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Feminist activists demonstrate in favor of decriminalizing abortion in El Salvador, Sept. 28, 2011. | Photo: EFE

EL SALVADOR | UN Urges El Salvador to Decriminalize Abortion in Certain Cases

A group of experts at the United Nations said Monday El Salvador's Congress should decriminalize abortion in specific…

May 9, 2017
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St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves

ST. VINCENT | Gonsalves calls for dialogue, not interference in Venezuela

Prime Minister of San Vicente and Grenadines, Ralph Gonsalves, has criticized the approach taken by Organization of American…

May 2, 2017
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Delcy Rodriguez (C) officially presented Venezuela's withdrawal from the OAS, April 27, 2017. | Photo: Twitter / @VTVcanal8

Venezuela Formally Begins Process to Exit 'Interventionist' OAS

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez presented the official letter Thursday to start the process for the country to…

April 28, 2017
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro | Photo: Reuters

US Has Given Green Light for Coup in Venezuela: Maduro

CARACAS, Venezuela, April 19, 2017 - A day before opposition leaders convened more protests in Caracas calling for…

April 20, 2017
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Brazil's President, Michel Temer | Photo: Reuters

BRAZIL | Temer Confesses: Rousseff's Impeachment Was Revenge

Brazil's Senate-imposed President Michel Temer admitted Sunday in a TV interview that the former head of the lower…

April 18, 2017
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An Uber driver holds his cell phone showing the queue to pick up passengers departing Guarulhos International Airport in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Feb. 13, 2017. | Photo: Reuters

Brazil Judge Rules Against Uber For Exploitative Practices

A judge in Brazil's biggest city ruled this week that a driver using the Uber ride-hailing app is…

April 16, 2017
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Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations (UNSG) and head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), Sandra Honoré.

HAITI | MINUSTAH to close down in six months

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 12, CMC – The head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission (MINUSTAH), Sandra Honoré, says…

April 12, 2017
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Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles. | Photo: Reuters

Venezuela Bans Capriles From Running for Office for 15 Years

Right-wing Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles is banned from running for office for 15 years, the South American…

April 8, 2017
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A Venezuelan flag hangs from a building near the national election board. | Photo: Reuters

VENEZUELA | Top Court Reverses Ruling on National Assembly Powers

Venezuela’s Supreme Court reversed Saturday a decision for the judiciary to take on responsibilities of the National Assembly,…

April 1, 2017
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Chilean President Michelle Bachelet is in Haiti for a one day visit. She is the first head of state of visit the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country since Jovenel Moise was sworn into office.

HAITI | Chilean President on one-day visit to Haiti

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, Mar 27, CMC – Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has arrived in Haiti becoming the…

March 27, 2017
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The study was presented as part of the Commission on the Status of Women, CSW61, a conference that began in New York on March 13 and ends on March 24. | Photo: U.N. Women.

Americas Lead Way But Women Less Represented in Global Politics

The number of women in executive roles in government and parliament globally has stagnated with only minor improvements…

March 19, 2017
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