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Colombia to Euthanize Hippos to Control Pablo Escobar’s Invasive Herd

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Colombia's government authorized the euthanasia of up to 80 hippos Monday as part of a new plan to curb the invasive population that started...

Cloud Jaguar Spotted in Honduras After 10 Years

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Camera traps have photographed a young male jaguar high in the Sierra del Merendón mountain range in northern Honduras. The images, captured on February...

Cuba Accuses US of Extorting Latin American Countries

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Cuba accused the United States on Thursday of extorting countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to cancel medical cooperation agreements with Havana in...

Former Honduras President Thanks Trump For Overturned US Conviction

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Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández said Wednesday that a United States appeals court overturned the 45-year prison sentence for drug trafficking that had...

Panama Could Be the Next Costa Rica 2014 Says Dely Valdés

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Panamanian soccer legend Julio César Dely Valdés believes his country’s national team can be a breakout story at the 2026 World Cup. His title...

CIDH Urges Nicaragua to Protect Jailed Sandinista Commander

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The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has ordered Nicaragua to protect the life, personal integrity and health of Bayardo Arce Castaño, a historical Sandinista...

Panama’s Bridge of the Americas Closed After Fuel Truck Blast

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One worker died and two firefighters suffered minor burns Monday when a tanker truck exploded at a private fuel terminal beneath the Bridge of...

Eight Killed in Honduras Bus and Tanker Truck Crash

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At least eight people died and eight others were injured when a bus collided head-on with a tanker truck on a major highway in...

El Salvador Mass Trials Raise Fears Innocent People Will Pay

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Williams Díaz was detained by soldiers more than three years ago while on his way to work. Today, in El Salvador’s mega-prison for gang...

Salvadorans Create More Than 1 km Salt Carpet During Holy Week

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Some 2,000 Salvadorans created a colorful carpet made of dyed salt stretching 1,070 meters, which was used for the Holy Burial procession on Friday...