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Venerdì, 06 Gennaio 2017 21:47

Peru: Tempers flare in protests over road tolls

Written by Redaction

Tear gas has been fired in Lima, Peru, as police clashed with lorry drivers protesting at road toll charges going up.

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Giovedì, 05 Gennaio 2017 16:32

Businessman Moise confirmed as new president of Haiti

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An electoral tribunal in Haiti has confirmed businessman Jovenel Moise as the country’s new president.

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Mercoledì, 04 Gennaio 2017 23:10

Mass escape after prison riot in Brazil claims 56 lives

Written by Robert Hackwill

Manaus (Brazil) - The deadliest prison riot in Brazil in 20 years has left 56 people dead after violence spiralled out of control between two rival drugs gangs in a jail in Manaus.

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Martedì, 03 Gennaio 2017 00:00

Brazil: decapitated bodies tossed over wall as dozens die in prison drug gang turf war

Written by Catherine Hardy

Sao Paulo (Brazil) - Around 60 people have been killed in a prison riot in Brazil.

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Lunedì, 02 Gennaio 2017 15:30

Protests greet 20% petrol price hike in Mexico

Written by Robert Hackwill

Mexico City (Mexico) - Decades of government-set petrol prices are coming to an end in Mexico, and the first step of that process has seen price rises of more than 20 percent. It has also seen street protests.

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Sabato, 31 Dicembre 2016 17:02

Greek ambassador death: Brazilian policeman admits to murdering 'his lover's husband'

Written by Redaction

In a plot-twist worthy of a telenovela, a policeman from Rio de Janeiro has confessed to murdering the Greek ambassador to Brazil, who is said to have been his lover’s husband.

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Venerdì, 30 Dicembre 2016 19:20

Cuban households test free Internet access

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Some 2,000 Cuban households are getting to grips with free Internet access as part of a government-run pilot scheme in downtown Havana.

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Giovedì, 29 Dicembre 2016 23:27

Colombia approves amnesty for thousands of FARC rebels

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Colombia’s Congress passed a law on Wednesday offering amnesty to thousands of demobilizing Marxist guerrilla fighters accused of minor crimes in the country’s decades-long civil war.

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