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Biden says US immigration system 'broken'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 06 04:30 AM

US President Joe Biden said he had previously sent Congress comprehensive legislation to overhaul 'what has been a broken immigration system for a long time.' Read more »

Nicaragua breaks ties with Netherlands, bars US envoy

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 02 10:27 AM

Nicaragua found itself even more isolated on the international stage Saturday after saying it would deny entry to the ambassador appointed by Washington and then severing diplomatic ties with the Netherlands. Read more »

After Pope outreach, Nicaragua's Ortega calls Church a 'dictatorship'

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 29 02:11 PM

Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega called the Catholic Church a 'perfect dictatorship' for not allowing members to elect the pope. Read more »

Pope 'concerned' after Nicaraguan bishop detained

Ella Ide, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 22 08:46 AM

Pope Francis said Sunday he was "concerned" by rising tensions between the state and the Catholic church in Nicaragua, two days after bishop and regime critic Rolando Alvarez was detained. Read more »

‘Matter of time’ before Taiwan has no allies: minister

Amber Wang, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 19 12:26 AM

Chinese vice foreign minister Le Yucheng says it is ‘a matter of time’ before Taiwan lost all of its diplomatic allies. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: December 28, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 28 11:45 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Saying goodbye to omicron

Oswald Rivas, AFP
Updated as of Dec 28 09:47 PM

A woman tapes the word "Omicron" on a handmade doll depicting the COVID-19 variant in Managua, Nicaragua on Monday. Read more »

Nicaragua editor held in move seen to target critics

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 15 08:48 AM

A top editor of Nicaraguan daily La Prensa was jailed Saturday after police raided the newspaper. Read more »

Police raid Nicaraguan paper critical of government

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 14 08:39 AM

Police in Nicaragua on Friday raided the premises of independent newspaper La Prensa, which had branded the government a "dictatorship." Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 19, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 01 05:24 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Hurricane Iota causes massive flooding in Nicaragua

Orlando Sierra, AFP
Posted at Nov 19 02:59 PM

Storm Iota, which made landfall in Nicaragua as a "catastrophic" Category 5 hurricane Monday, killed at least 30 people as it smashed homes, uprooted trees and swamped roads during its destructive advance across Central America.  Read more »

Storm Iota leaves over 30 dead in Central America

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 19 02:56 PM

Iota made landfall in Nicaragua as a "catastrophic" Category 5 hurricane Monday, but its remnants will continue to be deadly through Thursday even as 2020's biggest Atlantic storm subsided over El Salvador. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 18, 2020

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Updated as of Sep 01 05:24 PM

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Hurricane Iota kills 9 in Nicaragua

AFP
Posted at Nov 18 02:10 PM

People stand outside their damaged houses waiting for help after the passage of Hurricane Iota in Bilwi, Nicaragua on Tuesday. Read more »

‘Worst storm in decades’: Central America reels, as death toll shoots past 100

Josue Decavele and Gustavo Palencia, Reuters
Posted at Nov 07 05:00 AM

Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei indicated the death toll caused by calamitous storm Eta could jump even higher. Read more »

Fake news punishable by years in prison under proposed Nicaraguan law

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 29 11:35 AM

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 to four years in prison, government sources said. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 27, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 28 03:06 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

The future of spectator sports

Oswaldo Rivas, Reuters
Posted at Apr 27 09:46 AM

Despite most sports being cancelled around the world because of the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), some smaller groups have devised ways to continue with their activities. Read more »

American daredevil walks tightrope across active volcano

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 05 08:52 PM

Masaya, 635 meters (2,083 feet) high and 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Managua, is one of only eight volcanoes in the world with an active lava lake. Read more »