Honduras

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Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Fonseca, and to the north by the Gulf of Honduras, a large inlet of the Caribbean Sea.

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‘There is no work’: Hondurans brave risks in US-bound caravan Guatemala is cracking down on a Honduran migrant caravan, as thousands entered the country this week. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 01:50Published 3 weeks ago

Migrant caravan sets out for the US amid COVID-19 concerns Thousands of Hondurans begin their journey to the US as Honduras reels from the pandemic’s economic effect. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:27Published on October 2, 2020

Wave of rubbish washes up on normally pristine Honduras beach Volunteers worked to clean up after a wave of rubbish hit Honduras’ Caribbean coastView on euronews Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 00:50Published on September 23, 2020

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Migrant caravan sets off from Honduras with eyes on U.S. border It's the first major group of Central American migrants to set off since the coronavirus pandemic prompted nations to lock down their borders. CBS News - Published on October 1, 2020
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Will the Trump Administration Broker More Peace Deals? Last week, Bahrain joined the UAE in normalizing relations with Israel in a formal signing ceremony on the White House lawn. Honduras vouched to move its embassy to Jerusalem by the end of this year... WorldNews - Published on September 21, 2020
Watch: Globetrotter narrowly avoids getting crushed by falling hoop Harlem Globetrotter fans in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, witnessed a scary moment when Bull Bullard pulled the rim down on top of himself following a massive slam dunk. Bullard suffered a cut over his eye,.. CBS News - Published on August 13, 2020

Record 212 environmental activists murdered in 2019: NGO Shares At least 212 environmental campaigners worldwide were murdered in 2019, making last year the deadliest on record for frontline activists battling the destruction of Nature, watchdog group Global.. WorldNews - Published on July 29, 2020
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Honduras president hospitalized with pneumonia, COVID-19 The hospitalization of Honduras' president with COVID-19 and pneumonia has drawn attention to another country struggling under the pandemic's strain as cases rise sharply in the capital ...... WorldNews - Published on June 18, 2020	Honduran president hospitalized for Covid-19, treated for pneumonia Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez has been hospitalized for Covid-19 and is being treated for pneumonia, a health official said on Wednesday, a day after the Central American leader's diagnosis.. Reuters - Published on June 17, 2020
President of Honduras Tests Positive for Coronavirus Juan Orlando Hern�ndez, who said his wife and two aides were also infected, joined a small crop of world leaders who have caught the virus that has reached into halls of power around the globe... WorldNews - Published on June 17, 2020	Honduran president says he is infected with coronavirus Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez said late on Tuesday he has been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus, is receiving treatment and will work remotely and through his aides. Reuters - Published on June 17, 2020
Honduras extends coronavirus curfew by one week to June 14 Honduras has extended a curfew by one week through June 14 in order to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, security ministry spokesman Jair Meza said on Sunday. Reuters - Published on June 8, 2020	African, Caribbean migrants continue trek towards U.S. border Migrants from Africa and the Caribbean, stranded in Honduras after Central American countries closed their borders to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, on Wednesday kept marching north in an.. Reuters - Published on June 3, 2020
African, Haitian migrants in Honduras defy border closure in attempt to reach U.S. African, Cuban and Haitian migrants stranded in Honduras after borders were closed due to the coronavirus pandemic began trekking northward on Tuesday in an attempt to reach the United States,.. Reuters - Published on June 2, 2020	Honduran prison brawl leaves six dead, two injured Six inmates died and two more were injured between Saturday night and Sunday morning in a violent brawl in a Honduran women's prison home to 835, part of which was set on fire, a prison official said.. Reuters - Published on May 24, 2020
U.S. returns migrant children despite risks worsened by coronavirus: UNICEF The United States has returned at least 1,000 unaccompanied migrant children to Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras since early March despite risks of violence and discrimination that have.. Reuters - Published on May 21, 2020	Honduras extends blanket curfew again to halt spread of coronavirus Honduras on Sunday extended its blanket curfew for a week, a key measure in its efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Reuters - Published on May 18, 2020
Cut off by coronavirus: Hondurans in packed prison suffer mental toll For Yerbin Estrada, the worst part of the day is when the sun begins to set. The hundreds of inmates of La Esperanza prison in central Honduras must leave its small courtyard and file back to their.. Reuters - Published on May 14, 2020	In clash with riot police, Hondurans block burial of coronavirus victim Residents of an impoverished part of the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa, clashed with riot police on Thursday after blocking the burial of a person suspected of having died from the novel coronavirus,.. Reuters - Published on May 7, 2020
Honduras ex-police chief faces US drug trafficking charges He is accused of helping ship drugs on behalf of the Honduran president and his brother. BBC News - Published on May 1, 2020	Honduran president denies drug trafficking accusations The drug trafficking accusations against Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez are "100%" false, the president's office said on Thursday, after U.S. prosecutors announced drug trafficking charges.. Reuters - Published on May 1, 2020
Former Honduras Police Chief Charged With Drug Offenses The police chief was charged in federal court in New York with helping to ship tons of cocaine into the United States at the behest of the Honduran president and his brother. NYTimes.com - Published on April 30, 2020	U.S. charges ex-Honduran police chief 'El Tigre' with drug conspiracy U.S. prosecutors on Thursday announced drug trafficking charges against a former chief of the Honduran National Police, the latest in a string of U.S. drug cases against officials of the Central.. Reuters - Published on April 30, 2020
In already poor Honduras, coronavirus pushes some into homelessness Poor Hondurans who were barely eking out a living selling basics on the capital's gritty streets prior to the coronavirus outbreak are now sleeping on those same streets as they can no longer afford.. Reuters - Published on April 25, 2020	Trump says U.S. sending ventilators, coronavirus help to Latin America, Asia The United States will send ventilators to three countries in Latin America - Ecuador, El Salvador and Honduras - as well as to Indonesia, President Donald Trump said on Friday, as the coronavirus.. Reuters - Published on April 24, 2020
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Cuba will send medical team to Honduras to fight the coronavirus: health minister Honduran Health Minister Alba Consuelo Flores said on Thursday that a Cuban medical brigade would join local medics in the fight against the novel coronavirus as it spreads in the poor Central American.. Reuters - Published on April 17, 2020	Mass testing key to fight corona, India no where in game: Rahul Gandhi Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said mass testing for coronavirus infection is key to fighting its spread but the country is currently "nowhere in the game". Stating that the country has quite.. IndiaTimes - Published on April 14, 2020
Honduras registers 31 new cases of coronavirus, bringing total to 343 cases and 23 deaths Honduras will extend its national curfew to April 19 as the country ramps up efforts to contain the coronavirus, the security ministry said on Wednesday. Reuters - Published on April 9, 2020	Honduras aims to ensure food supply with plantings on unoccupied land Honduras will spur planting of grains, vegetables and fruit on unoccupied land as it intervenes in the agroindustrial sector to ensure the food supply amid the spreading coronavirus pandemic, President.. Reuters - Published on April 8, 2020
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ICE deportation planes begin to ship stranded U.S. citizens home Planes used by the U.S. government to deport Central American nationals will bring back U.S. citizens in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador as coronavirus travel restrictions reduce commercial.. Reuters - Published on March 26, 2020	Honduran government delivers food to 3.2 million people amid coronavirus lockdown Armed Honduran soldiers began delivering food to some 3.2 million people on lockdown in their homes on Wednesday, part of the government's efforts stop the spread of coronavirus in a nation with few.. Reuters - Published on March 25, 2020
U.S. military flying home Americans from Honduras stranded by coronavirus A U.S. Air Force transport plane is flying home 89 Americans stranded in Honduras due to travel disruptions from the coronavirus outbreak, the U.S. military said. Reuters - Published on March 21, 2020	Honduran government says confirmed coronavirus cases rise to 24 The Honduran government said on Thursday the number of registered cases of coronavirus infection in the Central American country had risen to 24. Reuters - Published on March 20, 2020
Panama, Honduras report increases in coroanvirus infections Panama on Wednesday had registered 109 cases of coronavirus infection in total, up from 86 one day earlier, health minister Rosario Turner told a news conference. Reuters - Published on March 19, 2020	Coronavirus crackdown leaves Honduras in near lockdown The Honduras was in a state of near lockdown on Monday after the government decided to send public and private sector workers home, temporarily call off flights, and suspend public transport to halt.. Reuters - Published on March 16, 2020
South, Central American nations tighten borders to combat coronavirus Guatemala logged its first fatality from coronavirus on Sunday as nations in South and Central America ramped up measures to contain the infection, with Panama banning entry of non-resident foreigners.. Reuters - Published on March 16, 2020	Honduras registers third coronavirus case, president says Honduran authorities have detected the Central American country's third case of coronavirus infection, President Juan Orlando Hernandez said on Friday. Reuters - Published on March 14, 2020