Brazil president hospitalized as Congress debates corruption trial
by Damian Wroclavsky Agence France-Presse BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazilian President Michel Temer was hospitalized Wednesday with urological problems in the midst of…
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South America
Brazil Congress to vote on president’s corruption case
by Damian Wroclavsky © Agence France-Presse BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's lower house of Congress is due to vote Wednesday on whether President…
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UN: international body should weigh in before any Fujimori pardon
LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- The UN's top human rights official on Tuesday suggested Peru should seek international medical opinion before any pardon…
7 years ago
Venezuelan governors bow to assembly they call illegitimate
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- Four newly-elected opposition governors reluctantly pledged allegiance Monday to Venezuela's Constituent Assembly, which until now they had dismissed as…
7 years ago
Argentina’s Macri wins crucial mid-term poll
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) -- Argentina's President Mauricio Macri's center-right coalition swept crucial midterm elections Sunday and emerged with a strengthened hand to…
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Argentina’s Macri on course for mid-term poll boost
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) - Argentina's President Mauricio Macri's center-right coalition was on course to win crucial mid-term elections Sunday and emerge…
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Family confirms body found in Argentina river was missing activist
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) - A body recovered from a river bed in southern Argentina was that of a missing activist who…
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Mexico quake hit rich and poor alike, but tragedies differ
by Yemeli Ortega and Yussel Gonzalez Agence France-Presse MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) - The earthquake that hit Mexico on September 19 did…
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Government wins landslide in Venezuela state elections
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- President Nicolas Maduro's government won a landslide victory in closely watched regional elections in Venezuela on Sunday,…
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Magnitude-6.3 earthquake strikes northern Chile: USGS
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck northern Chile early Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said. The tremor…
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