The Americas
News coverage of North America and Latin America from the Voice of America.
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AUG
2021
Strengthening Hurricane Ida Makes Landfall on US Gulf Coast
Hurricane Ida made landfall in the U.S. Gulf Coast state of Louisiana Sunday as a Category Four storm, with 240-kilometer-per hour winds on the Saffir-Simpson scale of hurricane intensity. The storm’s arrival comes 16 years after Hurricane Katrina’s onslaught. As Arash Arabasadi reports, memories of Katrina still loom large.
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2021
Burials Continue Nearly Two Weeks After Quake Hit Haiti
As Haiti recovers from a quake that struck the country nearly two weeks ago, relatives bury a girl near the ruins of her house. She’s among the more than 2,200 people killed by the 7.2 magnitude quake. Elsewhere, women say they fear for their safety and that of their children. More with VOA Correspondent Mariama Diallo.
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2021
Surge of Migrants Heading North Gather Along Colombia-Panama Border
Migrants from Latin America, Africa and Asia are flooding the streets of Necoclí, a town in Colombia across the Gulf of Urabá from the Panamanian border. More than 11,000 migrants are stranded at the port as more arrive with plans to travel north to the United States. Jair Diaz filed this report from Necoclí, narrated by Cristina Caicedo Smits.Camera: Oscar Cavadia
David Parra also contributed to this report.
David Parra also contributed to this report.
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AUG
2021
Powerful, Deadly Earthquake Hits Haiti
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake shook southwestern Haiti on Saturday morning, leaving hundreds dead, injured or missing, taking down buildings and cutting off communication to at least two cities. VOA's Carolyn Presutti tells us more.
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JUL
2021
Salvadoran Journalists Denounce Aggression
The Association of Journalists of El Salvador is warning about increased assaults on the press. For VOA, Claudia Zaldaña reports from San Salvador.
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JUL
2021
Slain Haitian President Jovenel Moise Laid to Rest
The body of slain Haitian President Jovenel Moise was laid to rest in the northern port city of Cap-Haitien today. Moise was gunned down in his home in Port-au-Prince on July 7. The assassination underscored the continuing influence of foreign actors in the Western Hemisphere’s poorest country. VOA’s Laurel Bowman has our story.
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JUL
2021
CDC Reports Record Number of Overdoses as US and Allies Target Crime, Poverty in Latin America
Overdose deaths in the U.S. averaged more than 10 people per hour of 2020, amid a continued tide of illegal narcotics, many of them smuggled into the country from Central America. VOA Pentagon correspondent Carla Babb traveled to the region with the top U.S. admiral for Latin America, where the drug war is still raging amid many other challenges.
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JUL
2021
Hundreds in Miami’s Little Havana Support Cuba Protests
When widespread protests broke out in Cuba Sunday, hundreds of Cuban Americans in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood took to the streets in support. Those street demonstrations in Miami have continued. Liliya Anisimova has the story, narrated by Anna Rice.Camera: Liliya Anisimova
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JUL
2021
US Pledges to Help Haiti in Assassination Investigation
One day after the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise, the U.S. said it would respond to requests for help in investigating the attack. Experts said the U.S. should resist any temptation to intervene militarily in Haiti as it has in times of past upheaval. VOA’s Senior Diplomatic Correspondent Cindy Saine reports.
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JUL
2021
Haitians Appeal for Help to Find ‘Trained Killers’ Who Assassinated President Moise
Haiti’s ambassador to the United States, Bocchit Edmond, says “professional killers” speaking Spanish shot and killed Haitian President Jovenal Moise on Wednesday morning. He appealed to the international community for help to find them and bring them to justice, as VOA’s Senior Diplomatic Correspondent Cindy Saine reports.
Producer: Kimberlyn Weeks
Producer: Kimberlyn Weeks
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JUN
2021
UN Refugee Report Tallies Record Number of People on the Move
The United Nations reports that by the end of 2020, the number of people around the world who had been forcibly displaced from their homes totaled 82.4 million, the highest number on record. VOA's Laurel Bowman has more on the U.N.'s annual report ahead of World Refugee Day on Sunday, June 20.
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2021
As Pandemic Pushes Brazil Deeper into Poverty, Favela Residents Adapt
As the pandemic advances in Brazil, poverty gains ground. Despite having one of the world’s largest economies, nearly 13 percent of the country’s population is surviving on just over eight dollars a day. For VOA, Edgar Maciel in Sao Paulo visited one of Brazil’s poorest favelas — and reports on how families are coping. Camera: Edgar Maciel
