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Drought-hit Panama Canal further restricts maximum ship depth

By Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - The Panama Canal will expand restrictions on the largest ships crossing the waterway, one of the world's busiest trade passages, the canal authority's…

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6.4 earthquake shakes the Gulf of California

(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck the Gulf of California on Sunday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. Mexico's civil defense office confirmed that there were no…

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Mexico says mass bird deaths likely caused by El Niño’s hotter waters

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The deaths of hundreds of wild birds along Mexico's Pacific coast were likely caused by the El Niño climate phenomenon, local authorities said, as the country…

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Nicaragua accuses Catholic Church of money laundering, freezes accounts

Nicaraguan police announced they are investigating several dioceses of the Catholic Church for money laundering, a day after local media reported that the bank accounts of parishes in the Central…

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Magnitude 6.6 earthquake shakes Panama-Colombia border

Updates with additional detail from Panama, Colombia authorities, aftershock May 24 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck in the Gulf of Darien near the border of Panama and Colombia late on Wednesday,…

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Two tourists killed in separate attacks in Mexican hotspot

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A Canadian tourist was killed in the Mexican state of Oaxaca this week, local authorities said, a day after another tourist was killed in an attack…

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Photo Story: ‘Watermelons and colour: the legacy of Rufino Tamayo’ exhibition

Visitors observe pieces of the exhibition 'Watermelons and color: the legacy of Rufino Tamayo', on the esplanade of the Santander Performing Arts Complex in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. With 33 large-format…

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Gunmen storm Mexican resort, kill 7, including child

By Daniel Becerril MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Armed men killed a child and six others after storming a resort in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato, authorities said, in a…

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Honduras again extends emergency powers to fight violent gangs

TEGUCIGALPA, April 7 (Reuters) - Honduras' government on Friday extended until late May emergency powers that suspend some constitutional rights, part of an anti-gang push implemented by leftist President Xiomara…

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Mexican president criticizes Trump felony charges

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he does not agree with the criminal charges brought against former U.S. President Donald Trump. "Supposedly legal issues should…

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Latin American tech startups scramble after SVB collapse

By Kylie Madry MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) - Tech startups in Latin America are struggling to find banking alternatives after the sudden crash of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), one of the…

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Honduras to seek China relations, pressuring Taiwan ahead of US trip

Honduras to seek official ties with China Move risks further reducing Taiwan's pool of allies Besides Honduras, Taipei has formal ties with just 13 countries Taiwan president due in Central…

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Mexican cartel says sorry for attack on Americans, bodies return to US

MATAMOROS, Mexico, March 9 (Reuters) - Suspected drug cartel members on Thursday handed over five purported henchmen as a would-be apology for the abduction of four Americans in the border…

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Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes Oaxaca, Mexico

(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck the Oaxaca region of Mexico, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21…

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Nicaraguan Catholic bishop sentenced to decades in prison, citizenship stripped

MANAGUA (Reuters) - A Nicaraguan court sentenced Catholic Bishop Rolando Alvarez to more than 26 years in prison, a day after the cleric and critic of President Daniel Ortega declined…

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Mexico looks to giant solar park in the desert to assuage carbon concerns

By Stefanie Eschenbacher PUERTO PENASCO, Mexico, Feb 2 (Reuters) - The first power from a giant solar energy park in the desert of northern Mexico will enter the country's electricity…

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EXPLAINER: Why are migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in record numbers?

By Mica Rosenberg Jan 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden is visiting the U.S.-Mexico border for the first time since he took office in January 2021 on Sunday, ahead…

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Mexico arrests Ovidio Guzman, son of ‘El Chapo,’ in night of violence

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican drug cartel leader Ovidio Guzman, a son of incarcerated kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, has been arrested by Mexican authorities, five officials familiar with the matter…

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Cuban influx forces U.S. Park Service to close Florida islands

The U.S. National Park Service closed Dry Tortugas National Park off the Florida Keys for several days starting after 300 immigrants had arrived on the islands in recent days, overwhelming…

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At least 14 dead in armed attack on prison in Mexican border city Juarez

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican authorities said at least 14 people died in an armed attack at a prison in the northern border city Juarez and two more died during…

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Earthquake hits Mexico City, no immediate reports of damage

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - An earthquake hit southwestern Mexico on Sunday causing tremors through parts of the capital, according to residents, but there were no immediate reports of damage. The…

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Photo Story: Festival of Christmas lights opens in the Mexican city of Monterrey

People view the Luztopia festival in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon state, Mexico. A festival with 200 light figures to celebrate Christmas was inaugurated this Wednesday in the city of Monterrey, capital…

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Earthquake of magnitude 5.8 strikes Guatemala, no damage reported

GUATEMALA CITY, Nov 11 (Reuters) - A 5.8 magnitude earthquake shook Guatemala late on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, though there were no immediate reports of damage. The USGS said…

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Photo story: Day of the Dead with a difference in Guadalajara

Hundreds of people take part in Catrina Fitness, an event in which physical activity is carried out while the Day of the Dead is celebrated, in the historic center of…

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Mexico City govt joins Airbnb to lure ‘digital nomads’, despite rising rent fears

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico City's mayor said she wants to boost the number of 'digital nomads' in the capital after signing an agreement with short-term rental platform Airbnb, despite…

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Photo Story: Mexico heads for el Día de los Muertos

Itinerant musician, Gerardo Moreno, 44 years old, painted in a Day of the Dead design, smokes a cigar, in Mexico City, Mexico. The Day of the Dead is celebrated on…

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Fuel truck crash sparks huge fire in Mexico, hundreds evacuated

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A huge blaze erupted in central Mexico when a fuel tanker truck crashed into an overpass by a rail line, scorching homes, engulfing the area in…

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Photo Story: Mexico’s Museum of Memory and Tolerance pays tribute to miners

A painted skull in a miner's helmet is displayed at the exhibition 'Pain in the Earth' in memory of the deaths of miners, at the Museum of Memory and Tolerance…

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Cuba calls U.S. trade embargo a ‘hurricane’ that never ends

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba said the decades-old U.S. trade embargo has been causing record financial losses and untold human suffering in recent months, at a time when Cuba was also…

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Twelve shot dead in Mexico bar attack

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) - Unidentified gunmen opened fire in a bar in the central Mexican city of Irapuato on Saturday evening, shooting dead six women and six men, local authorities…

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Havana protests flare as govt scrambles to turn on lights

HAVANA, (Reuters) - Crews restored power to more neighbourhoods across Havana on Saturday after a second day of protests over ongoing blackouts in Cuba's capital, including some of the largest…

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EU ambassador leaves Nicaragua in week of diplomatic tensions

European Union Ambassador Bettina Muscheidt left Nicaragua, just three days after being declared "persona non grata" by the government of President Daniel Ortega, in a week of tensions with the…

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UPDATED: Cuba slowly begins to restore power after Hurricane Ian knocks out grid

HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Cuba had slowly begun to restore power across the eastern end of the island, the state electricity provider said early on Wednesday, after Hurricane…

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Honduras former first lady gets 14 years in prison on fraud charges

TEGUCIGALPA, (Reuters) - A Honduran court sentenced the country's former first lady, Rosa Bonilla, to 14 years in prison on charges of fraud and misappropriation of funds destined for social…

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UPDATED: Strong earthquake strikes Mexico at night, one death reported

MEXICO CITY, Sept 22 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck western Mexico early on Thursday, claiming the life of a woman in Mexico City who fell and hit her…

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WATCH: Powerful quake shakes Mexico

A powerful earthquake struck near the coast of western Mexico on Monday on the anniversary of two devastating temblors, shaking buildings and sending residents of Mexico City scurrying onto the streets for safety. Shortly…

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Mexico gives Army control of National Guard

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador defiantly dismissed criticism of his security policy by domestic adversaries and the United Nations after Congress voted to give the…

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Mexico, Cuba report rare deaths of two patients with monkeypox

Mexico and Cuba have reported the deaths of two people who had tested positive for monkeypox, although neither country attributed the fatalities to the viral disease. The reports follow monkeypox-related…

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Photo Story: The Meteorite Museum in Yucatan

A child observes a replica of a dinosaur at the Meteorite Museum in Progreso, Mexico. The museum, equipped with virtual and augmented reality technology, allows visitors to experience prehistoric episodes…

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Cuba to send hundreds of doctors to Italy’s Calabria region

Cuba will send nearly 500 doctors to the Calabria region of southern Italy, Cuban state media reported this week, part of a broader program that sends surplus medics from the…

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Cuba confirms first monkeypox case in visitor from Italy

Cuba confirmed its first case of monkeypox late on Saturday, the country's Public Health ministry said, after detecting the viral disease in a tourist who had arrived from Italy this…

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Mexico records deadliest year yet for journalists, with 18 murders so far

This year will be the deadliest on record for journalists in Mexico, with 18 killed so far, human rights organization Article 19 said in a report issued this week. Of…

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Photo Story: Celebration of the ‘Griteria Chiquita’ in Leon, Nicaragua

People take pictures of an image of the Virgin of the Assumption during the celebration that was held on Sunday of the Griteria Chiquita in Leon, Nicaragua. Seventy-five years ago,…

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Mexican troops sent to border city after deadly cartel clash

Hundreds of Mexican soldiers were sent to the border city of Juarez after a prison face-off between members of two rival cartels caused a riot and shootouts that killed 11…

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Cuba fire rages at fuel storage port; Mexico, Venezuela sending help

HAVANA,(Reuters) - A massive oil-fed fire continued to burn near Cuba's supertanker port in Matanzas, as Mexico and Venezuela sent teams to help fight the inferno and Cuba accepted a…

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Race against time in bid to rescue 10 Mexican miners

SABINAS, Mexico, (Reuters) - Large pumps sucked water from a flooded coal mine in Mexico as authorities weighed whether to send divers to try to save 10 miners who have…

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Major fire spreads at Cuban fuel storage facility hit by lightning

HAVANA, Aug 6 (Reuters) - A second fuel storage tank near Cuba's supertanker port in Matanzas exploded on Saturday morning following a blaze which burned through the night after lightning hit another…

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Mexican miners remain trapped in coal mine after three rescued

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) - Rescuers in Mexico, including dozens of soldiers, were working desperately to reach ten miners trapped in a flooded coal mine following the collapse of an inner wall, the…

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Havana announces blackouts, cancels carnival as crisis deepens

HAVANA, July 30 (Reuters) - The Cuban capital of Havana will begin electricity blackouts in August, has canceled carnival and is taking other measures as the country’s energy crisis worsens, state media…

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An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 strikes near coast of Nicaragua – EMSC

July 28 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck near the coast of Nicaragua on Thursday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC)said. The quake was at a depth of 64 km…

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Mexico arrests drug lord Caro Quintero, wanted for killing U.S. agent

In a major win for Mexican and U.S. law enforcement, Mexico's Navy said on Friday it had captured notorious drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, convicted for the murder and torture…

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Mexico says U.S. will increase work visas for Mexicans, Central Americans

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) - The United States agreed to increase the number of work visas for Mexicans and Central Americans during high-level talks in Washington this week, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez…

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Reporter gunned down in latest attack on Mexican journalists

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A Mexican reporter was killed Wednesday in one of the country's most violent northern border states, authorities and his employer said, the latest in a series of attacks…

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Mexican president’s party set to win most states in Sunday elections

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's ruling party was primed to capture four more state governments after elections on Sunday, preliminary results showed, strengthening President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's grip on…

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Mexico state elections poised to bring fresh gains to president’s party

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico holds six state elections on Sunday that are likely to boost President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's party, in one of the last major tests of…

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Storm Agatha kills 3 in southern Mexico; heavy rainfall to continue

PUERTO ESCONDIDO, Mexico (Reuters) - At least three people were confirmed dead and at least five others reported missing on Tuesday after record-breaking storm Agatha battered southern Mexico, local authorities said. Heavy…

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EPA’s Eye In The Sky: Puerto Lopez Mateos, Baja California, Mexico.

A picture taken with a drone shows tourists visiting the gray whale sanctuary (Eschrichtius robustus) off the coast of Puerto Lopez Mateos, in Baja California, Mexico. Via EPA-EFE/Mahatma Fong

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