Carrie Kahn
Stories
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Latin America
Bolivia's banking issues are not tied to recent U.S. or Swiss turmoil
Bolivians are lining up for dollars, as their country's foreign reserves are drained and their debt is downgraded to junk status.
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Latin America
Gifted jewelry from Saudi Arabia entangles Brazil's ex-President Bolsonaro
A scandal is unfolding in Brazil involving millions of dollars worth of jewels, the Saudi government and former President Jair Bolsonaro.
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Latin America
Why Bolivia and Colombia want coca leaf, cocaine's main ingredient, legalized
Two of the world's biggest cocaine suppliers, Colombia and Bolivia, want the U.N. to remove the coca leaf from its list of dangerous drugs. They argue the leaf has many uses unrelated to narcotics.
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Movies
A historic event in Argentina is now a courtroom drama that's up for an Oscar
The actor who stars in Argentina, 1985, which is nominated for an Academy Award, says the historical courtroom drama resonates in many countries — including those struggling to preserve democracy.
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Arts & Life
Famous poet Pablo Neruda was poisoned after a coup, according to a new report
His nephew says scientists found high levels of the bacterium that can cause botulism poisoning. He says it proves that his uncle was injected with the poison at a hospital immediately after the coup.
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Latin America
Brazil's president hopes to revive ties with the U.S. during White House visit
Brazil's new leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva meets Friday with President Biden. The two presidents have a lot in common — both Brazil and the U.S. suffered attacks by right-wing extremists.
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Environment
Brazil cracks down on illegal gold miners on an indigenous reserve in the Amazon
The illegal miners have polluted rivers and land in the reserve, leading to widespread hunger and disease.
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Latin America
Peru's political stalemate and civil unrest show little signs of letting up
As protests continue in Peru for almost two months, calls for the president to step down and to hold new elections are loudest among the indigenous and the poor in the southern part of the country.
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Latin America
Peru braces for new protests by opponents of the current president
At least 50 people have been killed in clashes with security forces since the former president was removed from office and jailed.
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Politics
The devastation left in the wake of the riots at Brazil's government buildings
The clean up and the questions begin in the the aftermath of the weekend's violent assault on Brazil's Congress.