Latin America

Brazilian technicians assemble an aircraft at an Embraer plant, in Sao Jose dos Campos, north of Sao Paulo, in 2007. Embraer is a relatively rare example of a high-tech industry in Latin America that has built an international reputation.

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A Warning For Latin America's Faltering Economies: 'Innovate Or Die'

5:54pm November 26, 2014

by Tim Padgett

Latin economies thrived when prices for raw commodities soared. But with those prices down sharply, the region is hurting owing to a lack of high-tech and other cutting-edge industries.

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Still Few Answers In Killing Of 43 Students In Mexico

7:06pm November 22, 2014

Protests continue over the government's response to the apparent killing of 43 young students in Mexico. NPR's Tess Vigeland speaks with Daniel Wilkinson about Mexico's record of human rights abuses.

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Violence Breaks Out At Protest For Missing Mexican Students

12:46pm November 21, 2014

by Carrie Kahn

Marchers took to Mexico City' streets to protest the government's handling of the disappearance and presumed murder of 43 students. Mexico's president has been criticized for his handling of the case.

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To Quell Controversy, Mexico's First Lady Will Sell Mansion

10:04pm November 20, 2014

by Carrie Kahn

She says she'll divest herself of the villa after her ownership became clouded by questions of corruption and conflict of interest. It's the latest challenge to her husband, President Pena Nieto.

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Corruption Scandal Engulfs Brazil's State Oil Company

6:30pm November 20, 2014

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

In Brazil, the state oil company said it would launch its own internal investigation into corruption that allegedly took place while President Dilma Rousseff was head of it. So far, there have been nearly two dozen arrests in the graft scandal.

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Pew Report Indicates Illegal Immigration Is Leveling Off

9:12am November 20, 2014

Immigration politics are taking center stage. Arun Rath talks to the Pew Research Center's Jeffrey Passel about the declining number of undocumented immigrants arriving from Mexico.

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After Fighting Crime, Ex-Guatemala Attorney General Moves To U.S.

9:12am November 20, 2014

Steve Inskeep talks to Claudia Paz y Paz who scored convictions against organized crime and an infamous ex-general. Paz y Paz overhauled a prosecutor's office in a country better known for corruption.

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Oh, The Places You'll Go: Toilet Signs Try To Help (And Often Fail)

4:57pm November 19, 2014

by Eleanor Klibanoff

Do I squat or sit? What can I flush? Is there even a way to flush? Signs from around the world aim to answer your vital toilet questions. Sometimes they're helpful. Sometimes they're just ... weird..

At the school that Eunice (right) co-founded in Navaisha, Kenya, tenants living nearby often used the bathrooms and left them dirty. So she designed tiny bathrooms with doors just big enough for young children. "Parents will enroll their children here bec

Me, Myself And The Loo: A Woman's Future Can Rest On A Toilet

2:49pm November 19, 2014

by Linda Poon

"My Toilet," a new photo exhibit in London, documents how commodes — or the lack of a proper one — affect the health, safety and education of girls and women around the world.

Mexico's President Enrique Peña Nieto and first lady Angélica Rivera arrive in Brisbane, Australia, on Nov. 14 for the G20 summit.

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Amid Scandal, Mexican First Lady Decides To Sell Mansion

1:34pm November 19, 2014

by Eyder Peralta

The modern structure dubbed "The White House" was owned by a construction company awarded millions in government contracts. Angélica Rivera said she had "nothing to hide."