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Dozens of women die in a grisly riot in Honduran prison the president blames on gangs

Twenty-six of the 41 known victims were burned to death and the remainder shot or stabbed at the prison in Tamara, about 30 miles northwest of the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa, police said.

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41 women die in grisly riot in Honduran prison that president blames on 'mara' gangs

A police official in Honduras says a riot at a women's prison northwest of the Honduran capital has killed at least 41 women, most of them burned to to death

The Independent UK

‘Monstrous murder’: 46 women killed in Honduras prison riot

Some women were burned to death in uprising blamed on crackdown on illicit activities inside of the country’s prisons

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41 dead following riot at women’s prison in Honduras

The death toll could rise in the coming hours and days

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Gang war kills 41 prisoners at notorious Honduras women's jail after huge bathroom fire

At least 41 inmates at the Penitenciaria Nacional Femenina de Adaptación Social in Tamara, Honduras, were killed in a major fire following a vicious brawl between gangs

Daily Mirror

Biden to extend legal status for 4 nationalities, reversing Trump but irking some

The Biden administration says it will extend legal status by 18 months for more than 300,000 people from El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Nepal

The Independent UK

Honduras has opened an embassy in China after breaking off ties with Taiwan

Honduras opened an embassy in Beijing on Sunday, Chinese state media reported, months after the Central American nation broke off relations with Taiwan to form diplomatic ties with China.

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Honduras opens embassy in China after breaking off ties with Taiwan

Chinese state media says Honduras has opened an embassy in Beijing

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Furious couple 'tempted to call cops' after £600 bill for two drinks and pasta on holiday

Oscar Maldonado and his boyfriend flew from Honduras to Mykonos for a sunny getaway, but soon found themselves in a "terrible" situation after visiting DK Oyster.

Daily Record

China inaugurates embassy in Honduras

TEGUCIGALPA: The People's Republic of China officially inaugurated its embassy in the Republic of Honduras on Monday, following the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries on March 26.

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Casabe, Cuba's little-known traditional bread, seeks world recognition

Cuba is leading a delegation of Caribbean nations, including Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Honduras and Haiti, to formally request UNESCO to add casabe, a little-known ancestral flatbread made of yuca, cassava, to the organization's list of Intangible Cultural Heritage

The Independent UK

Couple livid after being charged £603 for two drinks and a bowl of pasta in 'sunbed scam' holiday

Oscar Maldonado, a medical doctor from Honduras, claimed he was charged 700 euros for pasta and two drinks at DK Oyster restaurant on the beach front in Mykonos, Greece

Daily Mirror

England advances, France loses to Gambia at Under-20 World Cup

England reached the knockout stage of the Under-20 World Cup with a 3-2 win over Uruguay on May 25, living up to expectations as one of the title favourites at the tournament.

The Hindu

Takeaways from AP's report on secretive networks helping women circumvent Honduras' abortion ban

Honduras has one of the world’s strictest abortion bans, with a constitutional prohibition on terminating pregnancy in all cases

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Burner phones, aliases, code words: How secret networks help women circumvent Honduras' abortion ban

Honduras has one of the world’s strictest abortion bans, with a constitutional prohibition on terminating pregnancy in all cases

Reuters

Honduras will 'soon' launch trade talks with China as ties deepen

Honduras will soon begin talks toward a trade deal with China, the Central American country's top diplomat said on Friday, marking the latest step toward stronger bilateral ties between the two nations after Honduras broke off relations with Taiwan.

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Honduran teen dies in US immigration custody, weeks after crossing southern border

A 17-year-old boy from Honduras died this week in U.S. immigration custody

The Independent UK

Lives immigrants built in Texas town shattered by shooting

The beautiful life Wilson Garcia, an Honduran immigrant, had built for his wife and three children was shattered when his neighbor burst into his Cleveland, Texas, home on April 28 and fatally shot five people, including his wife and 9-year-old son

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Latin American election influence operation linked to Miami marketing firm

A Miami-based digital marketing firm was behind a series of covert political influence operations in Latin America over the last year, Facebook-owner Meta said this week, a rare exposé of an apparent U.S.-based misinformation-for-hire outfit.

The Independent UK

Victims in Texas mass shielded baby; 9-year-old loved soccer

A shooting that killed a 9-year-old boy and four adults at a home in rural Texas has left a trail of anguish and sorrow that extends to Honduras and includes two newly orphaned children

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Democratic appropriator urges end to aid to Northern Triangle countries - Roll Call

Rep. Norma J. Torres, a Democratic appropriators, says the US should stop providing aid to El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala.

The Guardian - US

Broken by the bends: the deadly toll on Honduras’s Indigenous lobster divers

Driven by poverty to work in the dangerous fishing industry with inadequate equipment, Miskitos all too often end up paralyzed or dead

WEKU

Authorities are offering $80K for information about the suspected Texas shooter

Police say 38-year-old Francisco Oropesa shot five people to death in a home in Cleveland, Texas, early Saturday and then fled the area. Investigators are still searching for the suspect.

Reuters

Violence against Honduran human rights defenders 'alarming' - OAS group

Honduras is one of the deadliest countries in the world for human rights defenders, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) said on Friday after a visit to the Central American country.

Reuters

Guatemala not asking Taiwan for 'free money', does not owe debt like Honduras

Guatemala is not asking for "free money" from Taiwan and does not owe debt in the same way Honduras does, but is looking for long-term investment and trade, senior Guatemalan financial officials said on Monday.

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