Americas
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Mexican Workers on Border Get Vaccines to Aid Them, and the U.S. Economy
TIJUANA — They labor in factories in Mexico producing goods U.S. consumers enjoy. But where American communities are awash in…
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A Border Reopening, at Least One Way, and Some Travel Tips
Shortly after the rate of vaccinated people in Canada surpassed the rate in the United States, it was announced that…
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As Haitian President’s Funeral Nears, Anger Burns in the Streets
CAP-HAÏTIEN, Haiti — The coffin of Haiti’s assassinated president, Jovenel Moïse, was carried by men in military uniform to a…
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Argentina Formally Recognizes Nonbinary People, a Latin American First
BUENOS AIRES — Argentina has become the first country in Latin America to officially recognize gender nonbinary people, who can…
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Canadian Veterans Fill Void to Help Afghans Who Once Worked With Them
OTTAWA — Frustrated by the lack of action by Canada to resettle Afghans who worked for the Canadian government in…
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‘A Storm Waiting to Happen’: A Colombian Writer Watches His Home From Afar
In the opening story of his new collection, “Songs for the Flames,” Juan Gabriel Vásquez writes about a war photojournalist…
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Battle for Power in Haiti Extends to Lobbying in Washington
WASHINGTON — The struggle for power in Haiti after the assassination of the country’s president has spilled onto K Street,…
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Martine Moïse, Widow of Slain Haitian President, Visits Memorial
Four days after surprising Haitians by returning to her home country in a sling and a bulletproof vest, the widow…
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British Columbia declares a state of emergency, evacuating thousands.
A provincial state of emergency was declared by the government of British Columbia on Tuesday after wildfires across the region…
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A New Day in Haiti? Many Haitians Have Their Doubts.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Gerard Lovius falls asleep at night on the floor of an empty classroom to the sound of…
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Haiti Arrests 3 Police Officers as Part of Investigation Into President’s Killing
Haiti’s national police announced on Tuesday they had arrested three police officers in connection with the assassination of President Jovenel…
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Pedro Castillo, Leftist Political Outsider, Wins Peru Presidency
LIMA, Peru — His parents were peasant farmers who never learned to read. As a child, he walked hours to…
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Haiti, Urged by Foreign Powers, Announces New Government
Reaction around the country was swift. “It’s not their say. It’s our say,” Velina Chartier, an activist with the anti-corruption…
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U.S. Habit of Backing Strongman Allies Fed Turmoil in Haiti
As protesters hurled rocks outside Haiti’s national palace and set fires on the streets to demand President Jovenel Moïse’s resignation,…
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My Most Memorable Interview With a Residential School Survivor
Perhaps the best aspect of my job is that it enables me to meet and speak with people whose lives…
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Haitian Ex-Intelligence Officer Gave Order to Kill President, Colombia Says
Colombian officials on Friday identified a former Haitian intelligence official as the man who ordered two former Colombian soldiers to…
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Canada Nixes Plan to Bring Extra Michigan Vaccines to Border Tunnel
The Canadian government has blocked an Ontario mayor’s plan to vaccinate residents in a tunnel on the U.S. border, using…
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Haiti Police Hold President’s Palace Security Chief
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The head of palace security for President Jovenel Moïse, who was assassinated last week at his home…
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Suspects in Haitian President’s Killing Met to Plan a Future Without Him
Haitian officials accuse the suspects of meeting to plot President Jovenel Moïse’s assassination, but participants say the sessions were intended…
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Brazil President Bolsonaro Is Hospitalized and Faces Possible Surgery
RIO DE JANEIRO — President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil faced possible emergency surgery for an intestinal obstruction after doctors on…
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