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Nicaraguan opposition leader Yubrank Suazo, who participated in protests against the government of President Daniel Ortega in 2018, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, the Nicaraguan Center for Human Rights (CENIDH) said Wednesday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/ib4j18E

The future of two American citizens detained in Russia could hinge on the release of a convicted Russian arms dealer, nicknamed the "Merchant of Death" by his accusers, whose life story inspired a Hollywood film. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/8sk0I1h

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Pope Francis has spoken of his "sorrow, indignation and shame" over the Catholic Church's role in the abuse of Canadian Indigenous children in residential schools, as he kicked off a weeklong "penitential pilgrimage" to the country. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/sP0ndUZ

Several people were reportedly wounded in shootings early Monday at different places in the City and Township of Langley, near Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/UI4eDfF

Pope Francis departed Rome on Sunday for a week-long trip to Edmonton, Canada, where he's set to apologize for the Catholic Church's role in the abuse of Canadian Indigenous children in residential schools. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/xs9cqtA

Authorities in Brazil have charged three men with "aggravated double homicide and concealment of a corpse" following the disappearance last month of British journalist Dom Philips and Brazilian indigenous expert Bruno Pereira. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/Bc2ORda

Former Brazilian president Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, widely known as Lula, is now officially standing as the Brazilian Workers' Party (PT) presidential candidate, the party announced Thursday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/DLfS8Nu

People played dominoes or slept in their cars to pass the time. Drivers at the front of the line said they had waited for more than eight days to fill up. They said they had devised a system using the WhatsApp messaging app to virtually organize a line, but that Cuban police had told them they needed to be there in person. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/sWDpnPL

A former Trump administration official's claim that he orchestrated government overthrows abroad is making waves in Venezuela. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/PBAp9l4

One day late last month, as new abortion restrictions began taking shape in US states, three Mexican women quietly crossed into the country at different points along the border, dozens of abortion-inducing pills hidden in their belongings. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/qpZAagy

Thousands of Haitians are trapped in capital city Port-au-Prince without access to water, food or other essential supplies, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), a medical humanitarian group, warned on Tuesday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/YMA6SE9

Read CNN's Jair Bolsonaro Fast Facts to learn more about the president of Brazil. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/t8n9Ysd

The Trans-Canada highway cuts through prime habitat for bears and wolves. But bridges and underpasses are helping to provide safe passage across the road. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/uzCt6XB