Brazil’s Lula quits presidential race, Haddad to run instead
by Rosa Sulleiro Agence France Presse CURITIBA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's jailed ex-leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva tapped…
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South America
US recalls envoys from Latin American countries for cutting Taiwan ties
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States on Friday recalled its envoys to three Latin American countries that…
6 years ago
Attacker stabs Brazil’s right-wing presidential frontrunner
https://youtu.be/CcpAS1L3WmY RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's right-wing presidential front runner Jair Bolsonaro was stabbed and seriously injured while…
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Ecuador hit by 6.2 magnitude quake: USGS
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- A deep 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck Ecuador on Thursday night, USGS said. The quake hit at…
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Mass grave site with 166 bodies found in Mexico
by Ignacio Carvajal Agence France Presse COATZACOALCOS, Mexico (AFP) -- Mexican authorities discovered at least 166 bodies at a mass…
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Tropical Storm Gordon makes landfall on US Gulf Coast
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Tropical Storm Gordon was making landfall Tuesday night on the US Gulf Coast along the…
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Brazil’s National Museum, Latin America’s largest
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's National Museum, ravaged Sunday by a massive fire, is Latin America's largest natural…
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New cases of sex abuse of minors by Catholic priests in Chile discovered; cases triple to 119
by Paulina Abramovich Agence France Presse SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) -- Scores of new cases of priestly sexual abuse of…
6 years ago
Venezuelans in Peru take up Maduro’s offer to fly home
by Carlos Mandujano Agence France-Presse LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Nearly 100 migrants on Monday took up an offer by Venezuelan…
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JUST IN: 7.1-magnitude quake hits Peru-Brazil border: USGS
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck along Peru's border with Brazil on Friday, the US Geological…
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