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US expelled two Cuban diplomats after unexplained incident in Cuba involving hearing loss
The State Department said Wednesday that the Cubans were asked to leave the U.S. on May 23 after Americans in Cuba "reported incidents which have caused a variety of physical symptoms," causing them to leave the island.
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In photos: Violence soars in Mexico in 2017
In the first three months of the year, a total of 5,775 murders were recorded, more than in any other year in the same period in the last two decades, according to figures from the National Public Security System. In March, Mexico surpassed 2,000 homicides in a month for the first time since mid-2011.
U.S. sanctions Mexico soccer captain Rafa Márquez and Norteño singer Julión Álvarez for drug ties
The U.S. Treasury Dept sanctioned 42 entities in Mexico for alleged links to trafficking, including a soccer team and casino, on Wednesday.
U.S. sanctions eight more officials in Venezuela
Among those sanctioned for undermining democracy is Adán Chávez the brother of former president Hugo Chávez.
Cuba shuts down fast-growing accounting cooperative in blow to private sector
Scenius, which provides accounting and business consulting services, will have until Dec. 31 to completely liquidate, the cooperative's founder and director Luis Duenas.
Venezuela says rebellion at military base quashed
The government called it a "terrorist" attack after a small group of men dressed in fatigues released a video on Sunday declaring themselves in "legitimate rebellion."
In photos: swearing in of the 'Chavista' Constituent Assembly that will govern Venezuela on an interim basis
The all-powerful Constituent Assembly imposed Nicolás Maduro was installed Friday in the ornate Legislative Palace, the same building that houses the opposition controlled National Assembly.
