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Latin America's development gains under threat as one in four live in poverty, UN report finds
UNDP warns of stagnation and rising vulnerability across the region amid "overlapping crises".
US kills three in second strike on alleged Venezuelan drug vessel
The United States has conducted a second military strike against what it claims was a drug-trafficking vessel from Venezuela, killing three people and further straining already fraught relations between Washington and Caracas.
Extreme poverty falling steadily – OWID
To track progress towards ending extreme poverty, the United Nations relies on World Bank estimates of the number of people living below a poverty threshold called the “International Poverty Line” (IPL), Our World in Data (OWID) reports.
Ban on oil extraction and legalised cocaine could save the Amazon, says Colombia’s president
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has called for ending petroleum extraction in the Amazon region and legalising cocaine production to preserve the world's largest tropical rainforest
Venezuela's Maduro moves up Christmas… again
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced on September 8 that Christmas celebrations in the country would start on October 1, advancing the traditional holiday season by nearly two months for the second year in a row.