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Guatemala’s new president to ask for society’s help in face of opposition from entrenched powers

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GUATEMALA CITY — President Bernardo Arévalo said Thursday that with his political party suspended, little support in congress and an attorney general in hot pursuit, he will appeal to the Guatemalan people to help him overcome the entrenched old guard and achieve the change he campaigned on. “We are clear that in the current context, … Read more

The Taliban are entrenched in Afghanistan after 2 years of rule. Girls and women pay the worth

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KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban have settled in as rulers of Afghanistan, two years after they seized energy as U.S. and NATO forces withdrew from the nation following twenty years of warfare. The Taliban face no important opposition that would topple them. They’ve prevented inner divisions by falling in line behind their ideologically unbending chief. … Read more