Nicaragua
Nicaragua newspaper La Prensa says director convicted of money laundering
MANAGUA (Reuters) - A judge on Wednesday found Juan Lorenzo Holmann Chamorro, director of newspaper La Prensa, guilty of money...
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Nicaraguan ambassador to OAS turns on Ortega, denounces ‘dictatorship’
By Ismael Lopez MANAGUA (Reuters) -Nicaragua's ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS) on Wednesday condemned the government of...
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Former Nicaragua presidential candidate Chamorro gets 8 years for financial crimes
MANAGUA (Reuters) - A judge late on Monday sentenced former Nicaraguan presidential candidate Cristiana Chamorro to eight years of detention...
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Cubans frantic to migrate as economy falters, new hurdles arise
By Dave Sherwood and Nelson Acosta HAVANA (Reuters) - Bray Perez, a 19-year-old Cuban university student, is fast losing friends...
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Vatican protests over expulsion of its ambassador to Nicaragua
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican on Saturday protested to Nicaragua over the effective expulsion of its...
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Jailed Nicaraguan opposition leader Chamorro, brother found guilty
By Ismael Lopez MANAGUA (Reuters) - A former Nicaraguan presidential hopeful and her brother were found guilty of several financial...
Read moreU.S. adds 9 Nicaraguans to ‘Corrupt and Undemocratic’ list
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Wednesday barred nine Nicaraguan lawmakers, officials and judges from entry into the United...
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U.N. rights chief calls on Nicaragua to re-establish fair elections
By Ismael Lopez MANAGUA (Reuters) - The U.N. human rights chief urged the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega on...
Read moreNicaragua moves two more jailed political opponents to house arrest
MANAGUA (Reuters) - The Nicaraguan Prosecutor's Office said early Friday that it had moved two prisoners, accused of undermining national...
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Nicaragua’s Ortega defends Russia’s stance over Ukraine
By Ismael Lopez MANAGUA (Reuters) - Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega became one of the first world leaders to back Russia's...
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Costa Rican presidential candidate says he would change IMF agreement
By Alvaro Murillo SAN JOSE (Reuters) - Costa Rica's leading presidential candidate Jose Maria Figueres said he would negotiate adjustments...
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Migrants sew their mouths shut in quest for Mexico passage to U.S. border
By Jose Torres TAPACHULA, Mexico (Reuters) -A dozen undocumented migrants on Mexico's southern border sewed their mouths shut on Tuesday...
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Former Sandinista hero dies as political prisoner in Nicaragua
MANAGUA (Reuters) -Retired Nicaraguan general Hugo Torres, a former revolutionary comrade of President Daniel Ortega later considered a political prisoner...
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Nicaragua to take over six universities seen as critical of Ortega
By Ismael Lopez MANAGUA (Reuters) - Nicaraguan lawmakers loyal to President Daniel Ortega on Monday passed legislation allowing the state...
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Taiwan to pay for Guatemalan lobbying in U.S., Guatemala says
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Taiwan has paid for a lobbying contract to promote Guatemala with U.S. officials, Guatemala's government said...
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Guatemala pushes back 622 migrants from U.S.-bound caravan
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemalan authorities said on Monday they have sent back more than 600 migrants who entered the...
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Hundreds of U.S.-bound migrants in caravan stuck at Guatemala border
By Gustavo Palencia TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) -Hundreds of Hondurans and Nicaraguans on Saturday reached the Guatemalan border but were prevented from...
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Nicaragua’s Ortega sworn in for fourth term as U.S., EU impose sanctions
By Daphne Psaledakis and Robin Emmott WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega was sworn into office for his fourth...
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Democrats urge Biden to grant deportation relief to at least 2 million immigrants
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats are urging the Biden administration to allow at least 2 million...
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After mixed signals, Mexico says it will attend Nicaragua inauguration
(Reuters) - Mexico's government on Monday said it would send a representative to the inauguration of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega...
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