Fresh rallies two months into Peru protests
JULIACA, Peru (AFP) -- Thousands of Peruvians took to the streets anew Thursday to demand the resignation of President Dina…
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South America
Peru reports hundreds of sea lion deaths due to bird flu
LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Peru said Tuesday that 585 sea lions and 55,000 wild birds have died of the H5N1…
2 years ago
Colombia’s war on illegal gold mines also hits outlaw armed groups
by David SALAZAR Agence France-Presse TRIÁNGULO DE TELEMBÍ, Colombia (AFP) -- From the army helicopter circling overhead, Colombian security forces…
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Bid to advance elections to quell Peru protests fails in congress
LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Peru's congress on Wednesday voted down another bid to advance elections from April 2024 to this…
2 years ago
Peru mulls bringing elections forward as protests boil
by Carlos MANDUJANO Agence France-Presse LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Peru's Congress on Monday debated a bill to bring forward elections…
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One third of Amazon ‘degraded’ by human activity, drought: study
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- More than one third of the Amazon rainforest may have been degraded by human activity…
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Protesters brave tear gas to demand ouster of Peru’s embattled leader
LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Riot police tossed tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters in new unrest in Peru's capital on…
2 years ago
Brazil’s Lula in Argentina to ‘rebuild bridges’ in first foreign trip
by Mauricio RABUFFETTI Agence France-Presse BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday started…
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Brazil’s Lula sacks army commander after anti-government riots
Brasília, Brazil | AFP | Sunday 1/22/2023 by Ramon SAHMKOW President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva sacked the commander of…
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Thousands march in Peru capital to demand president step down
by Carlos MANDUJANO / Luis Jaime CISNEROS Agence France-Presse LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Thousands of protesters began marching through Peru's…
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