Mutations in SARS-CoV-2 are one of the hottest topics right now. Novel variants of the…
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Colombian City Beset by Crime Declares ‘Black Lives Matter’
Chaotic and deadly protests have for weeks rocked the Colombian port city of Buenaventura. In…
People Who Have Had Dengue Are Twice as Likely to Develop Symptomatic COVID-19
A study published this May in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases suggests that people who have had dengue in…
Revealed: How Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel Has Created a Global Network to Rule the Fentanyl Trade
A collaboration with 24 international media outlets across 18 countries, and coordinated by Forbidden Stories,…
‘They’re Culpable’: the Countries Supplying the Guns That Kill Mexico’s Journalists
Many of the weapons used in the murders of 119 journalists were imported – and…
‘It’s a Free-For-All’: How Hi-Tech Spyware Ends Up in the Hands of Mexico’s Cartels
Mexico has become a major importer of spying kit but officials are accused of colluding…
Tracking COVID’s Spread Inside a Tight-Knit Latino Community
Early in the pandemic, Ximena Rebolledo León, a registered nurse at Telluride Regional Medical Center…
Trump and Biden Ignore How the War on Drugs Fuels Violence in Latin America
In the final presidential debate before the United States election, Democrat Joe Biden acknowledged the…
In Brazil, Homicides Are Decreasing in Big Cities, Increasing in Smaller Towns
A new Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) study maps changes in homicide rates…
Latin American Women Are Disappearing and Dying Under Lockdown
It’s a pandemic within the pandemic. Across Latin America, gender-based violence has spiked since COVID-19…
