Inside the Americas

This week, we look at how desperate Venezuelans are searching for ways to cope with the currency crisis. This week, the new 500 bolivar note arrived to replace the 100 bolivar note after the Venezuelan president claimed that mafia groups abroad are hoarding them to suffocate the economy. He also temporarily closed Venezuela's borders but then backpeddled on the decision, effectively allowing thousands of people to cross into Colombia to buy much needed medicine and food. Josh Vardey reports. Also, we take a look at how US president-elect Donald Trump is having journalists tear their hair out by replacing traditional press conferences with tweets. Since his November election, Trump hasn’t held a single press conference, and is instead relying on Twitter as his communication tool of choice. The move means that many journalists’ questions remain unanswered as the media prepare to cover a man wary of their very existence. Julia Sieger reports.

Finally, Hollywood is mourning the death of its’ first-ever IT girl: Hungarian actress and socialite Zsa Zsa Gabor. Gabor died earlier this week at the age of 99, just a few months shy of her 100th birthday. Catherine Clifford takes a look back at Gabor’s life.

This week, we introduce you to the next US secretary of state: Rex Tillerson. The CEO of oil and gas giant ExxonMobil is said to have a good relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin, adding fuel to the fire of claims that Trump will tilt his foreign policy towards Moscow. But, as Clement Bonnerot explains, Tillerson's nomination still needs Senate approval. We also bring you a report from Chile, where it's 10 years since the death of Augusto Pinochet, who ruled the country with an iron fist from 1973 to 1990. While for some he's remembered as having saved Chile from communism, for many others he's the dictator whose regime killed thousands.

And finally, with more than 1.6 million tons of avocados exported last year, Mexico's economy relies on the fruit. But now environmentalists are sounding the alarm at the rate of deforestation involved in growing them. Our journalist Mariam Saab tells us more.

This week, we tell you more about the food crisis in Venezuela. The economic crisis has left people lining up outside emptying supermarkets, desperate for food. And the situation is now hitting the population's health. Many Venezuelans have been inadvertently losing weight. Some have even started joking about the "Maduro Diet". But for vulnerable populations, particularly children, malnutrition is no laughing matter. Our correspondents Laurence Cuvillier and Mathieu Comin report from Venezuela. Also, President-elect Donald Trump has been tweeting again, and US-China relations may never be the same. Our journalist Catherine Viette explains why.

And one of America's greatest landmarks is in danger. The Grand Canyon is  increasingly threatened by man-made dangers, as Catherine Clifford reports.

This week, Brazil is in shock at the loss of its Chapecoense football team. Almost all of the club's members were killed when their plane crashed on the way to a regional final in Colombia. President Temer has declared three days of mourning for the 71 people killed. Also, as Cuba mourns revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, we meet young people who are hoping his death will usher in some much-needed change.

Finally, we head to Mexico, where women’s boxing is taking the country by storm. Our correspondents have been meeting some of these female champions.

US President-elect Donald Trump has announced the measures he wants to put in place in his first 100 days in office. We discuss them with our commentator and resident US politics guru, Douglas Herbert. Also, there's still no clear winner from the presidential election in Haiti, but two of the country's biggest parties have already claimed victory for their candidates. And while Mexico may love its soccer, this week American football moved back in.

This week, protests against President-elect Donald Trump took place across the United States. We hear from protesters and tell you more about Trump's first controversial choices. Also, many US political pollsters are saying mea culpa these days - our Washington correspondent takes a look at how so many of them got it wrong. Finally, we focus on Canada, which is rocked by scandal as police in Montreal are accused of tapping journalists' phones.

This week, we focus on Donald Trump's election as 45th president of the United States. After a series of scandals and a hard-fought campaign, the Republican rode a wave of support from voters seeking change and eager to shake up the nation's political establishment. The election result came as a surprise: national polls and media failed to predict it. We take a look at why and how Donald Trump won over the electorate and what can be expected from his policies.

This race to the White House has been one of the dirtiest and most divisive in American history. This week, we look back at the lows and even lowers of the presidential campaign. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are among the most unpopular candidates in US history. We'll see how campaigners from both sides of the fence are trying to find ways to make their candidates likeable. And finally, we'll check out a few presidential frights from Halloween.

This week, as the US gears up to vote for its new president, we take you behind the scenes to see how Republican nominee Donald Trump is drumming up some last-minute support. We also look at how the first South American pope is playing an increasingly important role in bringing about peace across the continent. Finally, we bring you a special report from New York, where the UN's own expert finds that the organisation’s response to the cholera outbreak in Haiti has been "disgraceful".

This week, we focus on Donald Trump's family members, who continue to stand by him as the businessman faces accusations of sexual assault. Also, what do we learn from thousands of hacked personal emails from Hillary Clinton's campaign manager? And we see how more and more Haitians fleeing Brazil's deep recession are trying their luck at the Mexico-US border.