Migrant caravan sets out from southern Mexico bound for US after midterms
Many migrants stranded in southern Mexico say the Democrats’ win in Congress has given them new hope of entering the US.

Many migrants stranded in southern Mexico say the Democrats’ win in Congress has given them new hope of entering the US.








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Five Guatemalan nationals have now plead guilty in the migrant smuggling case linked to the deaths of 55 migrants.
The HPV vaccine has reduced the risk of cervical cancer death before age 30 to effectively zero in the United Kingdom.

US police were filmed dragging away a pitch-invading fan during a friendly football match between Ecuador and Guatemala.
The US Department of Agriculture says New World screwworm has been detected in a Texas calf.
President Bernardo Arevalo’s government says it requested security cooperation but did not approve US attacks.
The attacks by gunmen come as the government continues a drive to crack down on organised crime.

A group of hikers were forced to flee as Guatemala’s Santiaguito Volcano erupted.
Amid Cuba’s deepening fuel crisis, countries are succumbing to US pressure and winding down their Cuban medical programmes.
State of emergency imposed after gang violence allows police to arrest suspected criminals without judicial order.

Guatemala has declared a 30-day state of emergency after prison riots led to coordinated gang attacks.