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Sabato, 11 Febbraio 2017 18:39

Arrest warrant for Peru ex-president Toledo over bribery claims

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A judge in Peru has issued an international arrest warrant for the country’s former President, Alejandro Toledo, in a growing corruption scandal sweeping Latin America.

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Giovedì, 09 Febbraio 2017 22:32

Can Colombia's last rebel group find peace?

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Bogotà (Colombia) - Odin Sanchez was one of the last hostages the National Liberation Army or ELN was holding in the jungle – a former Congressman who last year swapped places in captivity with his sick brother.

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Mercoledì, 08 Febbraio 2017 21:59

Argentina : topless protest

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Following the banishing of bare-breasted women sunbathers from a beach in Buenos Aires, dozens of topless protesters, along with hundreds of fully-clothed supporters have taken to the streets. They hope to claim their right to sunbathe semi-nude, just as men…

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Lunedì, 06 Febbraio 2017 15:28

Honduras: 'over 20 dead' in bus and lorry crash

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A collision between a bus and a lorry in Honduras on Sunday (February 5) has left at least 23 people dead and 39 injured, according to the EFE news agency.

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Lunedì, 30 Gennaio 2017 20:19

Homes evacuated in Chile amid battle to control wildfires

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Residents of the Chilean town of Portezuelo have been evacuating their houses in the face of advancing forest fires.

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Venerdì, 27 Gennaio 2017 13:46

Trump: standoff with Mexico over border wall tax

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A diplomatic standoff is brewing between the US and Mexico over a proposed wall on the border.

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Martedì, 24 Gennaio 2017 12:10

Anti-Maduro protesters call for delayed regional elections

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Caracas (Venezuela) - An estimated two thousand opponents of President Nicolas Maduro have marched in the Venezuela capital to demand authorities to set a date for overdue regional elections.

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Domenica, 22 Gennaio 2017 18:43

Wildfires threaten areas in Chile under state of emergency

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Chile is under a state of emergency as more than a dozen large wildfires threaten towns in the centre and south of the country.

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Sabato, 21 Gennaio 2017 18:44

Venezuela Mgr. Celli will not participate in the meetings for dialogue, an absence that says a lot

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Aldo Giordano Apostolic Nuncio in Venezuela

Caracas (Venezuela) - The Executive Secretary de la Mesa de la Unidad Democratic (MUD), Jesus Alberto Torrealba, announced yesterday, Thursday, January 19, that the Apostolic Nuncio in Venezuela, Aldo Giordano, informed members of the opposition that Msg. Celli will not…

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Martedì, 17 Gennaio 2017 15:22

Venezuela rolls out new banknotes in response to high inflation

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Caracas (Venezuela) - Weeks behind schedule and amid fears it will do little to resolve Venezuela’s soaring inflation, the country’s government has released new banknotes, valued between 500 and 20,000 bolivars.

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