Nicaragua

• Nicaragua’s election called ‘undemocratic’ after Ortega secures 4th term in landslide

  A preliminary tally had Daniel Ortega's Sandinista alliance winning with about 76% of votes, prompting the U.S. and other western countries to decry the election process.

  World

  Nov 8
• Rights group calls for pressure on Nicaragua’s Ortega over pre-election crackdown

  Ortega is seeking a fourth term as president and has been systematically clearing his path of potential challengers through arrests for alleged crimes against the state.

  World

  Jun 21
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• COVAX donates first AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines to Nicaragua

  In late February, Nicaragua received its first batch of vaccine doses from an initial donation of Russia's Sputnik V product.

  Health

  Mar 16
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• Hurricane Iota makes landfall in Nicaragua as Category 4 storm

  Iota already had been hitting the Caribbean coasts of Nicaragua and Honduras with torrential rains and strong winds.

  Weather

  Nov 16, 2020
• Hurricane Iota nears Honduras, Nicaragua after Hurricane Eta

  Iota became the thirteenth hurricane of the Atlantic season early Sunday, threatening to bring another dangerous system to Nicaragua and Honduras -- countries recently clobbered by a Category 4 Hurricane Eta.

  Weather

  Nov 15, 2020
• Tropical Storm Iota threatens Nicaragua, Honduras after Hurricane Eta

  Tropical Storm Iota was brewing in the Caribbean Sea early Saturday, threatening a second tropical strike for Nicaragua and Honduras, countries recently ransacked by a Category 4 Hurricane Eta.

  Weather

  Nov 14, 2020
• Hurricane Eta: At least 100 believed dead in Guatemala landslide

  Governments worked to tally the displaced and dead, and recover bodies from landslides and flooding caused by Eta, now a tropical depression, that claimed dozens of lives from Mexico to Panama.

  World

  Nov 6, 2020
• Eta heads back to Caribbean waters, leaving death and destruction in Central America

  After Honduras' president asked Guatemala for help rescuing residents, Guatemala's president said at least 50 people had been killed in landslides in his own country.

  World

  Nov 6, 2020
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• Eta brings heavy rain, flooding to Honduras after battering Nicaragua as hurricane

  The long-term forecast called for Eta to spin back out into the Caribbean late Thursday and then reform as a tropical storm Friday.

  World

  Nov 5, 2020
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• Officials warn of flooding, landslides as Category 4 Hurricane Eta nears Nicaragua

  The centre said Eta was likely to strengthen further and could reach Category 5 before running ashore by early Tuesday in Nicaragua, where it could bring rains measured in feet rather than inches.

  Weather

  Nov 2, 2020