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Nicaraguan exiles blame Ortega’s regime for attacks and threats, as he secures fifth term in office

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• America

Nicaraguan exiles blame Ortega’s regime for attacks and threats, as he secures fifth term in office

international November 12, 2021

“I was afraid to talk with you,” said the man, a local official who requested anonymity for...

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Ortega wins again in Nicaraguan elections panned as ‘parody’ by international observers

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• America

Ortega wins again in Nicaraguan elections panned as ‘parody’ by international observers

international November 12, 2021

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega claimed victory on Monday, with over 97% of votes counted, according to the...

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‘Go be happy’: Thousands of baby river turtles released in Peruvian jungle

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• America

‘Go be happy’: Thousands of baby river turtles released in Peruvian jungle

international November 11, 2021

The river turtles are considered “vulnerable” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and have for...

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Marília Mendonça, chart-topping Brazilian musician, dies in plane crash

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• America

Marília Mendonça, chart-topping Brazilian musician, dies in plane crash

international November 11, 2021

She was en route to a concert at the time of the crash, which killed four other...

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Analysis: Nicaragua’s looming election poses two challenges to the rest of the region

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• America

Analysis: Nicaragua’s looming election poses two challenges to the rest of the region

international November 11, 2021

With seven opposition candidates behind bars and thousands of critics abroad to escape the oppressive control of...

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ICC looking into claims of crimes against humanity in Venezuela

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• America

ICC looking into claims of crimes against humanity in Venezuela

international November 11, 2021

ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan and Venezuela’s embattled President Nicolas Maduro signed a “‘Letter of Understanding’ to...

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Cuba is cracking down on critics. This unlikely dissident says he’ll protest anyway

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• America

Cuba is cracking down on critics. This unlikely dissident says he’ll protest anyway

international November 11, 2021

But Cuban officials are increasingly taking aim at Yunior Garcia Aguilera and his proposal to hold a...

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‘This sun isn’t normal’: Extreme UV radiation is broiling Bolivia’s highlands

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• America

‘This sun isn’t normal’: Extreme UV radiation is broiling Bolivia’s highlands

international November 11, 2021

Levels of UV radiation have at times in recent weeks hit 21 on a scale that normally...

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Stargazers in Chile’s Atacama Desert search for alien life and ‘dark energy’

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• America

Stargazers in Chile’s Atacama Desert search for alien life and ‘dark energy’

international November 11, 2021

Central to the race to peer into distant worlds is the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT), a $1.8...

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Analysis: Brazil brings big green plans to COP26. But its track record is dismal

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• America

Analysis: Brazil brings big green plans to COP26. But its track record is dismal

international November 11, 2021

The government has also favored investments and credit to grow the country’s agricultural industry — a sector...

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