Nicaragua
'I have to speak out': Nicaraguan ambassador resigns, denounces govt as dictatorship
The ambassador of Nicaragua to the OAS, Arturo McFields, said that he's afraid for his family's safety, but that he had to stand up to corruption and the inhumane treatment of dissidents. McFields spoke with The World's host Marco Werman from Washington.
US opens borders to fully vaccinated travelers from a list of countries
Nicaragua's Ortega leads in vote tally after jailing rivals
Investigation into Ethiopian conflict reports human rights violations by all sides
Pedro Molina's fight for fair elections in Nicaragua through cartoons
Latin American and Caribbean countries use volcanic landscapes to tap geothermal energy
Global capacity for geothermal energy has nearly doubled over the past two decades.
Trump's use of the authoritarian playbook will have lasting consequences
Throughout his presidency, Donald Trump has exposed the fragility of democratic institutions, mirroring a global trend in authoritarianism. That will have a lasting effect on the US.
In the face of climate change, children must build resilience to cope with PTSD
Two hurricanes hit Central America back-to-back in November. Watching as your neighborhood gets ripped apart is a risk for developing depression and anxiety among young people.
Hurricane Iota lashes Central America; Trump considered Iran strike options; SpaceX Dragon docks at ISS
Hurricane Iota made landfall Monday in Nicaragua as a Category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph. President Donald Trump reportedly asked his advisers last week for options to attack Iran’s main nuclear site but then decided not to take any action. And, the SpaceX Dragon capsule docked with the International Space Station (ISS) after a 27-hour completely automated journey.
The origin of Nicaraguan Sign Language tells us a lot about language creation
In the mid-1980s, linguists stumbled upon a kind of natural experiment on language creation — a sign language being used by deaf children in Managua that was only a few years old.
Court: Trump can end temporary legal status for 4 countries
The Trump administration can end humanitarian protections that have allowed hundreds of thousands of people from El Salvador, Nicaragua, Haiti and Sudan to remain in the United States, a divided appeals court ruled Monday.
Pandemic disrupts remittances, leaving immigrants' families without lifelines
In normal times, millions of small financial transactions take place daily worldwide when immigrants wire a portion of their earnings to loved ones back home. This year, the economic crisis is wrecking that cash flow.
Protests that rocked The World in 2019
Gas. Bread. A subway ticket: The soaring cost of everyday necessities sparked protests that spiraled into major movements in countries like France, Zimbabwe, Lebanon, Sudan and Chile. Throughout the world, citizens took to the streets in 2019 to rise up against inequality, corruption and bad governance.
Spies and the White House have a history of running wild without congressional oversight
For decades now, the evolving role of congressional oversight of US intelligence has involved major clashes and scandals, from the Iran-Contra affair of the 1980s to the intelligence abuses that led to the 2003 war in Iraq.
Cuban president fires back at Trump on Venezuela and sanctions
Millions of Cubans took to the streets on Wednesday in protest over new sanctions imposed on the Caribbean island by the Trump administration and US efforts to topple the government of socialist ally Venezuela.