The Americas
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Blowout
Joe Biden lifts sanctions on Venezuela, but not without conditions
Nicolás Maduro’s government will have to hold its side of the bargain
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Democratic display
Bernardo Arévalo is still battling to become Guatemala’s president
The anti-corruption campaigner has faced a series of hurdles
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The radical option
Can Argentina’s next president fix the economy? Don’t count on it
Javier Milei still leads the polls. But the country needs more than dollarisation
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Back to the future
Pemex is the world’s most indebted oil company
Why is the Mexican government propping it up?
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Pronoun politics
The culture wars have come to Canada
Scott Moe invokes a rarely used clause to impose his pronoun policy
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The Mexican model?
Mexico’s government is suing American gun manufacturers
If successful, Caribbean governments may follow suit
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Fishy business
South American governments are trying to curb illegal fishing
Ecuador and Peru are doing a better job than Argentina and Uruguay
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In the crosshairs
The Caribbean is awash with illegal American guns
Governments are trying to stem increasing bloodshed
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Criminal enterprise
Mexico’s gangs could be the country’s fifth-biggest employer
A recent paper suggests a novel way to curb their power
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A textbook row
Andrés Manuel López Obrador puts his stamp on Mexico’s schools
Some parents and politicians are putting up a fight
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Canada’s embattled prime minister
The spat with India only adds to Justin Trudeau’s woes
Support for his government was faltering even before the squabble