MEXICO: Junk Food Regulations in Schools Fall Short, Consumer Groups Say
What was initially announced as a government ban on sales of junk food in schools has failed to keep fried and sugary foods out of the classrooms to which Mexico’s 25 million primary and secondary students returned Monday after summer break.
Chile miner rescue bid unfazed by small quakes
Two small tremors shook northern Chile early on Wednesday but did not disrupt efforts to rescue 33 miners trapped deep underground 20 days after a cave-in, as the men sent heartwarming messages to relatives on the surface.
Brazil Aims for World’s “Most Perfect” Population Census
Come Dec. 31, about 68 countries are expected to complete the arduous task of taking an accurate head count of the number of people living within their geographical borders.
Chilean miners to create shrine inside mine
Communications and supplies were flowing efficiently between rescuers and 33 trapped miners in Chile, authorities said Wednesday.
Chilean miners trapped in ‘hell’ told of long rescue ordeal
Chilean officials Wednesday broke the news to a desperate group of trapped miners that they could be stuck in their collapsed mine for months before being rescued.
MEXICO: Threats Against Journalists: “You’re Vulnerable, and It’s Hard to Accept”
“The threats change your whole life,” said Jade Ramírez, a journalist who has been living for months with that burden, which also hangs over a growing group of her colleagues in Mexico.
COLOMBIA: The Violent “Agrarian Counter-Reform” Conspiracy
An unknown number of agribusiness owners and public employees at all levels, as well as far-right paramilitaries, have a common link with rural people who have been forced off their farms or killed in Colombia: the land stolen from the latter group in the armed conflict.
LATIN AMERICA: Gender Struggles and Achievements – for Men
Men in Latin America are increasingly engaged in raising their children, a change that has been largely forced on them by women’s self-development. However, men are still a long way from taking on a more equal role in housework, and they are still burdened with the obligation to be the main providers.
MEXICO: The Voice of the Community Faces Numerous Threats
The Jenpoj (“winds of fire) community radio station in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, which plays an important role in keeping the Mixe indigenous community informed, has had its equipment confiscated and has fought and won a court case to get a broadcast license.
Chilean miners told of long wait in ‘hell’
Chilean officials broke the news to a desperate group of trapped miners that they could be stuck in their collapsed mine for months before being rescued.
Chilean miners told to keep slim to squeeze out
Just 35 inches (90 centimeters) around the waist — that’s how skinny Chile’s 33 trapped miners have been told they need to be to squeeze through the escape tunnel, the health minister said Wednesday.
BRAZIL: Water Abounds in Amazon, But Sanitation Is Scarce
It might seem a bit strange to adopt, in the Amazon rainforest, a solution developed for drought-stricken northeastern Brazil. But rainwater collected on rooftops and stored in tanks is helping to improve the health, hygiene and overall living conditions of rural communities in the jungle.
CUBA: Expansion of Self-Employment Poses Challenges for Socialist Model
The announcement of a plan to expand the practice of self-employment in Cuba as an alternative for the “excess” workers who are to be slashed from the public workforce presents several challenges to the socialist model that the government is seeking to modernise.
