Mexico to Launch ‘Panic Button’ for Migrants in US
The panic button for all Mexican migrants in the US will guarantee the closest consulate is informed of their potential deportation.
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Latin America
Santa Claus Driving a Bus in Brazil – Photo of the Day
Yordanka Caridad from Cuba took our photo of the day: “Santa Claus Driving a Bus”, in Curitiba, Brazil.
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News Briefs for Monday December 23, 2024
Here are the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Monday, December 23, 2024.
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Venezuela: Maduro Set for Inauguration after Stolen Election
Venezuela is experiencing a countdown to January 10, 2025, charged with tension. That’s the date a new six-year presidential term will begin.
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An End-of-Year Reflection on a World at the Crossroads
I converse in Chihuahua with Mexican fishers and farmers about drought, climate change, the incoming US president, the border, etc.
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Juan Carlos Quintero – Song of the Day
Today’s featured artist is Juan Carlos Quintero from Colombia with “Mi Tierra” first recorded in 1993 and on the album “Las cumbias, las guitarras” (2006).
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Dictatorial Cooperation on Denationalization of “Traitors”
Depriving political opponents & human rights defenders of citizenship or nationality shows the collaboration between the region’s autocracies
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A Natural Paradise in the Heart of Curitiba, Brazil
Unlike Havana, where extensive green areas are a result of underdevelopment, Curitiba’s green spaces demonstrate why it is considered an ecological city.
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Francisco el Hombre – Song of the Day
Today’s featured artist is Francisco el Hombre from Brazil with “Triste, Louca ou Má” from his album SOLTASBRUXA recorded in Havana (2016).
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What Cuba and Ecuador Can Teach Us About Energy Crises
Cuba is not alone in its misfortune within what Martí aptly named “Our America.” A similar situation is unfolding in Ecuador…
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