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Latin America and the Caribbean

The former child soldier Claudia (name changed) from Colombia has returned to a normal life.

Child soldiers

Back to a normal life

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by Linda Engel
Because the soft drink is so popular, some people call Mexico the Coca Cola Nation.

Disease prevention

Sugar crisis in Mexico

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by Alejandro Calvillo
by Sonja Peteranderl
The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo protested against an amnesty for crimes committed during the military dictatorship in Argentina.

Latin America

The grim legacy of dictatorship

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by Sebastián Vargas
Children receiving a free meal at a soup kitchen in Caracas funded by the opposition.

National crisis

Venezuela on the brink

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by Francine Jácome
Juan Orlando Hernández is set to stay president of Honduras.

Elections

No transparency

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by Rita Trautmann
To fight air pollution in the capital city, Mexico is using driving bans and cycling paths.

SDGs

Moving forward in Mexico

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by Helge Arends
“People like James Watt relied on capital that was generated in the colonies.”

Accounting for history

“We’re looking at really big numbers”

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by Kehinde Andrews
by Katja Dombrowski
by Hans Dembowski
Bob Marley poster on display at reggae festival in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, in 2016.

Popular music

Jamaica’s nation language

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by Hubert Devonish
Advertisement in Falmouth, Jamaica.

Linguistic heritage

Tu di worl: Creole goes global

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by Hubert Devonish
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