Honduras

Country in Central America

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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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Hurricanes Iota and Eta deal Honduras a catastrophic double-blow The destruction to people's homes and their agricultural land has created a natural disaster that rivals the worst the region has ever suffered. Credit: Euronews English Duration: 01:07Published 3 days ago

St. Pete group helping Central America families devastated by Hurricanes Eta and Iota A St. Petersburg disaster relief group is on a mission to help the people of Nicaragua and Honduras. Credit: ABC Action News Duration: 01:49Published 1 week ago

Storm Eta triggers flooding, mudslides in Central America A week after Eta swept into region, thousands left homeless with widespread flooding in parts of Honduras. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 01:55Published 2 weeks ago

Hurricane Eta lashes Nicaragua Hurricane Eta slams Nicaragua's vulnerable communities on the Atlantic Coast and is moving north toward central Honduras. Bryan Wood reports. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:17Published 3 weeks ago

‘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 on October 4, 2020

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

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Hurricane Iota threatens 'catastrophic winds' The storm has strengthened to category five and is forecast to hit Nicaragua and Honduras on Monday. BBC News - Published 2 weeks ago
Storm Iota: Preparations under way in Honduras and Nicaragua Forecasters say Tropical Storm Iota will strengthen to a hurricane as it hits Honduras and Nicaragua. BBC News - Published 2 weeks ago
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

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
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	Honduras extends curfew by one week in fight against coronavirus The government of Honduras on Sunday extended a curfew through April 26 in an effort to contain the coronavirus which has infected 472 people and killed 46 in the impoverished Central American country. Reuters - Published on April 19, 2020
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	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	Twitter removes accounts linked to Egypt, Saudi Arabia, other countries Twitter took down thousands of accounts linked to Egypt, Honduras, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and Serbia on Thursday for either taking directions from the governments or promoting pro-government content. Reuters - Published on April 2, 2020
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
Honduras orders two-week school closure over coronavirus The Honduran government said on Thursday that all schools, both public and private, would close for two weeks from Friday to contain the coronavirus, after the country's National Autonomous University.. Reuters - Published on March 12, 2020	Honduras' biggest university suspends operations to contain coronavirus Honduras' National Autonomous University, the largest university in the Central American country with about 87,000 students, will suspend operations indefinitely to prevent the spread of coronavirus,.. Reuters - Published on March 12, 2020
Honduras suspends deportation flights from Mexico on coronavirus fears The Honduran government suspended deportation flights from Mexico on Tuesday, a senior official said, citing coronavirus fears and a lack of public health capacity for potential cases of infection. Reuters - Published on March 10, 2020	Honduras violence: Gunmen storm court building to free MS-13 leader The attack by some 20 men in military fatigues and police uniforms leaves four officers dead in Honduras. BBC News - Published on February 14, 2020
Three Honduran policemen killed in shootout to free jailed MS-13 gang leader About 20 gunmen dressed in military fatigues and police uniforms on Thursday killed three policemen and wounded two others during an attack to free one of the most senior leaders of the powerful MS-13.. Reuters - Published on February 14, 2020	Mexican president says Central American caravans driven by political forces Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday a caravan of Central American migrants that crossed into Mexico this week was not spontaneous, signaling that Honduran activists were.. Reuters - Published on January 24, 2020
Mexico halts migrant caravan, deports hundreds to Honduras Mexico's government said on Tuesday that it largely halted a caravan of undocumented Central Americans migrants who waded across a river into Mexico, and says others who attempt to enter the country.. Reuters - Published on January 22, 2020	Honduras declares Hezbollah a terrorist organization The Honduran government has formally declared Iranian-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah a terrorist organization, a top security official said on Monday. Reuters - Published on January 20, 2020
Honduras vows to fight corruption after ending anti-graft body's mandate Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez said on Sunday he was committed to battling corruption after his government ended the mandate of an anti-graft mission in the country backed by the.. Reuters - Published on January 19, 2020	Brief scuffles at Guatemala-Mexico border as migrants try to cross Scuffles briefly broke out on the Guatemala-Mexico border on Saturday morning as a group of several hundred mostly Honduran migrants pressed forward to cross, only to be pushed back by Mexican security.. Reuters - Published on January 18, 2020
Honduras ends mandate for anti-corruption body Honduras on Friday effectively ended the mandate of an anti-graft body backed by the Organization of American States (OAS), dealing another setback to the fight against corruption in the region. Reuters - Published on January 18, 2020	More than 2,000 migrants enter Guatemala with Mexico in their sights At least 2,200 people have entered Guatemala as part of a fast-growing U.S.-bound caravan from Honduras, authorities said on Thursday, putting pressure on the region to satisfy Trump administration.. Reuters - Published on January 17, 2020
Over 1,000 migrants enter Guatemala, caravan heads toward Mexico At least 1,300 people have entered Guatemala in a new U.S.-bound caravan from Honduras, authorities said on Thursday, putting pressure on the region to satisfy Trump administration demands to contain.. Reuters - Published on January 16, 2020	Guatemalan leader says Mexico plans to contain new caravan Guatemala's new president on Wednesday faced an early test of his ability to manage migration as a caravan of hundreds of people left Honduras for the United States, and said Mexico would halt its.. Reuters - Published on January 15, 2020

Honduras

Country in Central America

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Three Honduran policemen killed in shootout to free jailed MS-13 gang leader

Mexican president says Central American caravans driven by political forces

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