Carrie Kahn
Stories
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World
Chile will search for 1,000+ victims of forced disappearance by Pinochet dictatorship
It is the first time the Chilean government will lead the search for victims, something which victims' relatives and advocates have long carried out themselves and have sought help from the army.
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Ecuador will elect a president — 2 weeks after candidate was assassinated
An investigative journalist has stepped forward to replace his assassinated colleague as the presidential nominee in Ecuador's presidential election this Sunday.
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World
A Brazil court has banned Bolsonaro from running for election until 2030
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been barred from office for eight years for abuse of power, after he made unfounded claims about Brazil's voting system ahead of last year's election.
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World
Brazil is busy with Carnaval in February — just one reason its Lover's Day is in June
June 12 is Valentine's Day in Brazil: an invention of some brilliant marketing and the fact that everyone is too busy in February because of Carnaval.
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Environment
Brazil's Indigenous people protest as lawmakers vote to limit their land rights
Brazilian Indigenous leaders and environmentalists are outraged after lawmakers approved a measure that would affect claims to Indigenous land, and potentially, environmental protections.
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Politics
George Santos confessed to stealing checks in Brazil in a deal to drop charges
The New York Republican congressman reached a deal with Brazilian prosecutors in which he agreed to confess and pay restitution and fines to avoid prosecution.
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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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World
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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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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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.