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Children die as fire sweeps through orphanage in Haiti

Children die as fire sweeps through orphanage in Haiti

The orphanage had been using candles for light due to problems with its generator and inverter, a staff member said.

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Mesoamerican Reef's declining health alarms scientists
Biodiversity

Mesoamerican Reef's declining health alarms scientists

Extending nearly 1000 kilometres the reef is second in size only to Australia's Great Barrier Reef.

  • by Gustavo Palencia
Nicaragua lifts newsprint ban on embattled La Prensa newspaper
Press freedom

Nicaragua lifts newsprint ban on embattled La Prensa newspaper

"The newsprint has been liberated!" read the headline on Saturday's front page.

  • by Ismael Lòpez Ocampo and Mary Beth Sheridan
Villagers rescued from remote Panama jungle cult after massacre
Religion

Villagers rescued from remote Panama jungle cult after massacre

The dead include a pregnant woman and five of her children who were allegedly forced to walk through fire.

  • by Juan Zamorano