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Report from Antigua: Congressman Julio César Portillo dies after shooting in Guatemala

Guatemalan deputy Julio César Portillo died after an armed attack in Zacapa, which also left three police officers dead. The attack occurred when armed men opened fire on the truck in which the MP was mobilized. This crime occurs three weeks after the murder of former prosecutor Juan Francisco Solórzano, an anti-corruption figure. The fact has generated shock in Guatemala and revived concerns about security and violence in the country in the wake of its electoral year. The report is from our correspondent Andrés Suárez Jaramillo.

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Species trafficking in Costa Rica: a threat in one of the world's most biodiverse countries

A beetle, a morphic butterfly and even the fangs of a jaguar. Objects like these were confiscated from travelers and traders in Costa Rica. Although many acquire them as memories, their purchase and unauthorised transport feeds illegal trafficking in species. This crime represents a serious threat to the country's biodiversity. Costa Rica houses about 6 per cent of the species on the planet and the authorities warn that illegal wildlife trade risks this natural heritage, which is key to its ecosystems and sustainable tourism.

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"What happened in Paraguay?," which preceded President Santiago Peña's resignation: 'La Nación'

On November 5, Paraguayan President Santiago Peña announced his resignation in the midst of a political crisis triggered by the intervention and closure of the digital bank Ueno Bank. The audit revealed that the entity's solvency fell below the minimum required and that Peña had shares in Ueno Holding, the group to which the bank belonged, which put the president in the eye of the hurricane.'La Nación 'examines the keys to this case, which unleashed one of the strongest political and banking crises in Paraguay's recent history.