announcer: coming up on "21st century," refugees reach for success in germany, protecting japan's indigenous people, and mines killing and maiming in afghanistan.

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reyes: a pesticide sprayed on plantations in nicaragua for decades continues to cause controversy and alleged illness. did it poison people? i'm elaine reyes in washington, dc, and this is "americas now." first up, northern nicaragua was once abubundant with agrgricultl wealth, , but locals sayay that changed when a pesticide was sprayed on fields and adversely affected workers' health. solis: [speaking spapanish] interpreter: look atat this. every banana plantntatation worr has it.. i haveve it. my partrtner has i. lookok at our skin. itit is sta. this is at the poisoson did to us.