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Latin America falls below OECD performance in PISA report

Americas Desk, Dec 5 (EFE).- According to the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) report released on Tuesday, Latin American countries, in general, scored lower in math, reading, and science than the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) average. The OECD released the results of the PISA 2022 test, which measures the knowledge acquired … ....

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Kissinger's dark legacy in Latin America - La Prensa Latina Media

Americas Desk, Nov 30 (EFE).- Former United States Secretary of State Henry Kissinger left a dark legacy in Latin America during his administration for his support of the dictatorships in the Southern Cone, the so-called Plan Cóndor, and the coup against Salvador Allende in Chile in 1973. Documents declassified by the US, as well as … ....

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Demonstrators across Latin America demand abortion rights

Americas Desk, Sep 28 (EFE).- The Day for Decriminalization and Legalization of Abortion drew demonstrations all over Latin America on Thursday to address a lack of protection in countries such as El Salvador, fear of losing rights in Argentina, intense political debates in Brazil and progress in Mexico. In El Salvador, activists from the Feminist … ....

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Latin America struggles with shortages of vital medications

Americas Desk, Nov 19 (EFE).- Supply-chain problems and inflation have driven up the cost of cancer drugs in Argentina by more than 54 percent and even bigger increases in Panama spurred mass protests, while in Mexico, some medications are increasingly hard to come by at any price. Shortages, which have grown more acute this year, … ....

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