Mexico’s top court decriminalizes recreational use of marijuana
Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled to decriminalize the recreational use of marijuana on Monday, paving…
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Michael has been a reporter covering Latin America since 2014. He has lived and worked in Costa Rica, Colombia and Mexico. His work from the region has appeared in The Guardian, The Associated Press and Vice.
Millions in Latin America are opening bank accounts for the first time
Latin America has notoriously lagged behind when it comes to the usage of bank accounts. But one silver…
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Foreign investment into Latin America gets cut by nearly half during pandemic
Foreign direct investment into Latin America fell by 45 percent last year, according to a report released…
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The pandemic has softened the ability to combat corruption in Latin America
Latin America has become weaker against corruption as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, according…
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Deforestation in Brazil is rising dramatically from last year
Deforestation in Brazil continues to be on the rise, despite President Jair Bolsonaro’s promise…
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Nicaragua keeps arresting opposition candidates ahead of November’s elections
The number of presidential candidates and opposition leaders being detained by Nicaragua’s national…
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Region’s leadership has failed to contain rising cases, says LatAm health agency
Latin America continues to struggle to contain the spread of coronavirus due to failures in leadership…
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94% of deforestation in Brazilian Amazon is illegal as government remains absent
Ninety-four percent of Brazil’s deforestation of the Amazon rainforest is considered illegal,…
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Latin America home to majority of children that lost an entire school year
Across the world, about 60 percent of the children who lost an entire school year due to the pandemic…
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Latin American COVID-19 cases rise with vaccines still scarce
Around Latin America, a number of countries are experiencing an increase in COVID-19 cases as another…
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