‘Dramatic setback’: Will Peru’s new amnesty law put justice out of reach?
Surviving Accomarca The pending amnesty law could erase approximately 156 convictions and more than 600 ongoing investigations, according to human
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How do air conditioners work, and what is the effect on the environment?
Heatwaves all over the world are becoming longer and more intense and the need for cooling is rising fast, putting
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US restricts visas for Brazilian officials over Bolsonaro ‘witch-hunt’
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio accuses Brazilian Supreme Court judge of creating a ‘persecution, censorship complex’. Washington will restrict
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UN refugee agency warns funding cuts may leave 11 million without aid
Crisis compounded after United States, which provided 40 percent of UNHCR funding last year, slashed its contribution. More than 11
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Cuban minister resigns after suggesting beggars are pretending
Labour Minister Marta Elena Feito Cabrera’s comments dismissing poverty in the Caribbean island nation trigger angry backlash. Cuban Labour and
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At least 4 dead, 20 missing after boat sinks off Dominican Republic
Dominican authority says 17 other refugees and migrants rescued from the boat heading for Puerto Rico, a US territory. Four
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Colombia arrests alleged leader of Italian mafia in Latin America
Giuseppe Palermo has been wanted under an Interpol red notice, which has called for his arrest in 196 countries. Colombian
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Recently recaptured Ecuador drug lord ‘Fito’ accepts US extradition request
Notorious gang leader has agreed to be extradited to the United States to face cocaine and weapons smuggling charges. Ecuador’s
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US sanctions Cuban president, ‘regime-controlled’ luxury hotels
State Department head Rubio said he had sanctioned several senior officials and their ‘cronies’ for their ‘brutality toward the Cuban
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Son of drug lord ‘El Chapo’ set for guilty plea in US trafficking case
Ovidio Guzman Lopez plans to change his not guilty plea during a hearing after arrest in 2023. A son of
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