Worst drought on record lowers Amazon rivers to all-time lows
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TEFE, Brazil - The worst drought on record has lowered the water level of the rivers in the Amazon basin to historic lows, in some cases...
- 2 days ago
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Candidate for Sao Paulo mayor clobbered with chair in chaotic debate
A televised debate among election rivals for mayor of Sao Paulo, Brazil's biggest city, descended into chaos when one struggling...
- 5 days ago
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Hundreds of thousands in Cuba without water
HAVANA - Water shortages in Cuba are increasingly flaring tempers, including in capital Havana, as problems mount for hundreds of...
- 7 days ago
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Spanish PM meets Venezuelan opposition leader Gonzalez in Madrid
MADRID - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez met Venezuela's self-exiled opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez in Madrid on Thursday, a day...
- 7 days ago
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Peru's Fujimori, divisive head of political dynasty, dies age 86
LIMA - Former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori, who steered economic growth during the 1990s but was later jailed for human rights...
- 7 days ago
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Clashes outside Argentina Congress after pension hike blocked
BUENOS AIRES - Argentine protesters clashed with police outside the country's Congress on Wednesday, after lower house lawmakers voted to...
- Sep 11
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Venezuela opposition says Edmundo Gonzalez will remain 'clear voice' in Spanish exile
MADRID - Venezuelan presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez will remain a "very clear voice" pushing for change in his country despite...
- Sep 6
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Blinken urges Haiti to set up council that would organize elections next year
WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on a visit to Haiti on Thursday that he hoped to see an electoral council...
- Sep 6
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Wildfire destroys 20% of Brasilia forest, arson suspected
BRASILIA - Firefighters succeeded on Wednesday in reducing the extent of a massive wildfire that blazed for two days and destroyed 20% of...
- Sep 5
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Amazon river levels fall due to lack of rain, hurting navigation
BRASILIA - Last year's record drought in the Amazon and less than usual rainfall since caused river water levels to drop rapidly,...
- Sep 4
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Venezuela issues arrest warrant for opposition leader Gonzalez, AG says
CARACAS - Venezuela's attorney general's office said on Monday a court has issued an arrest warrant for opposition leader Edmundo...
- Sep 2
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At least 2 dead after Brazil church roof collapses, authorities say
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -At least two people died in Brazil after the roof of a church in the coastal city of Recife collapsed on Friday,...
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