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U.S. Coast Guards stand at attention behind their haul of drugs that they seized.
Global

The Coast Guard just dumped nearly 40 tons of drugs worth nearly half a billion dollars onto a dock in Florida

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August 26, 2025
Avocados growing on a farm in Guatemala
Environment

‘Guatemala is an emerging power in the international avocado industry’ as tensions simmer between the U.S. and Mexico

By Sonia Pérez D. and The Associated Press
April 30, 2025
Panama will leave Beijing’s Belt and Road project as U.S. targets China’s alleged influence over canal
Politics

Panama will leave Beijing’s Belt and Road project as U.S. targets China’s alleged influence over canal

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February 3, 2025
Sebastian Zapeta, the man accused of setting a woman on fire inside a NYC subway, sits in court wearing a white outfit
Lifestyle

Sebastian Zapeta, the man accused of burning a woman to death inside a New York City subway train, reportedly used a shirt to fan the flames

By Cedar Attanasio and The Associated Press
December 24, 2024
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
Finance

Brazil wants to bring down sky-high air fares, but its airline subsidy plan is stuck in a holding pattern

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June 3, 2024
Chile fires that have killed dozens, destroyed 1,000 homes, and caused an oil refinery shut-down were intentionally lit, says Valparaíso governor 
Environment

Chile fires that have killed dozens, destroyed 1,000 homes, and caused an oil refinery shut-down were intentionally lit, says Valparaíso governor 

By James Attwood, Andrea Jaramillo and Bloomberg
February 4, 2024
Argentina just cut the value of its currency in half as inflation hits 143%: ‘Our mission is to avoid a catastrophe’
Finance

Argentina just cut the value of its currency in half as inflation hits 143%: ‘Our mission is to avoid a catastrophe’

By Débora Rey and The Associated Press
December 13, 2023
‘Unprecedented escalation of lethal violence’: Ecuador’s murder rate has quadrupled since 2018
Politics

‘Unprecedented escalation of lethal violence’: Ecuador’s murder rate has quadrupled since 2018

By Marcelo Rochabrun and Bloomberg
August 10, 2023
Airbnb employee says returning to office would be a ‘hard sell’ after Work From Anywhere travel in South America. Here’s what it was like
Success

Airbnb employee says returning to office would be a ‘hard sell’ after Work From Anywhere travel in South America. Here’s what it was like

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July 30, 2023
Sebastian Pinera, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping,

‘Global China’ is a big part of Latin America’s renewable energy boom, but homegrown industries and ‘frugal innovation’ are key

By Zdenka Myslikova, Nathaniel Dolton-Thornton and The Conversation
July 8, 2023
Brazil and Argentina's presidents walking towards each other for a handshake
Finance

Some of the world’s top economists have weighed in on Argentina and Brazil’s plan for a common currency: ‘This is insane’

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January 24, 2023
Brazil and Argentina eye a common currency similar to the euro, with Latin American nations invited to join
Finance

Brazil and Argentina eye a common currency similar to the euro, with Latin American nations invited to join

By Daniel Carvalho, Maya Averbuch and Bloomberg
January 22, 2023
Trial starts for 2 former Fox execs accused of paying millions in bribes for rights to South American soccer’s version of the Champions League
Finance

Trial starts for 2 former Fox execs accused of paying millions in bribes for rights to South American soccer’s version of the Champions League

By Michael R. Sisak and The Associated Press
January 18, 2023
Concept illustration of NASA's Perseverance rover.
International

Putin’s Ukraine War prompts scientists to cancel a much-anticipated mission to find life on Mars

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March 17, 2022
This fintech startup convinced Warren Buffett to back its business
Conferences

This fintech startup convinced Warren Buffett to back its business

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June 11, 2021

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