‘Crazy’ ex-minister’s bags of cash scandalize Argentina
by Paula Bustamante BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) -- It's been a heck of a week for Jose Lopez, an Argentine…
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South America
Kids, teachers ditch school as crisis engulfs Venezuela
(Reuters) Mariangel Caceres' teachers, whose salaries do not buy enough food to live on, stopped showing up for classes early…
8 years ago
Israel wins UN committee chair
United Nations, United States---Israel on Monday was elected to chair a United Nations committee for the first time in the…
8 years ago
Gunmen kill two, wound six at Mexico baseball game
PUEBLA, Mexico (AFP)--Two people were killed and at least six others seriously wounded in Mexico when armed men opened fire on…
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Latest tally gives Kuczynski slight lead in Peru presidential race
Former investment banker Pedro Pablo Kuczynski had a wafer-thin lead on Tuesday (June 07) over rival Keiko Fujimori in the…
8 years ago
Mexico cracks down on capital’s car pollution
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP)--Mexico's government announced Tuesday measures to reduce smog in the capital by preventing corruption at emission inspection centers that…
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Haiti announces plan for new election
Haiti's electoral council on Monday (June 06) announced that it is scrapping the results of a disputed presidential vote and…
8 years ago
Ecuador signs a $1.2 billion port construction contract with Dubai’s DP World
Ecuadorean authorities signed on Monday (June 6), a 1.2 billion-dollar contract with Dubai's DP World, for the construction of Ecuador's…
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Corruption and violence test Mexico ruling party in state elections
Voting in Mexico's regional elections got underway without major incidents, Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said on Sunday (June 5).…
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Rio inaugurates VLT tramway two months before Olympics
Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes inaugurated a stretch of the city's new tramway on Sunday (June 5), exactly two months ahead…
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