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Honduran opposition party leader flees arrest after being stopped in airport before traveling to US

Nov. 28, 2023 19:09 PM EST

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — The president of Honduras’ main opposition party fled an international airport Tuesday breaking through a parking gate with his pickup truck after immigration agents stopped him for carrying two passports before he boarded a flight to the United States, authorities...

Honduras recalls ambassador to Israel as it condemns civilian Palestinian toll in war

Nov. 03, 2023 19:02 PM EDT

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Honduras on Friday became the latest Latin American country to recall its ambassador to Israel for consultations as it condemned what it called genocide and other serious violations of international law in the Gaza Strip. The Central American country's...

Special mosquitoes are being bred to fight dengue. How the old enemies are now becoming allies

Sep. 13, 2023 14:57 PM EDT

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — For decades, preventing dengue fever in Honduras has meant teaching people to fear mosquitoes and avoid their bites. Now, Hondurans are being educated about a potentially more effective way to control the disease — and it goes against everything they’ve learned. ...

Special mosquitoes are being bred to fight dengue. How the old enemies are now becoming allies

Sep. 13, 2023 14:17 PM EDT

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — For decades, preventing dengue fever in Honduras has meant teaching people to fear mosquitoes and avoid their bites. Now, Hondurans are being educated about a potentially more effective way to control the disease — and it goes against everything they’ve learned. ...