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Son of ex-Panama president plans to plead guilty to U.S. bribery charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A son of former Panamanian president Ricardo Martinelli plans to plead guilty to U.S. bribery and...
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Son of ex-Panama president extradited to U.S. from Guatemala
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemala on Monday extradited a son of former Panamanian president Ricardo Martinelli to the United States,...
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Analysis-Ortega win is new blow to Biden’s Central America strategy
By Daina Beth Solomon and Matt Spetalnick SAN JOSE (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's efforts to tackle migration from...
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Spurred by reopening, more migrants head for U.S.-Mexico border
By Lizbeth Diaz TIJUANA (Reuters) - Emboldened by news that the United States and Mexico will reopen shared land-border crossings,...
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Migrants injured after clashes with National Guard troops in southern Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Dozens of migrants traveling north to Mexico City clashed with the National Guard in the southern...
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COVID-19 has retreated across the Americas, regional health agency says
By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) -COVID-19 deaths and infections have declined across the Americas for the 8th consecutive week, the...
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Migrant caravan limps north through Mexico, despite dengue and exhaustion
By Lizbeth Diaz and Jose Torres MAPASTEPEC, Mexico (Reuters) - A caravan of thousands of migrants and asylum seekers from...
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Migrant caravan in southern Mexico to pause over health concerns
By Jose Torres MAPASTEPEC, Mexico (Reuters) - A migrant caravan trekking slowly through southern Mexico will rest a day due...
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Migrant caravan advances slowly in southern Mexico, some reject visas
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - About 3,000 mostly Central American migrants advanced slowly on Friday along a highway near Mexico's border...
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Mexico to give papers to children, pregnant women in migrant caravan
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico said on Thursday it would give humanitarian visas to children and pregnant women in a...
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Restricting travel over vaccine type could be discrimination, PAHO warns
By Daina Beth Solomon MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Countries should grant entry to vaccinated travelers regardless of which shot they...
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Mexico warns migration will not slow without more U.S. investment in Central America
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The United States needs to invest more heavily in Central America if it hopes to slow...
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Guatemala protesters strain to topple Columbus statue, protesting colonizer legacy
By Sofia Menchu GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Protesters in Guatemala tried to topple a Christopher Columbus statue on Tuesday amid...
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In Mexico, hundreds of U.S.-bound migrants found packed in trucks
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Police in northern Mexico discovered more than 600 Central American migrants hiding in three long cargo...
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Guatemala suspends search for remains of indigenous children killed in war-era massacre
By Bill Barreto GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - A search for the remains of indigenous children believed killed in a massacre...
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Search for remains of indigenous children killed in Guatemala massacre blocked by residents
By Bill Barreto GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Residents of a Mayan community in Guatemala prevented experts on Tuesday from beginning...
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Guatemala to search for bodies of Indigenous children believed killed in civil war massacre
By Sofia Menchu and Enrique Garcia GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemalan authorities will begin efforts on Tuesday to recover the...
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Americas health agency sees COVID outbreaks continuing into 2022
By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) warned on Wednesday that countries in the region...
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Timeline: ‘He wanted to die rather than go back’: a year of migration
(Reuters) - Cold, hunger and danger. These are the conditions people face when they flee their countries, often risking their...
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‘This is a prison’: Mexico struggles to hold migrants far from U.S. border
By Lizbeth Diaz TAPACHULA, Mexico (Reuters) - A bid by Mexico to contain thousands of migrants on its southern border...
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