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Boarding on an active volcano: Nicaragua’s tourism boon

It took Ana Muller half an hour to trek to the peak of the Cerro Negro volcano, a small effort given the reward on...

Nicaraguan president, wife banned from US

The United States on Tuesday imposed an entry ban on Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, his vice-president wife and his government, after elections that were...

Nicaragua polls close with Daniel Ortega reelection sewn up

Managua—Nicaraguans voted Sunday in presidential elections denounced by US President Joe Biden as a “sham,” as long-term leader Daniel Ortega derided his opponents—most of...

Chile moves towards decriminalizing elective abortion

Chile's lower house of Congress on Tuesday approved a bill to decriminalize abortion within 14 weeks of pregnancy, a major step towards legalization of...

Nicaragua opposition arrests climb to 26 

Nicaragua has arrested a sixth presidential contender and four other opposition figures, police said Tuesday, bringing to 26 the number of people rounded up...

Nicaragua detains four more opposition figures

Nicaraguan police said Sunday that they had detained four more opposition figures in a roundup ahead of November presidential elections in which four would-be...

Nicaragua volcano blankets areas in ash

MANAGUA—The San Cristobal volcano, the highest in Nicaragua and one of its most active, spewed a cloud of ash Tuesday that blanketed the city...

Iota, weakened but deadly, rips through Central America

Storm Iota has killed at least nine people as it smashed homes, uprooted trees and swamped roads during its destructive advance across Central America,...

Hurricane Iota tears through Central America after Nicaragua landfall

Bilwi, Nicaragua—Hurricane Iota was barreling through Central America on Tuesday, hours after making landfall as the strongest Atlantic storm this year along a stretch...

Central America braces as Hurricane Eta builds to Category 4

Eta rapidly intensified to a Category 4 hurricane on Monday as it bore down on the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua and Honduras, threatening the...

Nicaragua: Prison rap for fake news 

Managua—Deputies from Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega’s party on Monday proposed a law that would make spreading fake news on social media punishable by up...

Under-fire Nicaragua reports significant rise in COVID-19 cases

Nicaragua, criticized by its Central American neighbors for doing little to halt the spread of the coronavirus, on Tuesday reported a significant rise in...

Nicaragua releases 2,800 prisoners to house arrest to contain virus

Nicaragua released more than 2,800 prisoners to house arrest on Wednesday to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, but advocates said there were...

Nicaragua’s ‘El Nuevo’ closes shop

One of Nicaragua’s main newspapers critical of President Daniel Ortega announced it had published its last edition Friday, citing government repression. El Nuevo Diario said...
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