http://uk.oneworld.net/article/country/952/ en_GB_uk Latin America & Caribbean http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160202/1/ For people living in underprivileged areas of Latin America and the Caribbean, surplus medical supplies from the United States, including vaccines and hospital beds, are saving lives -- and reducing the waste in North American landfills. From: Global Links http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83560 An unreported war is being waged by the US to restore power to the privileged classes at the expense of the poor, argues John Pilger. From New Statesman http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82208 The Latin American right has struggled in recent years, but is now using various means to effectively counter the policies of governments elected by the working classes, comments regional news editor Pablo Morales. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82181 As the U.S. presidential primaries continue, candidates are making sure to address the oft-overshadowed foreign policy affair that is Latin America. Here is what they have to say. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/81823 The US has lost ground in Latin America over the past decade, since the project to develop the Free Trade Area of the Americas flopped and since leftwing governments took power and used it with imagination and vigour, says Janette Habel. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/81350 Human rights activists gathered to demand the closure of a school at Fort Benning, in the U.S. state of Georgia, where, they charge, some of Latin America's worst human rights abusers learned their cruel tactics. From: truthout http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/154920/1/ Despite much progress reducing poverty worldwide, a substantial number of the world's poorest people are being left behind, according to a report by the International Food Policy Research Institute. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/154393/1/ Europe's share of the world's 100 largest cities has fallen from more than half to under 10 per cent in the past century and it now has none of the world's 100 fastest-growing cities and most of its declining ones. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/80758 A new report shows improvements in life expectancy and overall health of people in the Americas despite continued problems resulting from social strife and indigence, especially among poorer countries. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/80688 Statistics show that many women put their lives at risk and strain meager medical resources by covertly going through the procedure in places where it is illegal, comments columnist Sally Burch, removing the issue from the realm of politics and considering it as a public health and social justice cause. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/80590 An unprecedented development plan to link South America’s economies through new transport, energy and telecommunications projects could destroy much of the Amazon rainforest, according to a new study. From: Conservation International http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/80229 The retreat of the United States and the arrival of new global actors announce a new era of transformation in Latin America, says Mexican professor Sergio Aguayo Quezada. From: openDemocracy http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/80126 Livestock breeds adapted to harsh environments in developing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America are under threat of extinction, say scientists and livestock breeders. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/79593 Is it possible to speak mostly Spanish and still assimilate into U.S. culture? Do you have to like hamburgers more than tacos? Activists and academics weigh in on what assimilation is, and whether U.S. Latinos have achieved it. From: New America Media http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/151207/1/ JOHANNESBURG, Jul 11 (IPS) - What is a common factor in ensuring that women do not marry too young, do not have more children than they can cope with, do not die giving birth -- and contract HIV in smaller numbers? Men.