Issue Jan 01-06 2026: To speak of Cuba, immersed for years in crisis, is to reiterate a familiar theme: the desolation in which its inhabitants eek out a miserable existence. Daily life has become almost unbearable for the majority of islanders, who earn a monthly average of 6,506 pesos, equivalent to US$14.46, the only capital

Issue Jan 01-06 2026: Mexico’s Supreme Court has postponed indefinitely a key ruling on abortion that would have reviewed a recent reform in the state of Aguascalientes, reducing the legal limit for voluntary termination of pregnancy from twelve to six weeks.

Issue Jan 01-06 2026: In Córdoba, child malnutrition takes less visible forms: obesity, nutrient deficiencies, and compromised growth trajectories. Health teams are raising the alarm about a problem affecting thousands of families.

Issue Dec 01-31 2025: In June, the northern Panamanian city of Changuinola, located in the coastal Caribbean province of Bocas del Toro, was the scene of widespread protests against Law 462, a reform to the Central American country’s social security and pension systems promoted by President José Raúl Mulino.

Issue Dec 01-31 2025: The flower of the cocotero, a species of palm tree declared Paraguay’s national plant in 2024, is a distinctive symbol of Christmas in the South American country and an integral part of the legacies of both the Indigenous Guaraní people as well as the Paraguayan Catholic church, which commemorates the nativity

Issue Dec 01-31 2025: Residents of Matanzas, Cuba, managed to hold their yearly festival of La Colla on December 14 despite a complete lack of governmental support. The festival, which is of Catalan origin, consist of a pilgrimage from the La Libertad park to the Monserrate Hermitage.

Issue Dec 01-31 2025: Religious weddings celebrated in Umbanda and Candomblé centers have become officially recognized in Rio de Janeiro. The measure is in Law 11.058/25, authored by state deputy Átila Nunes (PSDB), approved by the Rio de Janeiro Legislative Assembly (Alerj) and sanctioned by the state government.

Issue Nov 19-Dec 07 2025: Ecuador has a gender-based violence problem and Guayas is one of the worst places to be.

Issue Nov 19-Dec 07 2025: An investigation details the effects of Peru’s new Law 32330, which allows adolescents aged sixteen and seventeen to be processed within the adult penal system.

Issue Nov 19-Dec 07 2025: Faced with repeated episodes of murders and other types of violence, the Mulheres Vivas movement is marching through many streets of Brazil.