As Mexico Earthquake Aid Mounts, Many Fear It Will be Diverted

JUCHITÁN DE ZARAGOZA, Mexico — Concepción Rueda Gomes has been collecting food and supplies since Mexico’s strongest earthquake in living memory struck her hometown, Juchitán, last week. But when it came time to distributing the aid she turned to private agencies for help.

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Satellite images show how Irma devastated parts of the Caribbean

CNN’s Shana Darnell contributed to this story.

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Loving Pablo review – Javier Bardem’s Escobar flick fails to sniff out new lines

Fernando Léon de Aranoa’s retelling of the cocaine kingpin’s story struggles to stand out in the Narcos landscape, but one scene sticks in the memory If nothing else, Fernando Léon de Aranoa’s latest film Loving Pablo has given us the sight of a corpulent Javier Bardem hu

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In the Caribbean, Rebuilding Nations — and the Tourism Industry

GUSTAVIA, St. Barthélemy — The pace is frantic. Residents with shovels clean the streets. Dump trucks laden with the stumps of storm-ravaged trees rumble back and forth along narrow streets.

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Coffee, Bees and Climate Change Are Linked In Ways You May Not Have Expected

Pollinators such as bees play a key part of producing the beans that go into your morning cup of coffee.

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St. Martin Struggles To Recover After Irma Wreaked Havoc In The Caribbean

NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks to Melissa Gumbs, a telecommunications worker on the Dutch side of the island, about the situation there since Hurricane Irma hit last week.

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Don’t forget about us: Irma’s desperate Caribbean survivors

(CNN)Hurricane Irma was a Category Five storm when it crashed through the Caribbean, leaving at least 36 people dead in its wake before moving onto Florida. The storm carved out a path of devastation — leaving a trail of extensive damage in small islands like St. Martin/St.

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Mexico withdraws Harvey aid offer as it focuses on earthquake recovery

About 2.5 million Mexicans are in need of aid after last week’s massive quake, leading the foreign ministry to withdraw its offer to US hurricane victims 15.08 EDT Last modified on Monday 11 September 2017 15.

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Aerial footage shows Irma’s damage to Key West – video

An aerial view from a helicopter shows damage done to homes in Key West, Florida, after tropical storm Irma made landfall on Sunday, about 20 miles outside the island city. Some homes remained intact, but many were badly damaged due to high winds

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Venezuela crisis: UN calls for probe into human rights violations

The UN’s Human Rights Council accused the Venezuelan government of ‘crushing democratic institutions and critical voices’ The UN rights chief has warned of possible “crimes against humanity” in Venezuela, prompting the crisis-wracked country to accuse his office of wielding human

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