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Airmail took first flight 100 years ago
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Airmail took first flight 100 years ago

On December 25, 1918 a daring French industrialist launched the world’s first ever airmail service, flying between the southwestern French…
Mexico set to inaugurate new president Lopez Obrador
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Mexico set to inaugurate new president Lopez Obrador

  Anti-establishment leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will be sworn in as Mexico’s next president on Saturday — a dramatic…
China eyes Argentina nuclear deal
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China eyes Argentina nuclear deal

BUENOS AIRES/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Argentina and China are aiming to close a deal within days for the construction of the…
Migrant caravan must walk as Mexico ignores demand for buses
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Migrant caravan must walk as Mexico ignores demand for buses

  JUCHITAN, Mexico (AP) — Tired Central American migrants rested in this southern Mexico town while their representatives tried to…
China denounces Pompeo’s ‘malicious’ Latam comments amid influence battle
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China denounces Pompeo’s ‘malicious’ Latam comments amid influence battle

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese state media sharply criticized U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday after he made comments…
Nicaragua revokes pension law that sparked violent protests
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Nicaragua revokes pension law that sparked violent protests

President Daniel Ortega has scrapped a pension reform law and vowed to crack down on “gangs.” At least 24 people…
Argentine women see legal abortion closer than ever
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Argentine women see legal abortion closer than ever

Pushed by a wave of demonstrations by women’s groups, the homeland of Pope Francis seems closer than ever to legalizing…
New leader in Cuba: What’s in store after the Castros?
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New leader in Cuba: What’s in store after the Castros?

Analysts say little will change as Miguel Diaz-Canel is expected to take over the presidency in Cuba. The country’s economy…
Brazil braces for looming arrest of ex-President ‘Lula’
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Brazil braces for looming arrest of ex-President ‘Lula’

Latin America’s largest nation prepared for what would have been unimaginable just a few years ago: the arrest of former…
Carlos Alvarado elected president of Costa Rica
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Carlos Alvarado elected president of Costa Rica

The Citizens’ Action Party candidate has won a clear victory over his National Restoration Party rival, Fabrico Alvarado Munoz. The…
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