Prisons in countries like El Salvador are packed with deportees. A number of them are young men who have been part of a murderous gang war that has claimed thousands of lives. Correspondent Mike Kirsch reports.
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Oscar wins for “Roma” add to a night of big firsts and increasing diversity. Success comes as fans in Mexico City and rest of the Americas are touched by film’s story.
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Cubans have overwhelmingly voted to adopt a new constitution. It guarantees the development of the island’s socialist system, but with a new model.
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Some of them are counted by many in their own community as disabled on the streets, but they have found a new lease of life in Oaxaca City’s police force.
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In Ecuador a series of corruption scandals have prompted a clampdown from the top down. Correspondent Dan Collyns reports.
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2018 saw a historic debate in Argentina over abortion. The Senate blocked the bill that would loosen one of the region’s strictest abortion laws. Correspondent Joel Richards reports.
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It’s called rollerblading in some countries, inline speed skating or simply “blading” in others. or a group of kids in Colombia it’s become an athletic activity that has changed their lives. Meet Game Changer Johann Carvajal.
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“Bossa Nova,” which translates into “new fad” has proven its longevity by continuing to seduce audiences with its dreamy, syncopated melodies.
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In Mexico, folk art is as varied as it is popular. However, it’s one artist that’s setting himself apart by breaking past serious adversity, and breaking past the mold.
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Brazil has welcomed in Chinese immigrants for more than 200 years, but no Brazilian city is more popular with Chinese migrants than Sao Paulo.
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Their legacy endures in La Chinesca – the largest “Chinatown” in Mexico.
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The self-proclaimed interim president of Venezuela has said humanitarian aid will enter the country later this month. Juan Guaido made the announcement during a big anti-government rally in the capital.
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Venezuela’s President is facing growing pressure, at home and abroad, to allow humanitarian aid into the country. Nicolas Maduro continued to block the border crossing with Colombia where tons of food and medicine has been piling up.
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Singing in Spanish, dozens of popular bands provided the soundtrack for turbulent decades in Latin America, which are still heard on the radio today. One of the most influential and respected musicians of that generation is Pedro Aznar.
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Venezuela is getting recognition for an ancient athletic activity practiced professionally in Japan, Sumo Wrestling.
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The trash millions of people discard each day is being collected to create opportunities. An artist has opened a workshop to turn the trash into art. Meet Thierry Jeannot.
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Over the years, Colombia made important economic adjustments, including multiple trade agreements. This helped bring more business to the country. Correspondent Michelle Begue reports.
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Organ donation is one of the most aggressive forms of medical treatment available. Ecuador’s National Registry states that 98% of the country’s citizens have agreed to be organ donors. Harris Whitbeck reports from Guayaquil.
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El Ivan is a former Tijuana gangster. A member of the Sinaloa Cartel. He began at age 15. He tells about the evolution of his life of crime and how he escaped.
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Anti-corruption outsider wins big in election for El Salvador’s presidency. Avoided a run-off with 54% of vote and vows to reduce corruption, crime, and poverty.
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Using all kinds of organic materials from tree trunks to coconuts and even shells, he gives a new face to the treasures of nature. Our Urban Voice is art dealer Carlos Miller.
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Just two and a half years ago, a neighborhood called The Bronx in Colombia’s capital was infested with crime. But today, it has become the center of an ambitious urban renewal project that brings culture and art to those once-dangerous streets.
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The U.N. estimates more than three million Venezuelans have left since 2015. Peru is one of the most favored destinations for those migrants seeking new lives.
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The economy has fallen into massive hyperinflation rising to almost a million percent. Could this political turmoil worsen Venezuela’s situation?
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In Venezuela, a series of events ended with the swearing-in of the constitutionally re-elected president Nicolas Maduro. But now another man has held his own swearing-in ceremony as Venezuela’s new president.
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Supporters of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro turn out in Caracas, but his opponents stage demonstrations around the world, as European leaders call for new elections.
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El Salvador votes for its president on Sunday. Its the smallest country in Central America, and known for it’s high murder rate and mass emigration.
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Southeastern Brazil is enduring a second month of unusually hot weather, with temperatures spiking above 40 degrees Celsius, The heat wave has forced residents and tourists alike to seek relief.
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Last year, thousands of children were separated from their parents and detained by authorities after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border under the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy. Six months on, some children are still showing signs of psychological trauma.
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The recent dam disaster in Brazil devastated a community. It also prompted the government to promise inspections and safety measures across the country. Even so, there’s a growing sense of fear for those living close to similar mining dams.
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At least 99 were killed in a dam collapse last week. Officials have said the chances of finding survivors is unlikely, and some bodies may never be recovered.
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro wants to expand civilian militia to 2 million people and. This while Maduro’s government tries to pressure opposition and the U.S. sanctions Venezuela’s state-owned oil company.
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The migrant crisis is impacting lives across cities at the U.S.-Mexico border. That’s especially true for locals relying on tourism.
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CGTN’s Alasdair Baverstock reports on Tijuana’s talent for absorbing migrant culture.
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Most of the coffee consumed worldwide is grown in Latin America. Correspondent Harris Whitbeck reports from Guatemala.
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Most of Mexico’s worst crime has been restricted to certain areas like the southern part of the country or along its border with the United States. Alasdair Baverstock traveled to Lake Chapala to take a closer look at the escalating tension.
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Thousands of Central American migrants make a hazardous journey across Mexico in hopes of reaching the United States. A Mexican artist has made it his mission to extend a hand to those migrants. Our Urban Voice is Libre Gutierrez.
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An infant was taken from her mother’s arms by U.S. Border Patrol agents when the two crossed illegally into the United States. For the first time Alexa’s mother Araceli Ramos tells her story to Correspondent Mike Kirsch in El Salvador.
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Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro and Juan Guaido gave opposing speeches at the same time. Guaido calls for more mass protests, while President Maduro calls efforts against him a coup.
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A U.S. judge grants temporary custody of a child foster parents. But the mother is deported back to El Salvador.
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The Oscar-nominated movie ‘Roma’ tells the story of a young woman from an indigenous background working as a maid for an upper-middle-class family in Mexico City in the 1970s.
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A ballerina, and student of psychology, combined her two passions to push people with disabilities to re-think their limitations. Our Game Changer on “Americas Now” is the founder of Mexico’s Inclusive Contemporary Dance Company Lorena Nieva.
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A new hummingbird has been discovered in Ecuador. Take a look at these images of the Hillstar.
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For our Urban Voice on “Americas Now” meet the founder of Ismael Leyva Architects… Ismael Leyva.
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Elaine Reyes sat down with Chandra Roy-Henriksen, Secretariat of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. They discuss language preservation and other issues and challenges affecting indigenous populations especially in the Americas.
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For decades the rural town called Ricaurte had developed a reputation for having ‘offbeat’ citizens who exhibited strange conduct. Correspondent Michelle Begue traveled to the Colombian town to bring us this report.
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The Chinese board-game GO has been played since ancient times, but it remains popular around the world even today.
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Workers at a Venezuelan zoo manage to keep endangered manatees fed despite an economic crisis that has left many people without food.
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U.S. government prosecutors claim “El Chapo” Guzman smuggled billions of dollars in illegal narcotics to the United States. He’s also charged with ordering the murders of those standing in his way. Mike Kirsch tells us more from New York City.
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Costa Rica is the only country in the Americas that has formally pledged to go zero-carbon. Harris Whitbeck reports from San Jose, Costa Rica.
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