A broadcast news magazine about people living in the Americas, featuring investigative reports, news coverage, personality profiles and feature pieces. Americas Now is a production of CGTN, a global broadcaster that receives funding from the government of China.
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Mexican Female Rappers & Argentinean Gabriela Gonzalez
Women fighting for justice, security and equal rights in Mexico have a new and vocal ally in their cause: female rappers.
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7:25
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Privatizing Education In Haiti & Evelina Cabrera
In many societies private education is a luxury that only the wealthiest can afford. So you may be surprised to learn that in Haiti, the poorest country in the Western hemisphere, far more children attend private schools than state schools.
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7:39
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Fleeing Guatemala & Gina Badenoch
Young Central American migrants fleeing their homes without parental permission and a Mexican photographer on a mission to teach photography to the visually-impaired.
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0:36
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Venezuela's Hyperinflation & Galician Homecoming
Imagine living in a country where the price of everything doubles every 18 days; where in one year, the price of anything can rise well above 1,200 percent. That's been the recent reality for Venezuelans, whose economy has been ravaged by the fall in the global price of oil, declining productivity and political turmoil.
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16:34
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Mexico's Crime-Free Town
A town in Mexico governs itself to keep crime out, while Costa Rica breaks records for using only renewable energy sources.
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10:30
Americas Now
Haitians In Limbo & Enrique Chiu
At the border between Costa Rica and Nicaragua, thousands of Haitians have been arriving, dead tired, but full of hope.
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16:33
Americas Now
Nicaragua's Banana Workers Reaping Poisonous Pesticide Consequences
Today Latin America exports more bananas globally than any other region in the world. But like other crops, it’s vulnerable to disease and is no stranger to pesticides. Nemagon, a pesticide sprayed on plantations in Nicaragua for decades, continues to cause controversy and alleged illness after being banned.
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15:40
Americas Now
Peru - Uncontacted
Living deep within the Amazon rainforest, in Brazil and Peru, are dozens of so-called "un-contacted" tribes. These indigenous and historic communities have had little to almost no contact with the outside world.
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19:54
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How Argentina's Beef Business Is Integral to Its Culture
Argentina is famed worldwide for the quality of its beef. But, as "Americas Now" correspondent Joel Richards discovered the beef and ranching industry is at a crossroads for a whole range of reasons.
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16:35
Americas Now
Brazil - Syrian Refugees
Hear from Syrians and people from other countries who have sought refuge in Brazil.