Latin America News Headlines
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The US and UN condemn the killing of an environmentalist in Honduras
The U.S. State Department and other global leaders have denounced the slaying of another environmental leader in rural Honduras
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Maná removes song with Nicky Jam in protest of his support for Trump
The Mexican pop-rock band Maná has removed its 2016 song with Nicky Jam after the Puerto Rican reggaeton singer expressed his support for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump
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Human rights group calls on governments to protect Venezuelan and Haitian immigrants
Human Rights Watch is calling on governments in Latin America to improve protection schemes for millions of people from Venezuela and Haiti who have struggled to get work, education and health care in their host countries and are increasingly heading to the United States
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What to know about the Oropouche virus, also known as sloth fever
U.S. health officials say more than 20 people returning to the U.S. from Cuba had been infected with a virus transmitted by bugs
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Wildfires in southern Brazil kill 2 people and leave dozens of cities on high alert
Local authorities say that wildfires in Brazil’s southern Sao Paulo state have killed at least two people
