Brazil Senate committee vote set on Rousseff impeachment
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) - by Damian Wroclavsky A special committee in Brazil's Senate was to vote Friday on whether to…
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South America
Mario Vargas Llosa says Argentina back from the brink under President Macri
Controversial Peruvian Nobel Laureate Mario Vargas Llosa told media in Buenos Aires on Thursday (May 5) that Argentina was on…
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Brazil Supreme Court suspends Rousseff impeachment architect
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- by Damian Wroclavsky A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Thursday suspended Eduardo Cunha, the senior lawmaker…
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Brazil says almost 1,300 hit by Zika-linked microcephaly
BRASILIA , Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's outbreak of Zika which has been linked to the devastating microcephaly birth defect in…
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Venezuela’s Maduro okays referendum if signatures validated
by Maria Isabel SANCHEZ CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- Venezuela's embattled President Nicolas Maduro said Tuesday he would allow a…
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Protesters in wheelchairs make dramatic displays in new call for benefits increase
LA PAZ, Bolivia (Reuters) -- The ongoing and defiant protest led by Bolivians in wheelchairs took on new dimensions Tuesday…
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Olympic torch to land in middle of Brazil crisis
by Damian WROCLAVSKY BRASILIA , Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's Dilma Rousseff greets the Olympic flame on Tuesday in what could…
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Guatemala arrests dozens of gang members in raids
GUATEMALA CITY ,Guatemala (AFP) -- Security forces on Monday launched raids on one of the biggest gangs in Guatemala, arresting…
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Brazil impeachment: Rousseff begins her long goodbye
by Sebastian Smith RIO DE JANEIRO , Brazil (AFP) -- Dilma Rousseff greets the Olympic flame in Brazil on Tuesday,…
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In Chile, world’s driest desert slakes thirst with fog
by Mathilde BELLENGER ALTO PATACHE , Chile (AFP) -- Every morning at dawn, a thick mist known as "The Darkness"…
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