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Mexico: waste collectors risk their lives as sanitary waste levels spike
Mexico City is one of the most wasteful cities in the world generating thousands of tons of garbage daily. But the coronavirus pandemic has pushed those numbers to the brink. This has made life riskier for the essential workers collecting the waste.
Latest plot to “liberate” Venezuela reads like a bad movie
Maduro regime accuses Trump administration of sending U.S. army veterans as “mercenaries” to overthrow him. In a seeming comedy of errors, a Florida company, Silvercorp USA, has claimed responsibility for the aborted raid and the U.S. State Department says it's looking into its role in "melodrama."

Former Honduran police chief charged with trafficking drugs for president and his brother
Juan Carlos 'El Tigre' Bonilla allegedly abused his official position to protect cocaine shipments, according to New York prosecutors. It's the latest of several drug trafficking indictments in the United States implicating president Juan Orlando Hernandez. (Leer en español)
El Salvador authorizes lethal force against gangs after deadly violence
Today we are learning more about the president of El Salvador's plan to increase security and crackdown on gang members in prison amid the pandemic. It's a move that some lawmakers are increasingly worried about.
Norteño bands join grieving relatives at funerals for virus victims
At a time when social distancing is preventing family and friends from gathering to remember loved ones who've died from coronavirus, in Mexico, music is helping some cope with loss. This is how Norteño music is being used to say goodbye.
A doctor receives death threat as neighbors fear infection
In Colombia, a doctor is facing a very difficult situation. Long days at work saving lives are taking their toll, but what's worse, he is now facing death threats from neighbors who are afraid he might get them infected. Here’s the story.


