building equitable, just and non-discriminatory societies. 
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