More than 500 people evacuated after Ecuador floods
ESMERALDAS, Ecuador, June 5, 2023 (AFP) -- More than 500 people were evacuated from their homes in northern Ecuador on…
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South America
Gunmen kill five in Ecuador city hit by drug violence
QUITO (AFP) - Gunmen killed at least five people and wounded eight Sunday in a home in the Ecuadoran city…
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Still hope of finding kids missing for weeks in Colombian Amazon
BOGOTÁ, May 29, 2023 (AFP) -- Four Indigenous children lost in the Colombian Amazon since a plane crash almost a…
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Difficult times bring Russia and Cuba closer together
By Rigoberto DIAZ Agence France-Presse HAVANA, Cuba, May 26, 2023 (AFP) -- For the first time since the breakup of…
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Peru seizes cocaine bricks wrapped in Nazi insignia
LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Anti-narcotics officers in Peru seized 58 kilograms of cocaine headed for Belgium in packages bearing Nazi…
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Bolivian Catholic Church admits was ‘deaf’ to abuse victims
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_zPot4Q3No LA PAZ, May 24, 2023 (AFP) - The Bolivian Catholic Church on Wednesday admitted having been "deaf" to the…
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DeSantis White House launch derailed by glitches
By Frankie TAGGART WASHINGTON, May 25, 2023 (AFP) - Florida governor Ron DeSantis's hotly-anticipated entry into the 2024 presidential campaign…
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Pupil started deadly Guyana dorm fire over confiscated phone
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP) -- The weekend school dormitory blaze that killed 19 minors in central Guyana was started by a…
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19 dead in fire at Guyana schoolgirls’ dormitory
By Denis CHABROL Agence France-Presse GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP) -- At least 19 youths were killed in a schoolgirls' dormitory blaze…
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Paraguay confirms bird flu cases
ASUNCION, May 20, 2023 (AFP) - Cases of bird flu have been detected in backyard chickens in Paraguay, authorities said…
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