Americas
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Mexico will not accept Trump's immigration plans, says foreign ministerAs US envoys visit Mexico City for talks, Luis Videgaray says his government will use the UN to defend migrants from deportation -
Mexico's sugar tax leads to fall in consumption for second year runningHealth experts are watching the progress of the tax to see if it will lower the rates of obesity-related diseases and type 2 diabetes -
Mexicans fear Trump deportation plan will lead to refugee camps along borderUS has announced plans to deport third-country nationals to Mexico but country is unprepared for scale of problem if mass deportations go ahead -
Donald Trump's envoys head to Mexico as cracks emerge in border wall planBureaucratic wrangles pose threat to US president’s campaign pledge but visit by top officials raises other contentious issues
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Ecuador election: Moreno facing runoff as 40% vote looks out of reachWith almost 90% of votes counted, candidate for incumbent party just short of 40% required for outright victory
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Colombia death toll rises as gangs fill vacuum left by Farc rebelsPeace has proved more dangerous than war for activists and local leaders. Can the state stop the killings?
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Life forms that could be 50,000 years old found in caves in MexicoThe bizarre, ancient microbes and viruses found living in crystals in extremely punishing conditions deep in an abandoned lead and zinc mine
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Venezuelan opposition leader's sentence upheld day after Trump calls for releaseCountry’s highest court hands down ruling on Leopoldo López’s sentence following US president’s meeting with his wife
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Mexican woman claims she was one of 30,000 babies stolen from SpainLigia Ceballos Franco says she was stolen from parents in Spain under General Franco and placed with a family in Mexico
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Afraid of the rise of a Canadian Trump? Progressive populism is the answerAnti-establishment sentiment is surging to a record high—the question now is who will capture and channel it.
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Immigrants flee US for Canada – in picturesMigrants are fleeing the US for Canada, making the journey through snow and ice to seek refugee status in the country
Supreme court spouse rule: 'In one word, we are devastated'