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60 Guatemalan children die in COVID-19 surge Guatemala (MNN) — Guatemala has tightened restrictions on gatherings in reaction to a new COVID-19 surge. Brian Dennett of AMG international says, “Almost the entire country is now listed as being in a red level of COVID-19. Hospitals are at their maximum. One very disturbing statistic is that in just the last several weeks, they’ve had 60 children die.” Guatemala has one of the worst COVID-19 situations in the Western Hemisphere. Only five percent of the population has been vaccinated against the virus. Harsh crackdown on protests Guate...

Cuba sees largest protests in decades Cuba (MNN) — Cuba’s largest protests in years have spread across the Caribbean island nation. Cubans want better medical care amid a COVID-19 surge. And since the pandemic stalled tourism, the island’s main industry, many people find themselves in desperate financial straits. Food and medicine have become scarce as well. Read more about these issues at least 100 people, including activists and journalists, have gone missing during the protests. The protests had been fueled by Cubans coordinating and sharing their views on the internet and social m...

Mexican drought disrupts farming Mexico (MNN) — In 1979, the construction of a dam flooded an old Mexican church and buried it under a lake. Now, it has re-emerged above the water. The reason? An intense drought has choked parts of the country over the last two years. Several major water reservoirs in Mexico stand at very low levels, especially in northern parts of the country. Brian Dennett of AMG International says changing weather patterns are to blame. “It’s not every place or every region, but there are many farmers that have lost their crops. There are areas that are rationing...

Guatemala (MNN) — The administration hopes to slow the tide of immigration into the U.S. and surrounding countries. 

Peru (MNN) — They left behind pamphlets warning people not to vote in the election.