The World from PRX

Latin America

India and EU strike behemoth free trade deal
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50:25
A crowd of people celebrating with fireworks lighting up the night sky, while some individuals wave flags and take photos.
Syrians look back on one year since the fall of Bashar al-Assad
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48:58
Latin American leaders push back on Trump revival of Monroe Doctrine
8:10
Latin America’s open arms approach to migration — and why it’s slipping
5:37
Latin Grammys a draw between Puerto Rican favorite and Argentine underdogs
1:19
Inquiry finds Exxon funded climate change denial in Latin America
6:36
Trump administration ramps up deadly strikes in waters off Latin America
4:50
The US is expanding military action in the southern Caribbean
5:03
The Woodstock of salsa music
8:41
Salsa is a Latin music style that was born in New York City
5:27
Far-right gains in Europe threaten EU climate goals
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49:48
An AI that speaks the language of Latin America
6:02
New evidence of a stronghold for Mayan resistance to Spanish rule
0:40
US to reduce number of military bases in Syria
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48:57
Latin American students consider options as visas are on hold
5:19
Ukraine ends contract that allowed Russian gas to reach Europe
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49:09
Increase in tuberculosis cases makes Latin America global outlier
5:16
G7 nations to give Ukraine $50 billion loan
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48:01
payment screen with options for credit, debit and Pix
Arts, Culture & Media
Brazil’s innovative Pix banking system is replacing cash and credit cards
4:58
Workers move a box of freshly caught squid in Pucusana, Peru, Monday, Sept. 20, 2021.
Business, Economics and Jobs
A state-owned company from China is building a massive commercial port in Peru
A group of women raise their arms and wave green flags
Reproductive rights
Bill legalizing abortion passed in pope’s native Argentina
Three women on stage gesticulating, one with blackface pounding her chest
Arts, Culture & Media
A Miami theater group has a change of heart over blackface
Rebuilding Brazil’s economy requires more than BRICS and China
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Valdez protest
Media
Mourning a journalist in Mexico who said ‘no to silence’
A priest holds up a banner reading "Brazil alive! Without abortion" while standing near an altar where Pope Francis later celebrated mass.
Health
Thanks to Zika, now we know Latin America has the toughest abortion policies in the world
Mercedes Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain listens to a journalist's question as he attends a media conference ahead of the Brazilian F1 Grand Prix in Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 12, 2015.
Culture
How do you say ‘Bro’ in Latin America?
Aleszu Bajak
Rethinking the Latin American Science Beat with Aleszu Bajak
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Vintage Postcard of Cruise from Miami to Havana
America and Cuba: After the Thaw
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Santiago Ramírez at the Real Sound Studio in Bogota, where they compose jingles for political candidates. He says they once had a conservative client, a Colombian Mitt Romney-type, who asked for a raunchy reggaeton tune so he could connect with young vote
Global Politics
In Colombia, if you want to stand out in a political race, you have to hire a jingle writer
Arts, Culture & Media
Peruvian-born, American-bred author tells stories through the lens of his native land
Joyce Cândido
Arts, Culture & Media
Joyce Cândido is the young voice of samba in Rio de Janeiro
"Viva Africando" CD Cover.
Arts, Culture & Media
‘Viva Africando’ is a love letter from West Africa to Latin salsa
Ancient Pyramid Destroyed in Peru as Developers Eye Land
Cuba Colors Itself Yellow for “Los Cinco” Prisoners in the U.S.
Racism Greets Imported Cuban Doctors in Brazil
Lifestyle & Belief
Pope Benedict makes first visit to Cuba