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Fidel Castro: A Latin American Legend

HAVANA, Cuba| November 25, 2016 - Fidel was born in 1926 during a period when then-President Gerardo Machado…

November 26, 2016
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Fidel Castro, Leader of the Cuban Revolution |1926-2016| dead at 90

Fidel Castro, Leader of the Cuban Revolution Dies at 90

HAVANA, Cuba, |November 26, 2016 - Fidel Castro, former president and leader of the Cuban revolution, died Friday night at age 90, Cuban…

November 26, 2016
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Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro holds a portrait of late President Hugo Chavez during a pro-government rally in Caracas, Venezuela Nov. 23, 2016. | Photo: Reuters

Opposition Uses Maduro Family Drug Case to Revive Impeachment

In its latest show of division, elements of the Venezuelan opposition appear to be using the U.S. drug…

November 24, 2016
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China’s President Xi Jinping at the Santiago Summit of Media and Communications of China and Latin America

China urges closer collaboration with Caribbean and Latin America media

SANTIAGO, Chile, Nov 23, CMC – China is urging closer collaboration between its media workers and those in…

November 23, 2016
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New UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres

Guyana-Venezuela border controversy to be discussed at meeting with incoming UN Secretary General

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Nov. 17, CMC – Government officials, led by foreign minister Carl Greenidge are scheduled to meet…

November 18, 2016
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Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos (left) and FARC commander Timoleon Jimenez (right) shook hands as Raul Castro looked on at the signing ceremony of the cease-fire deal in Havana in June of this year. Desmond Boylan/AP

Colombian Gov't and Farc reach new peace agreement

The Colombian government and the Farc rebel group have announced a new peace agreement, six weeks after the…

November 12, 2016
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President-elect Donald Trump met Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto in Aug. 31, 2016. | Photo: Reuters

Mexico Tells US President Elect Trump They Won't Pay For Wall

MEXICO, November 10, 2016 - Mexico's foreign minister said Wednesday her government would not pay for a border…

November 10, 2016
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Former Argentine President Fernandez speaks during a rally outside the Federal Justice building where she attended court in Buenos Aires, Argentina. | Photo: Reuters

Argentina's Fernandez Asks Court to Quash Corruption Charges

Lawyers for former President Cristina Fernandez filed a motion Monday urging the Argentine federal courts to dismiss claims…

November 1, 2016
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Despite Cease-Fire, We Keep Dying: Afro-Colombian Activist

An activist for the progressive political movement Marcha Patriotica, Hector Marino Carabali from the Cauca province, went to…

November 1, 2016
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Serra lost in his 2010 presidential campaign against ousted President Dilma Rousseff. | Photo: Reuters

Temer's Foreign Minister 'Corrupted Millions' in Petrobas Graft

Brazil's current Foreign Minister Jose Serra received US$7.2 million from the corruption scheme in the state-run oil company…

October 29, 2016
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Lula is the closest ally to ousted President Dilma Rousseff. | Photo: Reuters

UN Accepts Petition Stating Brazil Judge Violated Lula's Rights

The United Nations has accepted a petition from lawyers of former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva,…

October 27, 2016
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