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AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in Latin America and the Caribbean. It was curated by AP photo editor Leslie Mazoch in Mexico City.

The Independent UK

Pandemic leads to 'silent crisis' in education in Latam, Caribbean

The social and economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic persist in Latin America and the Caribbean, as a "silent crisis" in the education sector puts an entire generation at risk, the United Nations' Economic Commission for the region (ECLAC) said on Thursday.

Reuters

Brazilian economist will lead regional development bank

Latin American governments have selected Brazilian economist Ilan Goldfajn to lead the region’s largest development bank

The Independent UK

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Mothers of LGBTQ children join forces in Latin America

LGBTQ people fight for their rights across the world

The Independent UK

At CPAC Mexico, 'orphaned' right tries to build home as region tacks left

At an upscale Mexico City hotel on Friday, several hundred right-wing activists and international allies gathered to carve an identity for Mexico's fledgling conservative movement just as governments across Latin America swing left.

Reuters

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Nov. 11 – 17, 2022

The Independent UK

Down to its last panda, Mexico ponders what could come next

Xin Xin, the last panda in Latin America, is not your average bear

The Independent UK

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Colombian President Gustavo Petro: ‘The war on drugs was a failure’

The war against drugs has killed more than a million people in Latin America without denting the power of drug trafficking mafias, Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro tells FRANCE 24 and RFI in a wide-ranging interview that also touches on the war in Ukraine, the climate emergency and the tentative peace…

France 24

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Nov. 3 – Nov. 10, 2022

The Independent UK

Canada's Latin American community is growing, and universities must improve teaching about the region

This past October marked the fourth annual Latin American Heritage Month in Canada. The month recognizes the social, economic and political contributions of Latinx people in Canada and the broad demographic changes underway.

The Conversation

Panama judge calls two ex-presidents to trial in Odebrecht probe

A Panama judge on Tuesday called two former presidents, as well as a slate of other high-profile figures, to trial over money-laundering related to the Odebrecht bribery probe, a sweeping corruption investigation that has rippled across Latin America.

Reuters

'They erase everything': For this 'Black Panther 2' star, representation is resistance

On his first day at work on "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," Tenoch Huerta gave an impromptu speech.

Los Angeles Times

Mexico's president plans regional meeting of leaders

Mexico’s president says he'll host a meeting of leaders from Latin America this month, including most of the wave of recently elected leftists

The Independent UK

The left now rules most of Latin America. Will it be able to live up to its promises?

MEXICO CITY — Over the last four years, leftist candidates have won presidential elections in one Latin American country after the other: Mexico, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Chile and Colombia.

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AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Oct. 28-Nov. 3, 2022

Benzinga

The Curious Story Of 'Kingdom Rush' And The Studio Behind It: How 3 Latino Hustlers Sold 30M Video Game Copies

By Juan Lomanto In little more than a decade, Ironhide, the Latin American video game studio behind "Clash of the Olympians," "Kingdom Rush" and "Iron Marines," has sold more than 30 million copies to become one of the largest in the region.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: The tragedies of a deteriorating Haiti

Haiti, the poorest nation in Latin America with a history of foreign interventions, is on the cusp of total anarchy — and the rest of the Western Hemisphere, including the United States, is frantically searching for ways to restore a degree of order and tranquillity to a Haitian population increasingly…

Reason

With Lula's Win in Brazil, the Left Dominates Latin America

The question now is whether Bolsonaro’s coalition can remain in place once the man himself is out of power.

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The Conversation

Strictly not Halloween: why Day of the Dead is misunderstood – and why that matters

Known in Spanish as Día de los Muertos, Day of the Dead is commonly celebrated every year on November 1 and 2. Although the ritual “belongs” to Mexico, it is in fact a global phenomenon celebrated across Latin America, the US, Europe, Asia and Africa by migrant Mexican communities.

Axios

After win, Lula looks to restore Brazil's tarnished global stature

Lula’s victory means that all of Latin America’s largest countries and economies will be led by left-wing leaders.

Reuters

Latin America's 'pink tide' leaders congratulate Brazil's Lula on election win

Latin America leaders on Sunday congratulated Brazil's Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva after he won a third term as president of the largest country in South America, consolidating the region's "pink tide" of elected leftist leaders.

The Independent UK

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Oct. 21-27, 2022

Birmingham Post

Medical devices firm Eakin Surgical targets Middle East in global export drive

The Cardiff-based firm has struck a new distribution deal that will see it provides sold across the region

France 24

Brazil: The community garden offering seeds of hope to Rio's favela residents

In Rio de Janeiro, this urban community garden in the Manguinhos favela is the largest in Latin America: it feeds 800 families a month with affordable, pesticide-free produce. Although violence, police raids and deadly shootings in the northern favelas of the city threaten programmes like this, our Observer Yuri Lopes…

Tribune News Service

Best places for senior travelers in Latin America and the Caribbean

Those over age 60 have plenty of options to have fun on their travels throughout Latin America.

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