central America
3 key takeaways from Biden’s Summit of the Americas
World
June 11, 2022
3 key takeaways from Biden’s Summit of the Americas
Los Angeles (CNN) – In an odd twist of scheduling, President Joe Biden was meeting here Thursday with a leader…
Snubs from key leaders at Summit of the Americas reveal Biden’s struggle to assert US leadership in its neighborhood
World
June 8, 2022
Snubs from key leaders at Summit of the Americas reveal Biden’s struggle to assert US leadership in its neighborhood
(CNN) – The decision by Mexico’s President to boycott this week’s summit for regional leaders in Los Angeles rendered futile…
More than 40% of Earth’s land surface must be conserved to stop the biodiversity crisis, report warns
Environment
June 6, 2022
More than 40% of Earth’s land surface must be conserved to stop the biodiversity crisis, report warns
CNN – Almost half of the Earth’s land surface must be protected to stop the biodiversity crisis, according to a…
Salvadoran authorities are committing ‘massive’ human rights violations, with nearly 2% of the country detained, Amnesty alleges
World
June 4, 2022
Salvadoran authorities are committing ‘massive’ human rights violations, with nearly 2% of the country detained, Amnesty alleges
(CNN) – Salvadoran authorities have committed “massive” human rights violations, including thousands of arbitrary detentions and violations of due process,…
This narrow corridor of land could mean life or death for jaguars in Belize
Environment
May 1, 2022
This narrow corridor of land could mean life or death for jaguars in Belize
(CNN) – Jaguar spots are etched in black ink on Reynold Cal’s lower arms. Tattooed on the left is the…
US to keep migrant families in hotels as amid rush for space
World
April 10, 2021
US to keep migrant families in hotels as amid rush for space
Migrant families will be held at hotels in the Phoenix area in response to a growing number of people crossing…
Guatemala troops, police break up caravan of weary migrants
World
January 19, 2021
Guatemala troops, police break up caravan of weary migrants
VADO HONDO, Guatemala (AP) — Guatemalan police and soldiers on Monday broke up a group of hundreds of migrants who…
‘We lost everything:’ Central Americans flee north after back-to-back hurricanes
World
December 4, 2020
‘We lost everything:’ Central Americans flee north after back-to-back hurricanes
MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) – It took Luis Salgado years of manual labor to save enough money to open a small…
Punishing hurricanes to spur more Central American migration
World
November 25, 2020
Punishing hurricanes to spur more Central American migration
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) — At a shelter in this northern Honduran city, Lilian Gabriela Santos Sarmiento says back-to-back…
Eta back to sea as Central America tallies damages and dead
World
November 6, 2020
Eta back to sea as Central America tallies damages and dead
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) — As the remnants of Hurricane Eta moved back over Caribbean waters, governments in Central…