How Coral Gables became a key end point for smuggled Chinese migrants
In January, two major busts resulted in nearly 50 migrants—mostly Chinese—being detained, and seven men arrested in Coral ...
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Should Bangladesh repay the ‘odious debt’ incurred by its previous regime?
AL rule, an average of $16 billion was siphoned out of the country annually. The burden of repayment of foreign debts now falls upon a very different Bangladesh. Can these loans approved to a regime ...
SAUNDERS: Woke waste at USAID perfect place for Trump, Musk to chop
D.C. insiders have been aghast at Trump’s willingness to take on USAID, but agency boosters have to do a better job ...
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The culture of corruption across the Amazon Basin
Journalists typically treat corruption as an issue of governance. However, dishonesty is not an attribute of constitutional ...
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In the high Andes, a dream to restore a special forest takes root
Three years ago, while exploring the Mojanda mountain range in Ecuador, a team of researchers from a local NGO and a ...
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Ecuador's presidential runoff will test the influence of former President Correa
Ecuador's April runoff election for president will test the lasting influence of former leftist President Rafael Correa when ...
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U.S. claims migrants held at Guantanamo are “worst of the worst.” Their families say otherwise.
The Trump administration has flown about 100 immigrants from El Paso to Guantanamo Bay. ProPublica and The Texas Tribune ...
Ecuador president names new finance minister, confirms interim oil minister
Ecuador's president, Daniel Noboa, has named Luis Alberto Jaramillo as the country's new finance minister and confirmed ...
As DOGE hammers away at the US government, Republicans stir with quiet objections
One by one, in public statements and private conversations, Republican lawmakers are beginning to speak up to protect ...
Ecuador’s president questions first-round election results in a claim ruled out by election observers
Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa claimed, without evidence, that the first round of the country’s presidential race was rife ...
In Ecuador's highlands, an Indigenous community faces choice between 2 candidates they don't trust
The two candidates vying for Ecuador’s presidency in a second-round run-off never campaigned in Cochapamba. Their faces are ...
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In a Polarized Political Climate, Ecuador Heads to a Presidential Runoff
Ecuador held its general election on February 9. Defying the polls, Ecuadorians will be heading to a runoff race in April to ...