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Argentine judge issues arrest warrant for Cristina Kirchner over terror attack cover-up
A crusading Argentine judge has ordered the arrest of the country’s former president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner on charges of “treason against the fatherland,” accusing her of covering up Iranian involvement in the country’s worst-ever terrorist attack. The 1994 bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish cultural centre, AMIA, killed 85 people. No one has ever been successfully prosecuted for the crime.
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Nobody is going to bail out Venezuela
China, Russia and the International Monetary Fund are among those contemplating a Venezuela bailout. But help for this debt-stricken nation seems far from assured.
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Venezuela key opposition leaders seized after poll
Two Venezuelan opposition leaders, Leopoldo López and Antonio Ledezma, have been re-arrested in a move condemned internationally. They were under house arrest after accusations of inciting violence during anti-government protests in 2014. The two have been taken to Ramo Verde military jail, family members say.
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Venezuelan officials killed as voting starts
A candidate in Sunday's assembly elections and an opposition activist have been killed in Venezuela. The killings took place before voting started to elect a new assembly with powers to rewrite the constitution. The opposition says it is a power grab by President Nicolás Maduro and is boycotting the vote.
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Analysis | 8 important keys to understanding Venezuela’s controversial election
I like how they speak about the risk of destroying the Venezuelan democracy, as if there were one left to destroy.
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Chile Earthquake Triggers Tsunami Warning
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.7 off southern Chile prompts a tsunami warning.
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Southern Hemisphere recovered faster from dino strike - BBC News
Life in the southern hemisphere appears to have recovered more quickly than expected from the asteroid strike that wiped out the dinosaurs.
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Venezuela congress presses for Maduro trial in rowdy session
Venezuela's opposition-led National Assembly in a rowdy session on Sunday vowed to put Nicolas Maduro on trial for violating democracy, days after authorities nixed a recall referendum against the unpopular leftist president. By Alexandra Ulmer and Deisy Buitrago.
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Colombia peace deal: Historic agreement is signed - BBC News
Colombia's government and left-wing Farc rebels sign an agreement that formally brings an end to 52 years of civil war.
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2016 South America Spring Forecast
Rain will alleviate drought across southern and central Brazil this spring but will largely miss northern parts of the country in the grips of severe drought.
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Brazil's Senate Removes President Dilma Rousseff from Office
Brazil's Senate removed leftist President Dilma Rousseff from office on Wednesday for breaking budgetary laws, in an impeachment process that has polarized the Latin American country and paralyzed its politics for nine months.
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Venezuelan border with Colombia to be reopened for 15 hours
Yesterday, presidents Nicolas Maduro and Juan Manuel Santos met, and agreed to allow the Venezuelan border with Colombia to be reopened for 15 hours
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Venezuela is falling apart. The anatomy of a collapse
Scenes from daily life in a failing state
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Brazilian lower house speaker annuls Rousseff impeachment; reprieve may be short
The impeachment process against Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was annulled by the acting speaker of the lower house of Congress on Monday, but the stunning decision appeared likely to provide only a temporary reprieve for the leftist leader.
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Powerful Earthquake Hits Ecuador, Tsunami Warning Issued
A powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake shakes Ecuador, the US Geological Survey reports, with the tremor felt strongly in the capital Quito.
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Macri-nomics: Argentina’s Fast and Furious Return to Neoliberalism
When on October 25, 2015, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s (CFK) designated presidential candidate, Daniel Scioli, won the first round of elections by a 3% margin, many viewed it as a defeat. There are good reasons for this… By Alan B. Cibles.
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View of the Southern Andes from Aloft
Photographer: Miguel Angel Bosi.The photo above showing the foothills of one of the ranges of the Andes Mountains was taken on a flight between Córdoba, Argentina and Santiago, Chile.
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Patagonian Sunrise
Torres del Paine National Park, Chile: "Taken just before sunrise in front of Hotel Rio Serrano. This unforgettable moment lasted for only 5 minutes," writes photographer Chaluntorn Preeyasombat.
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Mosquitoes on the Move: Zika Virus and the Rise, Fall, and Rise of Aedes Aegypti in the Americas
What can humans do to curtail the spread of Zika? Historian J. R. McNeill (Georgetown University), author of "Mosquito Empires," offers some suggestions based on the long history of the Aedes aegypti mosquito in the Americas.
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Panama’s unexpected spot for climbers
The solid, geometric rock produced from Panama’s last volcanic eruption makes the district of Boquete an ideal destination for rock climbers.
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