Search results for ‘latin america’
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How is his native Argentina receiving Pope Francis?
Pope Francis is the first Pope to hail from Latin America. Presenter Jon Snow reports on how proud people in his native country are about his appointment.
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Argentina’s Jorge Mario Bergoglio elected new Pope
Jorge Mario Bergoglio is chosen as Latin America’s first pontiff and will be known as Pope Francis I.
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Hugo Chavez: an old school socialist firebrand
Hugo Chavez rekindled the dreams of the Latin American left. Watch Jonathan Rugman’s obituary of a man who referred to George W Bush as a donkey and the devil.
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Gael Garcia Bernal ‘No’ interview
Jon Snow speaks to Gael Garcia Bernal one of Latin America’s most celebrated film stars about his new Oscar nominated movie ‘No’, which revisits Chile under General Pinochet in 1988.
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BlackBerry crash spreads worldwide
BlackBerry service issues have spread from Europe, the Middle East and Africa to Latin America and India, following an unexplained glitch, hours after the company owners said it had fixed the problem.
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Venezuela’s Maduro defiant despite protest against election result
In Venezuela the country’s political opposition has been taking to the streets to denounce the results of last month’s election.
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How Mexican drug cartels made their own fentanyl crisis (Dubbed)
Fentanyl is killing more Americans than ever. It’s blamed for more than 70 thousand fatal overdoses each year.
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Ecuador cracks downs on cartels after chaos descends
Ecuador used to be one of Latin America’s most peaceful countries – but in the last few years it descended into chaos as Mexican drug cartels started to move cocaine through its ports and recruit local affiliates. In recent weeks, two major gang leaders escaped from prison – reigniting a turf war that has left…
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A journey through hell: the Darién gap
Treacherous paths, rivers that wash you away, vast swamps, steep mountains and deadly animals.
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Record Dengue Fever outbreak in Peru as climate change helps mosquitoes thrive [dubbed]
Peru has suffered by far the worst covid death toll of any country in the world per capita – and it’s currently battling another deadly disease.
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The migrants waiting for a new life feet from the US border
The Darien Gap is a treacherous stretch of jungle connecting South and Central America through which migrants must pass on their journey north towards the US border.
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Fentanyl: why it’s the deadliest drug ever
Guillermo Galdos and Ben Westhoff explain a crisis that looks set to get worse before it gets better.
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China US diplomatic crisis deepens as second Chinese balloon discovered
Not one but two Chinese spy balloons have now been spotted – the first is now flying over the US state of North Carolina – and President Biden says the US will “take care of it”. Meanwhile, the Pentagon has confirmed that another one has been seen over Latin America. There’s been an apology from…
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Peru unrest: the people who have taken to the streets to topple the government
Peru has been wracked by violent street protests against the president for almost two months, after her left-wing predecessor was unseated and arrested.
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Brazil’s president condemns ‘terrorist’ rioters who stormed Congress
In Brazil, President Lula has visited the damaged buildings stormed by rioters – and condemned what he called the ‘terrorist acts’ carried out by supporters of his right-wing predecessor Jair Bolsonaro.