Latin America

Brazil: Brazil declares 6-month health emergency several after bird flu cases – Times of India

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[ad_1] SAO PAULO: Brazil, the world’s largest chicken exporter, has declared a nationwide “animal health emergency” after confirming eight cases of avian flu in wild birds, authorities said.The 180-day measure was announced Monday night by the agriculture ministry. It said in a statement it aimed to “prevent (the virus) from spreading to domesticated birds and … Read more

On one of the world’s most dangerous migrant routes, a cartel makes millions off the American dream | CNN

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[ad_1] Editor’s Note: “The Trek: A Migrant Trail to America” premieres on April 16 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CNN’s new Sunday primetime series, The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper. Darién Gap, Colombia and Panama (CNN) — There is always a crowd, but it can feel very lonely. To get closer to freedom, they have … Read more

A deadly volcano could erupt ‘within days or weeks’ in Colombia. But only a small fraction of locals have evacuated | CNN

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[ad_1] Bogota, Colombia CNN  —  Hundreds of families in Colombia are facing a choice: abandon their homes and livelihoods, or face the devastation of a predicted volcanic eruption in the coming weeks. The Nevado del Ruiz volcano, one of Colombia’s highest peaks, sits in a densely populated farming area and is infamous for claiming the … Read more

Mexico investigates migration chief over deadly fire in detention center | CNN

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[ad_1] CNN  —  Mexican authorities are investigating the head of the country’s immigration agency, in the wake of last month’s deadly fire in a migrant detention center that killed at least 38 people and left dozens injured. Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirmed on Wednesday that the Attorney General’s Office is probing Francisco Garduño, … Read more

Colombian women’s rights activist attacked with acid | CNN

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[ad_1] CNN  —  Colombian police are investigating an acid attack perpetrated against a human rights activist, Lilia Patricia Cardozo, in the country’s northwestern Boyaca region, according to the city’s council. Cardozo is the director of a womens’ rights NGO called Plataforma Feminista Boyacense (Boyacense Feminist Platform), which works to end domestic abuse, gender violence and … Read more

This community in southern Mexico has defied the gender binary for generations | CNN

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[ad_1] Editor’s Note: CNN Original Series “Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico” airs on CNN Sundays at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Sign up to CNN Travel’s four-part Unlocking Mexico newsletter for more on the country and its cuisine. CNN  —  In the town of Juchitán de Zaragoza, located on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Mexico’s southern state … Read more

Four children killed in ax attack at day care center in southern Brazil | CNN

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[ad_1] CNN  —  Four children have been killed and four more injured in an ax attack at a day care center in the southern Brazilian city of Blumenau. Those killed – three boys and a girl – were between the ages of 5 and 7, local police say. Jorginho Mello, the governor of the state … Read more

MLS challenging Brazil’s Americas domination | The Express Tribune

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[ad_1] SAO PAULO: A new force is in town and threatening the power of the Brazilian league to attract top Latin American football talent: Major League Soccer. The North American MLS has already replaced Argentina and Mexico’s top flights as the main challengers to Brazil’s hegemony. It is partly thanks to a change of strategy. … Read more