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Calderón’s rating slumps to lowest level
The approval ratings of Mexico’s centre-right president have slumped to their lowest level since he took office three years ago, according to an influential poll.
Divisions remain over Honduras election
The election of a new president in Honduras has widened divisions between the US and Latin America, and within the region itself, over whether to recognise the result
Venezuela closes four seized banks to public
Venezuela’s Finance Minister Ali Rodriguez says the government is closing the doors of four private banks it seized this month for violations of solvency regulations and unexplained capital increases.
Conservative wins disputed Honduras poll
A conservative landowner has won the Honduran presidential election in a contest that is unlikely in the short term to resolve the country’s five-month political crisis
US and Bric states lead global rebound
The global economic rebound is becoming entrenched, led by the US and fast-emerging countries such as Brazil, according to a business survey out on Monday that reveals a sharp improvement in corporate confidence worldwide
Hondurans go out to vote for new president
Hondurans went to the polls to vote for a new president in one of the most controversial elections in Central America’s recent history
Zelaya attacks US over election
Manuel Zelaya, Honduras’ deposed leader, lashed out at Washington for supporting Sunday’s presidential election, accusing it of weakening the democratic charter in the Americas and dividing the region
Latin America sets course for the centre
As Latin America gears up for a spate of elections, voters in Uruguay will be watched closely this weekend for confirmation that the region’s leftward drift of recent years is on the wane
Hondurans hope ballot will deliver stability
Presidential election raises hopes of ending one of Central America’s most acute political conflicts since the region returned to democracy in the 1990s
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Brazil: a 21st-century powerhouse
For all its problems with crime, the country has outstanding potential, a welcoming and richly diverse people and several world-class companies, writes Michael Skapinker
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Why Argentina chose ‘ganas’ and ‘pibes’ over winning
Maradona was chosen as coach because the football team had to be the nation made flesh, writes Simon Kuper
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Colombia
Colombia – a country racked by 45 years of guerrilla warfare and the violent rise of drug trafficking – has been a challenge to rebrand
